Ultimately, beyond allowing students to capture growth and progress over time, portfolios create an opportunity for them to develop a sense of pride and joy in learning.To succeed in the long term, focus on the middle term. As students look back on their learning over time, they can see both what they learned and how they learned it. They also provide a vehicle for reflection. Regardless of the choice of application, digital portfolios are an excellent way to preserve the amazing artifacts of learning that students create in the classroom. Book Creator offers its own publishing platform that allows students to share their creations safely on the web.Įach of these tools has its own set of features, so teachers and students can choose the platform that works best for them. Additionally, they can be exported as PDFs or video files. The books can be exported as ePub files that can be read in applications such as iBooks, the Kindle app, Google Play Books, etc. For example, if a student adds a diagram he has created in another app, he can add an audio note to explain his process or reflect on his learning.Īn added benefit to Book Creator is that there are numerous options for publishing. As with Seesaw, the audio function creates an opportunity for easy reflection. Students and teachers can import images and video, add text and drawings, and record audio using the iPad or Chrome app. Book Creatorīook Creator is another great tool for collecting and combining artifacts of learning into a portfolio. Students can easily share their thoughts regarding their learning as they post any artifact to their portfolio. With the built-in audio and video recording options, reflection becomes a natural extension of any artifact. They can also add files from their device or Google Drive.
Students can create artifacts such as drawings, typed notes, and screencasts. While Seesaw portfolios can’t be published publicly to the web, the app is a simple way for teachers to collect and curate artifacts and then share with parents.
It doesn’t require students to have email or Google accounts. Seesaw has grown in popularity over the past few years-it works on any device and is easy to learn for young students and those without a strong working knowledge of Google Drive. They can also create links to other artifacts of learning, such as audio recordings. Teachers and students can embed documents, slideshows, spreadsheets, YouTube videos, images, and more. With its linear format and individual slides, it can house links to documents stored in a Google Drive folder and provide room for reflections, images, and even embedded videos.Īrguably the most robust of the G Suite programs, Google Sites is a website development program that easily integrates all the Google tools. Google Slides can also be an ideal way to combine artifacts. The table of contents feature in Google Docs enhances digital portfolio creation: Teachers and students can create hierarchical headings, which can be organized into a table of contents or utilized in the document outline. Since the artifacts are already stored in a Google Drive folder, students can link directly to them. While it lacks polish, it’s a simple way to get started with collecting, curating, and publishing artifacts.Ī Google Doc provides an opportunity for students to write and reflect on each artifact of their learning. That shared folder can serve as a basic digital portfolio. One of the best ways to create an organizational schema for students is to have them save all of their items in one Google Drive folder. Google’s suite of education tools has great potential for creating digital portfolios. Ultimately, each teacher should decide what will work best for students. With many choices in terms of organizational structure, procedures, and format, as well as a wide variety of applications to streamline the process of creating portfolios, there’s no one right way to create them. Years later, I enjoy helping teachers across the country discover new ways to create digital portfolios with their students. I realized that a digital portfolio could be more than simply a collection of things-it could be a vehicle for reflection and an opportunity for creating a sense of pride in students.
As a mother, I knew I wanted to save these items so we could enjoy the memories, but as a teacher I was thrilled to discover the pride and joy my daughter felt as she reflected on her learning experiences. A digital portfolio is a collection of artifacts of learning that demonstrates growth, acquisition of skills or knowledge, and student creativity over time.
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