1. Sites! Standards! Action!:
Using Google Sites for Standards Based Grading
Katie Strey
Health Education Teacher
Timberlane Regional High School
Plaistow, NH

2. Goals of the Session
discuss how to align standards within the e-portfolio assessment
learn how to create a google site
identify troubleshooting strategies when using google sites
brainstorm strategies to implement google sites and other gapps in your classes

3. E-Portfolio Basics
structured around the competencies that our district sets for our department, which are the national health standards
students save and upload completed assignments that demonstrate their growth and understanding of respective competencies/standards
students reflect on how they met the competency by completing the assignment

4. Sample High School E-Portfolios
Elizabeth's Health 2 Portfolio
Chelsea's Health 2 Portfolio
Emma's Health 2 Portfolio

5. Getting Kids Started
Provide a handout with requirements and how to get started
Give class time to teach how to create the site and give students a few tasks to complete
Portfolio set up
Personal bio & picture
Portfolio Instructions will allow tech savvy kids to work ahead. (pdf uploaded to AAHPERD drive)

7. Creating a Portfolio (google site)
Go to
Log in or create an account
Go to the tab labeled, "Sites"

8. More on Creating the Portfolio
Click the orange "Create" button
Type in the title of the portfolio
Choose "Blank template"
Select a theme and click "create" button
TIP: Create a screencast for students to watch so they can create a site without you. Click here to view a sample screencast

10. Feature of Google: Sharing
The share feature allows students to share their portfolios with their teacher(s) for easy electronic grading/feedback.

12. Feature of Google: Drive
Students can upload their assignments (files, videos, images) and store for free online
Students can share group projects to put in their portfolio
Students can collaborate or ask for feedback by sharing things with peers or a teacher
Google Drive app allows kids to take pictures of assignments and upload them immediately.

14. Troubleshooting Tips Talk to your tech department in advance
Some schools use gapps and have a username for each kid or can set this up with google.
Give visual instructions on an overhead and have a sample product to show students
Have students save their files, pictures and images in their google drive.
Create a screencast using to teach basic concepts and place on your website

15. Optional Screencast Using Screenr

16. Optional Activities Peer Assessment
Peers share the portfolio with another classmate and evaluate their work. Fill out a feedback form to give to their peers.
Artifact Identification & Reflection Practice
Students practice matching artifacts to standards/competencies as well as writing reflections with a small group.
The activities above have respective pdf files of the assignments distributed to kids. See AAHPERD Drive.

17. Strategies to Consider
E-Portfolio Sign Off Sheet
Allows you to grade over time and not all at once. Grading will take time!
Portfolio Check #1 Rubric
Sample rubric to assess portfolio set up and basic artifact/reflection aptitude
List of Possible Portfolio Artifacts
a list of assignments that you deem appropriate for the portfolio will help students know what assignments can be used
Portfolio Final Rubric
a sample rubric used for the final assessment

18. Brainstorm & Discussion
What are some ways that you could use google in your classes?
How would it enhance your teaching or impact the learning experience
What are some barriers to implementing these apps?