After reading all of the articles this week I realize we at some schools do not give the students a lot of things to take true ownership in. As we continue in our classes I realize how important it is that we are using things that the students can take with them and not have to leave behind. The students take a lot of time on some assignments or projects and why not find away to allow them to keep their things forever and show their projects or assignments off. Also sometimes I see a lot of assignments or projects with a direction you must take or a list of things that need to be included. Why not let the students take ownership in their projects and just tell them the goal that needs to be reached and let them reach it the way that makes sense to them. When things make sense to the students then the outcome will be a lot greater than them just creating something that has been made over and over again just using different words. I truly, hope that more schools get on the ban wagon and start allowing the students to create their own personal domain which would allow them to always take their own work with them and not lose it every school year, when they move, or when they graduate. The students need to have something that they can take pride in and know that they will always have these amazing accomplishments with them throughout their life that they could possibly use to help them land their dream job. The COVA approach this School takes pride in I feel is a great and amazing approach. It allows us to be us and not try to be like others that have come through this school. It strides on making sure each and every project is unique based on our interests not the interests of others.
Who owns the eportfolio http://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=6050 Do I Own My Domain If You Grade It? https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-08-10-do-i-own-my-domain-if-you-grade-it The Web We Need to Give Students. https://medium.com/bright/the-web-we-need-to-give-students-311d97713713 Campbell, G. (2009). A Personal Cyberinfrastructure-ERM0957.pdf
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Well as I was reading all of the posts and articles the biggest reason to use or create an eportfolio is to show the meaningful connections you make throughout your learning experiences. It allows you to reflect on ideas you have or new information you have learned about. It allows you to express yourself to others and let them into your world of thinking and understand what you believe in. Its a never ending page that can continue with you throughout your life if you chose to keep it going and updating it. It can be very beneficial for school if you keep updating it with pd information or any other conferences you go to that are interesting. That however, is going to be very hard for me. I have a hard enough time as it is keeping my classroom webpage up to date let alone another page. I will try very hard though because the more I read the more I realize how beneficial having my own eportfolio is especially if I make sure to reflect on the ideas I express and papers I put on the page. Blogging will also be an important part and that is something very new for me. I have never blogged before and so I am excited to get that started on my page. I have followed other bloggers but I have never done one myself. Why use an eportfolio http://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=6063 Reflection4Learning - https://sites.google.com/site/reflection4learning/why-reflect 41 Benefits of an eportfolio https://kbarnstable.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/41-benefits-of-an-eportfolio/ After reading all about eportfolios, I guess I never realized how important they can be. I can truly say that when I was in high school no one ever brought up the word eportfolio nor did I even know anything about what it was. I think that it would have been a great assignment for seniors to do or to start at least. It would be even better, like mentioned in the meaningful connections reading that the students continued on with their eportfolio and kept it updated all though their college career. I every program you go into there are huge assignments that are worth sharing and expressing ideas about. Having a eportfolio with all of that information in it would be so beneficial for everyone not just you. It would truly show future bosses how much you have learned in your field and how much you have grown. It would also show your efforts in your work and what type of person you are and how your work habits would be.
I currently am a kindergarten teacher and never thought about having an eportfolio, but after reading all of theses articles and realizing how useful an eportfolio can be, I plan on trying hard to keep my digital learning page updated. I plan on working hard to grow as a continued learner and using my eportfolio to post my assignments I feel are important and can bring good conversations. Every teacher can benefit from a shared site where ideas are bounced off each other through blogs or other means. I also like that you can always continue to add new ideas that you like and have learned about. Its your very own cite to do with what you want and its only about you and your interest. These portfolios represent you and what you like, what you have learned about, how you learn, your interests, and so much more. It opens the door to so many possibilities that I truly don't even know exist yet. I'm still learning the ins and outs of the eoprtfolio so I am very eager to keep going on through this program and learn all that I can to create a great eportfolio. This was an amazing and insightful video to watch. While watching this video it made me think of my own class and how I have my students during breakfast or snack ask 3 before me. I do this so that the students are not always coming up to me for help and instead talk to their peers. I think this ideas makes them talk to each other and get to know each other. It also works on their communication skills. I think its good that they learn to depend on others beside just me or other adults. Somethimes I do get the "super duck," student that once I tell them to ask 3 before me they will be stubborn and refuse to ask others and instead figure out a way to do it themselves so that they don't have to be shown up if you will. However though evetually these students do come along and eventually do start asking others for help. They do enjoy being the helper for other students though. Another example I see that proves this right is when my students participate in free choice. The creations that the students create is amazing. I love watching how they evovle from one thing to another as other students join in the play and add their ideas and thoughts to the table. I see this even in pretend play. Their language and vocabualry just builds off eachother and it helps them so much and they don't even realize it. I truly agree with this philosophy and I believe it is the best preactice to put in place at any business or organization. I love the idea also of the coffee only being at the coffee area so that people talk and get to know each other. My “why,” is the students in my classroom. I come to work everyday asking myself how I can reach and make a connection with a different student everyday. I first always start with getting to know all about my students in the first couple of weeks. I make contact with their parents and find things out about each of them on a personal basis. I find out their likes and interests and really try to get to know them. Some of my students have been through things I could never imagine and I want them to feel safe with me and know I’m here for them no matter what. I always find my most troubled students are the ones I end up connecting with the most. How will you incorporate elements of the COVA model into your ePortfolio? I plan on incorporating the COVA model into my ePortfolio by choosing what I like and being authentic by makung my page relate to me and what I like, not what I think others will want. Our eportfolio should describe us and someone looking at it should be able to know a little it about you and what your interests and goals are. What factors would contribute to ePortfolio persistence beyond your program of study? Beyond just this class and others I plan on using my ePortfolio by updating all of the information I find interesting and useful in my field of study. I will use it to store the things that are shared with me and the things I found valuable in my course studies. What is the most valuable lesson you have learned thus far in the Ed Tech/DLL program? I would say the most valuable lesson I learned so far was working on having a growth mindset and not a fixed mindset. I think it is so important to have a growth mindset and I love introducing the idea of growth mindset to my students and fellow colleagues in hopes that they too will love the idea and realize the importance of it and the importance the power of “yet”. I love the idea of the COVA approach also. It makes and pushes everyone to try for more than just enough. It makes people push to have choice, ownership, voice, and be authentic in everything they do. Start with why -- how great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek | TEDxPugetSound TEDxTalks -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA&feature=youtu.be
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AuthorMy name is Andrea Miller. I am a Kindergarten teacher in the greater Grand Rapids area. I love getting feedback and learning new ways to teach material to my students. I love getting them excited about learning and gaining a love for school. Archives
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