Digital portfolios, or ePortfolios, are a valuable tool that can be used with all grade levels, though they are most commonly used with middle school and high school aged students. However, students in the elementary grades can also benefit from maintaining one of these portfolios. With teacher guidance, students can create a collection of artifacts that provides clear evidence of their learning over a period of time. These artifacts can be aligned to standards. Students can demonstrate reflective practices, as well. The ePortfolio is a place where students of all ages can feel a sense of accomplishment and take pride in their hard work. Digital portfolios can be as simple or complex as the teacher wants to make them, based on the age level or technological know-how of the students. No matter the circumstances, the ePortfolio is well worth adding to any teacher's repertoire.
The purpose of this wiki is to demonstrate what an ePortfolio template for elementary students might include. The template would be utilized by students in a 4th grade classroom to showcase examples of their best work for each academic subject area, along with the standard to which the work sample aligns, a brief explanation of the task, and a reflection on their finished product. For the purpose of this Wiki, work samples were taken from a variety of different students.
Digital portfolios, or ePortfolios, are a valuable tool that can be used with all grade levels, though they are most commonly used with middle school and high school aged students. However, students in the elementary grades can also benefit from maintaining one of these portfolios. With teacher guidance, students can create a collection of artifacts that provides clear evidence of their learning over a period of time. These artifacts can be aligned to standards. Students can demonstrate reflective practices, as well. The ePortfolio is a place where students of all ages can feel a sense of accomplishment and take pride in their hard work. Digital portfolios can be as simple or complex as the teacher wants to make them, based on the age level or technological know-how of the students. No matter the circumstances, the ePortfolio is well worth adding to any teacher's repertoire.
The purpose of this wiki is to demonstrate what an ePortfolio template for elementary students might include. The template would be utilized by students in a 4th grade classroom to showcase examples of their best work for each academic subject area, along with the standard to which the work sample aligns, a brief explanation of the task, and a reflection on their finished product. For the purpose of this Wiki, work samples were taken from a variety of different students.