ePortfolios seem to be great tool to help students engage and reflect in their learning and the process. Students are able to use it as a way to set goals, monitor them and set a new course to adjust them. Being a kindergarten teacher, though, I struggled to put my mind around this. I was stuck thinking of an eportfolio only in the way we are doing one in class. However, reading some of my peers posts I quickly thought of Seesaw or ClassDojo for lower elementary students. I personally have used Seesaw in my classroom for several years and while I never formally thought of it as an ePortfolio it certainly is! This piques my interest even more and I am excited to use it with intentionality this year.
An ePortfolio is a great instrument for reflecting. In just my short time using mine I have already put that aspect to use. I have used my discussion posts and consider those of my peers and reflected on my stance. I think this could be a valuable tool for the classroom for students to be able to do the same. Thinking forward, I think of how I can transition this to my classroom as well. I want my students to be able to use their portfolio as a means to check in on their goals, reflect and self-monitor. While, yes, they are very young in kindergarten they are very capable and more than ready to start owning some of their learning!
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41 Benefits of an ePortfolio
Reflection4Learning –
Seesaw
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