Education Technology

Portfoliogen is a free online service that allows teachers to create online portfolios with their own URL web address. It was developed by teachers and is easy to use. It's a great way to create a professional looking web page that allows you to share your experience, credentials, and qualifications to help you find a job or to share with others.

You page has it's own web address and can include personal information, certifications, photos, your resume, example lesson plans, documents, links to other sites and more. You can customize the design and layout of your web page and it includes a message center where you can communicate with potential employers.

Here are some examples:





This is a great way for teachers to create an online presence to showcase their talents and qualifications for potential employers.

BlueHarvest is a new resource that allows teachers to assess students and provide feedback to them. You can record formative assessments, make written, video and audio comments, upload files and artifacts for portfolios,  text and email feedback, and collect and analyze data on student proficiency.

It also provides a dialogue between teachers, students and parents, allowing them to communicate and discuss assessments and understanding, as well as allowing students to get more detailed feedback and assistance than just a number grade.

It's not free, but very reasonable. $36/year per teacher for nearly unlimited students. That's not bad considering the features. The site has some nice videos that explain the features and how it works in detail.

Take a look and see if it could help you and your students. https://main.blueharvestfeedback.com/




PS - a web search for BlueHarvest brings you mostly Star Wars and Family Guy returns. Blue Harvest was a fake working title used to hide the 1982 production of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the third installment of the Star Wars film series and "Blue Harvest" is the hour-long premiere of the sixth season of the FOX series Family Guy, the last episode produced for Season 5, and the first part of the series' trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. (Wikipedia)

Three Ring is a free app for Android or iOS that allows teachers to quickly digitize and organize student work into portfolios. You use the app to create the digital portfolio (take a picture) and then the photos are uploaded to the Three Ring site where you can organize the student work, create digital portfolios, share work and examples, and even use it for formative assessment. You can even tag the photos before you upload for easier organization.

This is a great resource for teachers to use to collect and organize student work.

Google Play Android Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.threering.threering
Apple App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/three-ring/id504311049




Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

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