Review and discuss the following articles and related links:
- Getting Started Tips
- The minimalist fundamentals of eportfolios
- What is an eportfolio
- Making Meaningful Connections in An Eportfolio (this is a linked post in the What is an eportfolio link above--it is a good idea to follow the links in the pages that we ask you to review)
After reading these articles, I realize how much more I need to add to my ePortfolio. After reading them and what options ePortfolios should have, it really had me thinking about what I really want to be showcased. I just became a math coordinator, so this could be a very cool place to blog about my reading or new resources that I look into as a place to share my learning. We also spend a lot of time coaching in my role, so this could also be something that can be housed here. I also loved the suggestion of adding a page of books you love or recommend to others. That does really show what you believe as an educator as well.
In the last article, where it talked about students starting an ePortfolio their freshman year as a showcase to colleges of how they grew during high school is a genius idea. I will definitely be having my own personal kids do this. All kids should be taught the importance of this and how this is the kind of digital footprint you should want to have. I have always had somewhat of a digital portfolio when I have applied for jobs, and it is something that has definitely set me apart from others that I was interviewing against. I love how the articles kept going back to it being a showcase of how you learned how to learn, a place to kind of document your growth. It takes a bit of vulnerability to really put together something like this with everything you care about, believe, and produce for anyone to see.
I added some empty pages to my ePortfolio this week in response to these articles. They may be empty now, but I am very excited about the direction it is taking me.
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