3. E- Portfolios are becoming increasingly popular for use in schools instead of paper-based portfolios. An E-Portfolio is exactly what it sounds like. An online portfolio that includes everything a regular portfolio would have, and possibly more. Three Types of E-Portfolios: Developmental - an E-Portfolio that provides a records of what an individual has done over time and can be tied to learner outcomes. Reflective - includes personal reflections on content of the portfolio and what it can mean for the development of the individual. Representational - shows an individual’s achievement in relation to a particular work or certain developmental goals. Interested? Read More.
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5. To me E-Portfolios sound extremely convenient and are definitely something I look forward to possibly using in my career as a teacher. I know several people whose portfolios were lost by teachers during their time in school, it seems like E-Portfolios could help to prevent the loss of student materials. From personal experience I also know it is easy to lose track of what material is in a portfolio, especially if it is only viewed a couple times a year. If students were able to access their work and keep track of their portfolio it would increase the feeling of involvement in their education. With all of the eco-friendly movements that have been started the concept of an E-Portfolio fits right it. I also like the concept of being able to store all different types of media in these portfolios, because students often do amazing work on projects that are not done in a text form. As students are encouraged to use electronic resources for their work it seems good to have a place to store those kind of projects along with others. Want to learn about other Emerging Technologies? Click ‘Back to Menu’
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7. How to use I>Clicker technology: Every student in a class should have a ‘clicker’. The instructor has a receiver that can be connected to a USB port on any computer, this receiver collects the answers sent by the ‘clickers’ the students have. Instructors pose a multiple-choice question to their students and allow for polling. Students answer that question by pushing the button that corresponds correctly with their choice. After a button is clicked the response is instantly sent to the receiver. After all responses are received the data of each student is logged and stored. Results can be displayed in the form of a graph to the audience. Those results are also available for analysis, grading and can be exported to gradebook software. How I feel about I>Clickers .
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11. The idea of an Interactive Whiteboard fascinates me. It sounds extremely useful and like it would save a lot of effort. I like the idea of using it to get students involved in lecture instead of just talking at them. Technology such as this seems like it would be great to use in pretty much any size of classroom at any level. It would be nice to get to play around with it sometime, just to know how exactly it worked and how easy it is to use. I really hope to be able to have access to it someday. To see more new technologies click ‘Back to Menu’.
