Education with E-portfolio

•E-portfolio is now an important element of the Touro College Graduate Education and Special Education program. Introduced in EdSE 650 Educational Technology. •E-portfolio allows the student to create a logically organized compendium of pedagogical skills and knowledge of educational topics with an online presence.• In addition to a discussion of e-portfolio this presentation includes actual steps to allow you to create your own e-portfolio. Watch the “video” portion on upcoming slides.•THIS IS A REFERENCE – REFER TO IT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE COURSE. E-PORTFOLIO SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND HONED OVER THIS COURSE AND ADDITIONS MADE AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE PROGRAM

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Why E-portfolio? A Rationale:•Teachers, students and administrators need to learn 21st Century Skills•School systems are using Online learning for K-12•Many states are requiring e-portfolio with video for teacher certification•It is a wonderful way to demonstrate content knowledge and pedagogical skill•Teachers can create educational sites for their students. Students use technology to learn, and learn technology skills as well•Many Touro Graduates a have gotten jobs and promotions by showing their e-portfolio ( Mayen Davis )•Touro uses e-portfolio to disseminate knowledgeVideo

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•This presentation:•3 Types of e-portfolio•An understanding of the Internet (Glass House Approach)•Video tutorials for e-portfolio creation

•How to use this presentation•View it once in totality•Click to advance each slide•Click to the video links on slides•Refer back to this PowerPoint as you reach new stages on your e-portfolio

•This is a PROGRAM E-portfolio•Add course outcomes as you proceed through the program

•Academic Computing has created a step by step guide.

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•(Please turn up your volume…)

There are 3 major categories of E-portfolio discussed• Graduate Student E-portfolios

•Uses graphics, videos, self-made videos, animations and other emerging technologies to demonstrate teaching skills, online lessons and topic presentations and more

•Instructor Course E-portfolios•An Internet site where students can find course syllabus, course requirements, schedules, dates, links to articles and textbooks , download documents and more.

•Personal and Topic E-portfolios Web Sites• An Internet site that can assemble documents, links , videos and more on an educational topic

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Glass House Approach

Video

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Create a NEW Gmail Account in a special formattouro+FirstLetterOfFirstName+LastName

With an Easy Password (suggested Mom’s Name + Your 6 digit birthdate)Lets do it for student John DoeHis NEW gmail will be “tourojdoe”

Make the password EASY as you will be using this a lot!Start a browser and go to http://gmail.com

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Create a Site with your NEW Gmail Account

Let’s demonstrate for John DoeHe created the following gmail

touroJDoe@gmail .comJohn’s will create a site will be tourojdoeThe address on the Internet will be the street “schools.webhop.org” followed by his house number “tourojdoe” or http://schools.webhop.org/tourojdoeVideo

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John Doe has a NEW Gmail Account touroJDoe@gmail .comJohn Creates the site “tourojdoe” (DO NOT include schools.webhop.org in your site name)

John will automatically have a site http://schools.webhop.org/tourojdoeRemember there are 2 views -Outside (all can see) and Inside (you can add/edit things)

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Some Elements

Add Text (we already added text and links)Add Pages (some required):

My Lesson (specify Math, Science, etc.), My PD (add Topic) , TutorialsAdding video (embed) of others from youtube.com – Try adding to your tutorials page

Before asking for help from your instructor or classmates try searching youtube.com and add (embed) the video to your tutorials page for future reference. Video

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We learned how to add video (embed) from youtube.com

Let’s take that a step further.If you can upload your video to youtube.com then certainly we can place it on one of your web pages. Therefore you will need an account at youtube.

IMPORTANT: Youtube is owned by Google! Another reason to use your new Touro gmail and same passwword when creating the youtube account. Video How to upload to youtube.com

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Create a JING ACCOUNT (a JING PRO ACCOUNT at $15.00 per year is recommended – NOT a screencast Pro account of approx. $100)

Visit http://jingproject.comWatch what Jing can do and then you may download and install Jing on your computer.If you can upload your video to youtube.com then certainly we can place it on one of your web pages. Therefore you will need an account at youtube.IMPORTANT: Youtube is owned by Google, so link them at creation (same login and password! Video How to upload to youtube.comMethod 2: To upload to Youtube. IF you have the Jing Pro Account you can visit Jing Tools and add a “button” to upload directly to your Youtube account- Very Cool

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You will have just one e-portfolio site for Touro CollegeYour home page is the most important because this is what a prospective principal or NYS would see first! It should be a WOW! and have minimally:Text information (name email website location or URL)-Videos created by you that show that you are an effective communicator and teacher-Include sample Lesson(s) and Professional Developments (also on appropriate pages)-A “CLICK HERE FOR A SITE TOUR” This would be a great Jing.

Video Well Developed Site: http://Schools.webhop.org/touromdavis1

Learn from prior students- Let the best be your modelVisit: schools.webhop.org/touroportfolios

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