ePortfolios for Authentic Assessment

With the purchase of audio/video equipment, students will demonstrate knowledge and application of core standards. Students will pick a standard as the element they wish to study and then create an artifact, using technology, to be a part of their year-long electronic portfolio. As part of the process, students will be guided along the way in order to demonstrate learning of the standard, assisted with the technology software and hardware, given an opportunity to reflect on the learning process (which is a crucial element to making growth), given feedback from the teacher (and others if published online) as to how well they demonstrated learning, guided to more in-depth understand through teacher feedback, and given an opportunity to set new goals for the next artifact.

This lesson does not address one particular subject area or skill because ePortfolios can be used in all academics. During the creation process, students will use software that allows multimedia use. They will record video of their explanation or demonstration to attach to the artifact. They can videotape a performance to demonstrate understanding of the quality of a character in a piece of literature. They can diagram the earth's crust and animate it through recording many elements. They can reenact a scene in history. They can record an explanation of math concepts and attach the video to a PowerPoint with visuals of the correct processes. The possibilities are endless.