e-Portfolio+Tools

Below is a partial list of tools that can be used to collect, organize and share student work. If you have others that should be listed, please send the links. Those that are free are marked with an asterisk (*).

Before you get started, you may want to review:
 * Great Tips and Tools for Creating E-Portfolios
 * Authentic Assessment Toolbox: Portfolios

Project Foundry This tool organizes, tracks and shares learning in a project-based learning classroom. It includes standards-based grading tools and feedback tools. Teachers have the option to include a digital portfolio website for students.

 Google Sites * Create a website to share classwork and projects. Potential users must be at least 13 to sign up. Students can use the "file locker" option to upload files.

 Wikispaces and PBwiki * These two wiki-creation tools allow students to create a website of their work. Due to the collaborative nature of the tools, student teams can build a workspace to showcase their work. The teacher can create student accounts without an email address. (Note: PBwiki is also known as PBworks.)

OneNote* and EverNote* OneNote and EverNote allows users to create a "e-notebooks." Perhaps the greatest advantages of OneNote over Evernote is student familiarity with MS Office products, the interface is essentially the same and the fact that all schools probably have the software.
 * 8 Ways OneNote is better than Evernote
 * Using OneNote as a Portfolio This is very well done!
 * Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner
 * Learn more about how to create a portfolio with Evernote

eBackpack Teachers can assign, collect, grade and return assignments to students through eBackpack. Students can upload files to their digital locker to create an online portfolio for their course. Work uploaded cannot be seen outside of the closed system.

VoiceThread* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">It allows users to create multimedia slideshows using images, documents, and videos. Other users can then comment using text, audio, or video.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">iPad Apps for e-Portfolios* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Have you or your students ever considered creating digital portfolios on the go? Well now with the new mobile technology everything is possible.