Students
...become invested in their own education when they take ownership of their work, and technology has made it possible to give students ownership at an early age. ePortfolios created in Google Sites can provide students a platform to curate and display their best work, a chance to reflect on their own learning, and a way to visualize their academic progress throughout their school years.
Teachers
...have found creative ways to incorporate ePortfolios as an assessment tool. Some projects involve multiple elements, like writing samples, presentations, drawings, artwork, pictures, videos, maps, or online creations. A simple ePortfolio page can be the hub of a project, where elements can be easy added, published, and turned in with a simple link. Check out some created examples below:
Using Google Sites to Create a Blog:
A blog is a website created as an online journal on a particular topic to showcase pictures and/or videos with captions in chronological order that allow for self-expression and social connections.
What all good blogs have:
Simple navigation
Homepage
Related posts
About page
Clean Design
Headers
Empty space
Article thumbnails
Branding
Logo
Revenue Stream (Ads)
Social media sharing
Well-written
Informal / Conversational
Personal
Free of grammar mistakes
Why an ePortfolio?
It can easily display a student’s best work.
Students take ownership of their education.
Students reflect on their own learning.
It helps students visualize their progress.
It can provide an advanced way organizing of content.
It gives students a greater audience.
It can demonstrate a student’s growth to parents.
Colleges and employers are expecting to see one.
It provides teachers a richer assessment of performance.
MOre Google Sites EXamples:
