The Digital Portfolio

Practical Uses in K-12 Classrooms

What Is A Digital Portfolio?

"A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work
demonstrating the student's achievement or growth as
characterized by a strong vision of content," according to
Todd Bergman, an independent consultant and a teacher at Mt.
Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska.
A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work
that exhibits the student's efforts, progress, and
achievements in one or more areas. The collection must
include student participation in selecting content, the
criteria for selection, the criteria for judging merit, and
evidence of student self-reflection. - Northwest Evaluation
Association

Types of
Portfolios
3 Most Common
The working portfolio, which contains projects the student is
currently working on or has recently completed.
The display portfolio, which showcases samples of the
student's best work.
The assessment portfolio, which presents work
demonstrating that the student has met specific learning goals
and requirements.

Why Use A Digital Portfolio?

Using the e-portfolio for formative assessment allows the
student to show knowledge and skills achievement across a
topic, semester, grade level, or even over the students entire
academic career.

Students are

The Power of Reflection

For digital portfolios to be truly valuable to both teachers and
students, they need to provide insight into not onlywhatstudents
created, but alsohowand why. If the ultimate goal is to develop
students as learners, then they need an opportunity for making
connections to content as well as the overarching learning
objectives. - Beth Holland

Sounds Great, Really. Can It Work?

Yes! English classes here at Holman have been using them.

We even won a Henrico 21 award for our work! http://tiny.cc/empoweringportfolio

Seems Like An English Thing. I Dont Teach

English. Why Am I Listening To This?
Digital Portfolios Can Be Used In Other (All) Subjects!
Science Example:
http://paulsolarz.weebly.com/21---lucas/science-fair
Math Example: http://
www.fmschools.org/webpages/dhart/index.cfm?subpage=14720
Social Studies Example: http://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/Page/8806
Cross-Curricular Example: http://jaxsonlearns.edublogs.org/

Resources and Credits

A Guide to Understanding Student E-Portfolios(2013): n. pag.
Texas Education Agency. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
<http://www.esc20.net/users/0026/docs/ProjectShare/K12%20Digital%20Portfolio%20Programs%20for%20CCR%20in
%20Project%20Share.pdf>.
Brown, Mary Daniels. "Using Technology | Electronic Portfolios in
the K-12 Classroom."Education World:. Education World, n.d.
Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
<http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech111.shtml>.
Holland, Beth. "Digital Portfolios: The Art of
Reflection."Edutopia. Edutopia, 30 June 2015. Web.
20 Mar. 2016. <http://www.edutopia.org/blog/digitalportfolios-art-of-reflection-beth-holland>.