eportfolios

In an age of unparalleled stress around high-stakes testing from home and proctoring problems across the globe, digital portfolios can offer students a better way to show the depth and breadth of their work as they're developing their language. This episode looks into some of the research supporting e-portfolios for language learners, and some tools and tips to make them a valued part of your students' learning journey.

In Episode 6, Jake talks with Sean Fahey about student voice, sharing student creations, FlipGrid & Wakelet amongst other things. Jake also talks about moving forward with tech integration and shares from the listeners about Blabberize.

• Educational Duct Tape FlipGrid Community - access at flipgrid.com/eduducttape or EduDuctTape.com.
• #EduDuctTape Twitter Contest - ends 1/31/19!
• Educational Duct Tape from FlipGrid:
• • Dan Gallagher shares a word of caution about Blabberize
  • Jake shares a Google Slides hack to replace ChatterPix & Blabberize
  • Link to Jake’s hack: JakeMiller.net/google-slides-hack-chatterpix-blabberize
• Jake’s SoapBox
• • “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• Today’s Guest: Sean Fahey - Sean Fahey is a former elementary and middle school teacher from Southern Indiana. Currently, he works as an Innovative Learning Specialist with Five-Star Technology Solutions. In this role, Sean collaborates with teachers and guides them as an eCoach to help integrate technology into classrooms and make awesome learning experiences for students.
  • Contact Info: Twitter: @SEANJFAHEY  Email: sfahey@five-startech.com
• Flipgrid ebook - coauthored w/ Karly Moura bit.ly/flipgridebook3
• An Impromptu “Newlywed Game” with Sean
• Wakelet ebook - bit.ly/wakeletebook Authors - Sean, Karly, Dr. Randall Sampson, Jen Saarinen, Scott Titmas, Claudio Zavala Jr., Paul West, John Bimmerle
• 2 Truths & 1 Lie
• Question #1: How can teachers show off Student Creations (or have the students show off their own creations)?
• • Sean: “Make sure you are designing lessons to ensure students are creating.”
  • Teacher created websites for showcasing exemplary work
  • Google Sites - sites.google.com
  • Weebly - education.weebly.com
  • Sean: “Are we creating an environment that students feel confident in their creations and can share openly and get feedback. The students should know that the work they do adds value to others learning and understanding?”
  • Students need to have opportunities and choices to create with freedom of expression.
  • Google Drawings activity: Everyone follows the teacher’s spoken instructions (i.e., “use the line tool, now draw a rectangle”), then show how each student’s creation is unique. - drawings.google.com
  • Sean: “It doesn’t mean they are wrong...but everyone is different and we all add value to the learning in my classroom.”
  • Student Digital Portfolios
  • Example of one of Jake’s old student digital portfolios - youtube.com/watch?v=MLtX04MMimI
  • Jake: “It is important that portfolios aren’t just showing off the amazing work, they’re showing off the amazing growth.  And to do that, you have to say ‘This is the work that I started with and it’s not perfect and these are the things that are not great about it. This is the work that I’m doing now and this is the growth that I’ve seen.’”
• Question #2: How can educators ensure that all students get an opportunity to be heard and have the opportunity to share?
• • BackChannelChat.com
  • Yo! Teach - palms.polyu.edu.hk/educational-apps/yoteach
  • Google Classroom Short Answer Questions - support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020293?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
  • Collaborative Google Slides - slides.google.com
  • Padlet - padlet.com
  • Flipgrid - Learn about each of these at bit.ly/flipgridebook3
  • • Video responses
    • Upload a link to other work
    • Guest mode so that parents or experts in the topic of study are hearing students and can interact
    • GridPals to collaborate with others globally
  • Wakelet - Learn about each of these at bit.ly/wakeletebook
  • • The new collaboration feature
    • Students can add text, a  link, upload a photo, appsmash with flipgrid or screencastify to add a video.
  • Closing - @SEANJFAHEY, sfahey@five-startech.com
  • • Flipgrid ebook coauthored w/ Karly Moura at bit.ly/flipgridebook3
    • Wakelet eBook coauthored with Karly, Dr. Randall Sampson, Jen Saarinen, Scott Titmas, Claudio Zavala Jr., Paul West, John Bimmerle at bit.ly/wakeletebook

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Alex Oris, Paralysis by Choice, Student Choice, Students as Creators, Quizizz, EdPuzzle, ISTE Standards, Scratch, SAMR, Digital Portfolios and more! - EDT005 Show Notes

1. Educational Duct Tape FlipGrid Community - access at flipgrid.com/eduducttape or EduDuctTape.com - you can win free stickers!
2. #EduDuctTape Twitter Contest - you can win free stickers!
   1. Linda Hummer - ChatterPix - duckduckmoose.com/educational-iphone-itouch-apps-for-kids/chatterpix
   2. Abbey Thomas - @MrsTechPig - blabberize.com
3. Educational Duct Tape from FlipGrid:
   1. Barry Schwartz - “The Paradox of Choice” TED Talk - youtu.be/VO6XEQIsCoM
   2. “All of this choice . . . produces paralysis, rather than liberation. With so many options to choose from, people find it very difficult to choose at all.”
4. Jake’s Soapbox  - Paralysis by Choice
5. Today’s Guest: Alex Oris - Alex is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and has been a Technology Integration Specialist for Cuyahoga Falls City Schools in NE Ohio since 2015.  He strives to share resources and model technological strategies to engage learners with authentic lessons, and continuously provide support and professional development to his teachers.   Contact Info: @mrORIStech, mroristech.com, mroristech@gmail.com 
   • **Please vote for Alex’s School’s Follett Challenge Submission before January 21-25, 2019:
   • https://follettchallenge.com/videos/1213
6. Which of the following is more tortorous?
7. Our First Question: How can educators encourage Student Choice in how they represent content or demonstrate learning
   1. • Choice boards - students select from a list of ways to demonstrate comprehension
      • Quizizz - quizizz.com
      • EdPuzzle - edpuzzle.com
      • ISTE Standards - iste.org/standards/for-students
      • Jake & Alex discuss Standard 6a: “Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.”
      • Student Project Options Site
      • Jenna Drozd - twitter.com/MrsDrozd_BMS
      • Stop Motion Slides - jakemiller.net/stop-motion-slides
      • Scratch - scratch.mit.edu
      • SAMR Model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) - hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/06/29/LearningTechnologySAMRModel.pdf
      • Alex’s SAMR Chart - choice.mroristech.com
      • PeerGrade - see episode 003 with Sarah Rivera
      • Speeches - see episode 002 with Ann Radefeld
      • Canva - canva.com
      • Google Drawings - drawings.google.com
      • StoryBoardThat - storyboardthat.com
8. Our Second Question: Videos, pictures, GIFs, blogs, posts, memes, and more online content are being consumed by people, including our students, at a record pace.  The creators of that content are problem solvers, creative thinkers, and entrepreneurial minds, so how can we get our students to be less consumers of content, and become the creators of content
   1. • Screencasts
      • Synth - gosynth.com
      • ISTE Standards - iste.org/standards/for-students
      • Jake & Alex discuss Standard 6a: “Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.”
      • Adobe Spark - spark.adobe.com
      • Google Sites - sites.google.com
      • WeVideo - wevideo.com
      • StoryBoardThat - storyboardthat.com
      • ePortfolios, digital
      • Cuyahoga Falls Video
      • Follett Challenge Voting is open = January 21-25, 2019
      • https://follettchallenge.com/videos/1213
9. Connect with Alex: @mrORIStech, mroristech.com, mroristech@gmail.com
10. Listener submitted content!

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This case study examines how ePortfolios, used in conjunction with blogs, can encourage students to become more critically reflective learners. The benefits and challenges of using ePortfolios are discussed, along with strategies for providing sufficient technical and pedagogical support, to enable teachers and students to confidently use the technology as a collaborative learning tool.