#TechTipTuesday – Digital Tools for Student Portfolios
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role.
In Manitoba, March is a whirlwind month for educators. We start off strong with a mix of weather systems, jump right into a time-change, and hit the ground running to complete report cards and book parent-teacher interviews before spring break! One of my favourite methods to assist with this is the implementation of student portfolios. Student portfolios can be a fantastic practice in the classroom as they:
- develop student metacognition
- selecting exemplars
- reflecting on their learning journey
- encourage transparent conversations across all stakeholders
- student, family, and staff access
- organized assessment evidence for reporting
- not only during report cards and interviews but also for transition meetings as students progress to new programs
- can provide an opportunity for students to develop a digital footprint online
- I like this for every age but especially as our students get older and can develop professional portfolios on platforms that align with their interested industry
To assist staff with their understanding of how digital portfolios might fit into their programming I put together the following video. As MVSD is a Microsoft division, many of the tools focus on those within the O365 environment. However, each program has a Google-equivalent if that is the suite your division utilizes.
*Please note that the graphic above shares the newly rebranded “Flip” rather than Flipgrid while the video, originally filmed in 2021, will reference Flipgrid.