https://www.msu.edu/~perryan6/IDLessonPlan.pdf
Description:
This resource is a pdf link to a lesson plan for student created e-portfolios using Google Sites. I chose this resource because I am in the midst of piloting e-portfolios with Google Sites in my own building, and wanted to gain insight on how others are implementing this tool with students. Overall, this resource was helpful in allowing me to see other methods and perspectives of implementing student e-portfolios.
Quality of Content:
The quality of the content was accurate and up to date. The pdf of the lesson for e-portfolio implementation incorporated the use of Google Sites into this project, which allows students to engage in meta-cognition through web-design. Google Sites is relatively easy to use and allows students to author their own sites and convey learning in a different medium. More and more schools are adopting Google Applications for staff and students because they are such quality 21st century collaboration tools. This resource could be of quality for such teachers and schools with e-portfolio or Google Apps goals.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching-Learning Tool:
This resource would be useful as a demonstration of the tool in use. The lesson plan allows viewers to get a glimpse of why and how the project has been rolled out to students. Demonstration is very important in the process of integrating technology. One of the major road-blocks in tech integration is that teachers can’t often see how tools or ideas can be used within their own environments. This lesson demonstrates each step in the process of successfully utilizing Google Sites for e-portfolios.
The target learner who could take away ideas or knowledge from this resource is the teacher. The teacher is the target because this resource is meant to guide teachers along the path of implementation of e-portfolios. Students would indirectly be target learners as well. Students become the target once a teacher has used this plan as inspiration, and has begun the process of e-portfolio implementation.
The material isn’t necessarily interactive, however, this is a complete plan and would allow a teacher to implement the e-portfolio project in a similarly aged classroom.
The integration of e-portfolios can be implemented in a wide range of subject areas and grade levels, so many teachers would find this resource to be useful, however this specific plan calls for the use of Google Sites as a repository of work. Not all teachers may have the opportunity to use Google Sites with students, so in that case, they would need to come up with a different medium for students to use to create the collection of work. The software is not the focal point of this resource, rather the creation of e-portfolios is the goal.
This resource would be useful for teachers hoping to integrate e-portfolios into their classrooms as it has clearly identified learning goals and objectives as well as assessments. As is the case with any lesson plan or idea, this plan can be tweaked to any teacher’s individual learning environment as can the objectives, assignments, and assessments.
Ease of Use:
This is a clear, well-laid plan for implementing e-portfolios into the classroom. Viewers have a clear view of the goals and objectives, each step of implementation, rationale for implementation, and assessment. The material is clearly defined and the viewer can easily and quickly access different portions of the plan. As with any lesson plan posted online, this resource is written from one teacher’s perspective. Viewers should always take into account their own learning environments and be open to modifying the plan to make it work with his or her own students. Because this resource is a lesson plan, some work is required on the viewer’s part to fit the plan into their own classroom, however it does not require technical support to successfully use ideas from the plan. This plan would be attractive (and was to me) to any other teachers who were working toward implementing e-portfolios within their schools or classrooms.
Description:
This resource is a pdf link to a lesson plan for student created e-portfolios using Google Sites. I chose this resource because I am in the midst of piloting e-portfolios with Google Sites in my own building, and wanted to gain insight on how others are implementing this tool with students. Overall, this resource was helpful in allowing me to see other methods and perspectives of implementing student e-portfolios.
Quality of Content:
The quality of the content was accurate and up to date. The pdf of the lesson for e-portfolio implementation incorporated the use of Google Sites into this project, which allows students to engage in meta-cognition through web-design. Google Sites is relatively easy to use and allows students to author their own sites and convey learning in a different medium. More and more schools are adopting Google Applications for staff and students because they are such quality 21st century collaboration tools. This resource could be of quality for such teachers and schools with e-portfolio or Google Apps goals.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching-Learning Tool:
This resource would be useful as a demonstration of the tool in use. The lesson plan allows viewers to get a glimpse of why and how the project has been rolled out to students. Demonstration is very important in the process of integrating technology. One of the major road-blocks in tech integration is that teachers can’t often see how tools or ideas can be used within their own environments. This lesson demonstrates each step in the process of successfully utilizing Google Sites for e-portfolios.
The target learner who could take away ideas or knowledge from this resource is the teacher. The teacher is the target because this resource is meant to guide teachers along the path of implementation of e-portfolios. Students would indirectly be target learners as well. Students become the target once a teacher has used this plan as inspiration, and has begun the process of e-portfolio implementation.
The material isn’t necessarily interactive, however, this is a complete plan and would allow a teacher to implement the e-portfolio project in a similarly aged classroom.
The integration of e-portfolios can be implemented in a wide range of subject areas and grade levels, so many teachers would find this resource to be useful, however this specific plan calls for the use of Google Sites as a repository of work. Not all teachers may have the opportunity to use Google Sites with students, so in that case, they would need to come up with a different medium for students to use to create the collection of work. The software is not the focal point of this resource, rather the creation of e-portfolios is the goal.
This resource would be useful for teachers hoping to integrate e-portfolios into their classrooms as it has clearly identified learning goals and objectives as well as assessments. As is the case with any lesson plan or idea, this plan can be tweaked to any teacher’s individual learning environment as can the objectives, assignments, and assessments.
Ease of Use:
This is a clear, well-laid plan for implementing e-portfolios into the classroom. Viewers have a clear view of the goals and objectives, each step of implementation, rationale for implementation, and assessment. The material is clearly defined and the viewer can easily and quickly access different portions of the plan. As with any lesson plan posted online, this resource is written from one teacher’s perspective. Viewers should always take into account their own learning environments and be open to modifying the plan to make it work with his or her own students. Because this resource is a lesson plan, some work is required on the viewer’s part to fit the plan into their own classroom, however it does not require technical support to successfully use ideas from the plan. This plan would be attractive (and was to me) to any other teachers who were working toward implementing e-portfolios within their schools or classrooms.
