I am excited to participate in this portfolio project. I see the benefits of having an up to date professional portfolio. For example, if one day I would like to transfer schools, my prospective employer can see my professional qualifications before granting an interview. This is a great tool to possess.
For the past two years I have required my students to create a portfolio of their projects to satisfy their final exam/project. Now, since Jessie (and her awesome technological savvy) has introduced ePortfolios, I am converting to a digital portfolio this semester.
Etowah High School has a partnership with google, giving each student a professional email address (firstname.lastname@etowahhighschool.net) Each student has access to the google platform and can use this technology to create an ePortfolio through Google Sites. I am anxious to see what these project will look like when complete. This semester is my learning curve. I hope to start next year with a clear idea of how to facilitate this activity/project to get a masterful final product.
We'll see how it goes...
For the past two years I have required my students to create a portfolio of their projects to satisfy their final exam/project. Now, since Jessie (and her awesome technological savvy) has introduced ePortfolios, I am converting to a digital portfolio this semester.
Etowah High School has a partnership with google, giving each student a professional email address (firstname.lastname@etowahhighschool.net) Each student has access to the google platform and can use this technology to create an ePortfolio through Google Sites. I am anxious to see what these project will look like when complete. This semester is my learning curve. I hope to start next year with a clear idea of how to facilitate this activity/project to get a masterful final product.
We'll see how it goes...
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Hi, Brandon - very interesting about the Google relationship and it will be fun to see how your students' projects turn out - I'll bet we will be surprised at the quality.
And your post looks quite professional as well!
I like this idea Brandon, I think it is worth a try with your students. I would like to keep in touch with you to see how it works out. I might try the same thing with my next class. This will give me some time to perfect my ability to troubleshoot for my students. Awesome....keep up the good work, I know your students appreciate you.
I think that your school has a partnership with Google is a fantastic idea. Google has become such a useful tool in school with so many options, students can't help but benefit from it. I would be very interested in learning how to develop such a partnership for my school. Especially for my students in Broadcasting who are often required to contact teachers/administrators and outside sources about video projects or setting up interviews. Having such a professional email address boosts your credibility.
Brandon, You rock!!!
Brandon,
I think you are a great educator and am thankful for knowing and learning from you. You keep all of us on our toes with your enery, enthusuasm and ability to quickly put into play the things that we are learning in class. I think the professional email addresses are a great idea (teaching of social skills)and I hope the students will appreciate the benefits of having them. Maybe once you are done with the trial run in your class you can introduce the concept to the rest of the staff and student body. Good luck and keep us posted.
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