1. ePortfolios For All Students
Presented by: Michelle E. Cheasty- Christ, MEd, PhD
Friday January 27, am- 1:30pm

2. Why ePortfolios Digital copy student work Document AYP
Alternate assessment portfolios
Teacher- Parent- Student collaboration
National Board Certification

3. Increasing Writing Students write more with electronic devices
Students are more engaged with electronic devices
Script/ cursive writing no longer taught
Fine motor skills issues- use speech- to- text
Students more apt to complete if they know it’s going into a portfolio

4. Peer/ Teacher Buy- In Shift in traditional paper storage
More open dialog- share work among colleagues
Deal with the “scary” and what- ifs

5. Getting Student Buy- In
Like having control of what work is kept
Convenient
Easy to save work
More/ better accessibility
Good for organization
Able to access anywhere- if permission given
Take pride and ownership in work

6. Getting Parent Buy- In Can easily track progress
See what is happening in the classroom
Constant home- school contact
No more questions about what was turned in and what wasn’t

7. Submissions Teacher webspace Dropbox/ Onedrive/ OneNote Notebook
Server/ H Drive
Portable media

8. Dropbox Dropbox.com Setting up accounts Adding files
Sharing and posting link
Getting free space

9. Evernote Evernote.com Creating free account Sharing notebooks
Paid vs. Free

10. Notes
App on i-products
Sharing notes

11. Paperport Notes App from app store
Finding, downloading, and editing notes
Sharing notes

12. OneNote Notebook From Microsoft- free to Microsoft schools
Class notebook add- ins
Mac, PC, mobile devices
Sharing notebooks

13. Google Drive
From Google
Many add- in apps
Share link- invite guests

14. Seesaw: The Learning Journal
Student- driven digital portfolio
Document what is learned at school
Share with who student wants

15. Dragon Dictation Text- to- speech Turn lectures into typed notes
Increase student’s willingness to use technology if they struggle with fine motor skills

16. Student Created Materials
Students become the experts
Expand resources available
Multiple explanations for topics- help struggling students
Peer- tutoring

17. Questions

18. Michelle E. Cheasty- Christ, MEd, PhD Liberty High School, Clarksburg, WV Adjunct Faculty American Business and Technology University/ Argosy University Linkedin- Michelle Cheasty Pinterest-

19. Resources http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=266868

20. Resources