The showcase element of a Digital Portfolio is used to demonstrate pupils' competences, achievements and work samples. The showcase is a space for pupils to showcase examples of their work, both curricular and non-curricular, that they have engaged in. In Google Workspace for Education, Google Sites is typically used as the showcase space.
The videos below, from the Google Teacher Center, are ideal to share with students when introducing Google Sites. They are all very short and provide a great starting point for both teachers and students.
lesson8_1_introduction.mp4lesson8_2_accessinggooglesites.mp4lesson8_3_creatingagooglesite.mp4lesson8_4_addingcontent.mp4lesson8_5_addingpages.mp4lesson8_6_customizingthedesign.mp4lesson8_7_sharingagooglesite.mp4lesson8_8_publishingagooglesite.mp4Once pupils have mastered the basics, they may wish to personalise their digital portfolio showcase further. The following videos will be useful to demonstrate how advanced features can be added.
This video shows how students can review changes made before they publish their Site, and also track changes made to their Site with version history.
Collapsible text is useful for adding content to a page on a website that doesn't need to be viewed all the time. This video shows how to create collapsible text boxes.
This video shows how students can add an image carousel to a page in their digital portfolio. Image carousels are great to share photos, trips, images, etc.
This video shows how students can personalise their digital portfolio by creating navigation buttons in three different ways: by using the button option in the 'Insert' menu in Sites, by using emojis or by creating a button in Google Drawings.
