Using E-portfolios
in the Classroom
E-Portfolios 101
Digital Storytelling
Story Kit Tutorial
Here's an example of a digital story about the Layers of the Earth:
Screen Chomp App
Screen Chomp is an Interactive Whiteboard Application
You can record and later playback tutorials of what you draw and say on Screen Chomp.
My Story App
You can use the My Story App to:
- Have your students create unlimited digital books.
- Students can illustrate their stories or use their own photos.
- Students can record their voices.
- Students are able to type their text.
- Students can publish their work to iBooks to share with others.
Animoto App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animoto-video-maker/id459248037?mt=8
Kidblog App
You can use Kidblog to:
- Create a classroom blog
- Have students create an e-Portfolio
- Continue to enhance their writing skills
- Formally assess each student's writing
- Allow students to reflect on a particular lesson
Wordle
- Your students can use Wordle free to generate a "word cloud."
- You can use Wordle to create a picture out of words.
- You can also use Wordle to emphasis important parts of a particular text.
- Wordle is user friendly.