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For more on Evernote - check out the 'Using Evernote' webinar listed on www.classroom20.com; Classroom 2.0/ Recordings/ CR 2.0 Live! Using Evernote 02/04/2012 0 Comments Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012 Time: 9:00am Pacific/10:00am Mountain/ 11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern Location: Blackboard Collaborate (Formerly Elluminate) Recording (full): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2012-02-04.0758.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350 Tiny Url for Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-Evernote-BillStites Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/FEB42012

I belong to a gooele group on e_portfolios. http://groups.google.com/group/k12eportfolios/topics?pli=1 This site was posted as an example of a middle school using Google for their digital portfolios. As schools become more interested in using these tools, I find it useful to have examples and templates.

Student portfolios, shared class accounts or student accounts, note sharing between accounts; use for conference notes with recordings, photos of student work and your notes.  Create printable, formatted documents from an app that is accessible from mobile and desktop devices. 

Project Foundry is an online learning management and student portfolio system that allows innovative educators to scale authentic, integrated, individualized learning.

Pixar University's Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age The Dean of Pixar University explains what schools must do to prepare students (and themselves) for new models in the workplace. This is a fascinating look at what the Pixar workplace is like, and the skills and experiences Randy Nelson sees as vital to develop in students. Some high points; Four main areas- Breadth of experience, Depth of knowledge, Communication, Collaboration. The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance. Employers would rather see the proof of a portfolio versus the promise of a resume. Employers need people who are more interested than interesting. See communication as a destination, not as a source - you aren't the judge of your communication skills - your audience is. Collaboration is amplification, not cooperation.

This would be a great article to share with resistant teachers to help them see the need in moving forward as 21st century educators.