Collaboration

media type="meebo" key="mVhSyNcrAI" height="300" width="200"Hi Sarah, i agree that e-portfolios are used for reflective learning however, i believe that they have a large collaborative component that can be used through blogging, wikis etc. Dr Helen Barrett suggests that e-portfolios are a collection of work and that these principles (collaboration, organisation, reflection and showcasing achievements) underpin e-portfolios. This also means thatso that educators (and parents) can follow/track the students achievements. in regards to our emails: i do think that students in year 5 would benefit from using such a tool in the classroom. Yet, from my (very little) experience in teaching years 3-7 i do think that this would still have to be heavily scaffolded and begin by using e-portfolios in small amounts then gradually increase their usage. i really do believe that it would be exceptionally useful for the senior years. i think back to when i was in year 10-12 and something like pebble pad or pupil pages would have made such a difference to my learning. Also, by those year levels, they have developed a bank of skills in technology that they can use and apply-and practice for their transition into adulthood.

Having said that, i have looked at weebly.com and that looks good also. Please don't stress: there is so so so much out there that i am starting to uncover the further i go. How about we stick to pebble pad-that was recommended by Shirley? it is very simple to follow, it is free, it incorporates collaboration and communication as well as showcasing their cognitive growth. We could have reference to weebly and pupil pages as an offset to our task of critiquing an e-portfolio. This will still show that we have been developing our awareness and knowledge in e-portfolios.... What do you think?

if you want to go ahead with pebble pad- i have made a start on some of the assessment tasks. We could even compare pebble pad with like sites (weebly and pupil pages) to give it some depth.

i don't know what you are thinking in regards to topic suitability but i was thinking that e-portfolios can be used and integrated across the board. Yet, if we have to choose one subject, i am thinking english. .... or history ..... OR professional development (i am not too sure what curriculum that would fall into... maybe Health and Physical education). in Adelaide we use the SACSA framework and i am not too sure if there is a framework we have to follow? i think that is getting a little ahead of ourselves.

Anyway, let me know your thoughts, please make changes and add to my thoughts as you see fit and lastly, don't stress. We have already got the ball rolling!!

Nicolle