Today I visited Alice Christies webpage. Her site has many wonderful ideas to help teachers use education in their classroom. You can choose from any topic and there are lots of examples of each topic as well. To explore her site Click Here.
I focused on the topic of Educational Technology. Within this topic Dr. Christie speaks about e-portfolios, which I'm sure all education majors are aware of these. We use foliotek, which is a type of e-portfolio, to display our work. Dr. Christie states, "to give a portfolio purpose and structure, it should be organized around standards and reflect growth toward those standards." By setting up an e-portfolio for students they are able to retrieve past assignments and see their progress. I feel that this is a very useful teaching tool. Not only do the students get to practice uploading and transferring documents, they get to see their progress, which can be very rewarding. In addition to this site I also viewed an article co-authored by Alice Christie titled eportfolios: Constructing Meaning Across Time, Space and Curriculm. In this article she gives an example of a student using the eportfolio to submit her assignment. Also, she explains in more detail the contents of an eportfolio. She states, "A portfolio can be as simple as a collection of a student’s best work or as complex as an
alternative assessment procedure. It can be a learning strategy or an elaborate assessment."
I would use eportfolios in my classroom so students would be able to have a copy of their assignments. I think this is a great idea because, one of my least favorite things in school is turning in an assignment and never getting it back. I feel that most students value their work and would enjoy being able to access them at home. In addition, using eportfolios will help integrate the use of technology into my classroom.
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