1.1 Level 1 - ePortfolio as Storage1.2 Level 2 - ePortfolio as Workspace1.3 Level 3 - ePortfolio as Showcase
Level 1 - ePortfolio as Storage
Collection -- Creating the Digital Archive (regularly – weekly/monthly)
A Focus on Contents & Digital Conversion
Level 2 - ePortfolio as Workspace
Collection + Reflection (Immediate Reflection on Learning & Artifacts in Collection) (regularly)
A Focus on Process & Documentation of Learning
Most of the research on the implementation of electronic portfolios has been in higher eduction. Most of the customized e-portfolio tools, both commercial and open source, have been created in and for higher education, whereas the paper-based portfolio process itself began in K-12 schools. Over the last eight years, there has been a decline in the use of paper portfolios in schools, perhaps due to the dominance of high stakes standardized testing, even though the integration of technology has boomed. Perhaps more K-12 schools will again consider the use of ePortfolios, but adapted for the different culture of elementary and secondary schooling, and focusing on formative, classroom-based assessment for learning, which prior research has shown to be the best way to improve student achievement (Black & Wiliam, 1998).
Arguably, the upheaval, activism and revolutions in of the last two months may serve to counter what has been a longstanding stereotype: youth are largely apolitical. Moreover, those that do participate in politics and activism online do so in shallow ways, the so-called "slacktivism." But recent findings from a longitudinal study of high school-age students challenges these notions, suggesting that youth who pursue their interests online are more likely to be engaged in civic issues.
A collection of web 2.0 resources and tools aligned to ISTE NETS to engage and motivate student and teaching learning.\n*Fantastic lists of online tools available*