Chapter+9-+Jason+Clinkscale+and+Staci+Peterson


 * Jason Clinkscale and Staci Peterson will read this chapter and write a summary focusing on the main points in the discussion board.Click on the discussion board tab and read the summary.Please respond with additional thoughts and/or questions. **

__**Digital Portfolios And Curriculum Maps** __

//**What is a Digital Portfolio?**// //A digital portfolio is a multimedia collection of student work that provides evidence of a student's skills and knowledge. It can be a powerful way to collect student work and outline their learning journey. Digital portofolios provide a collection of work that defines the student as an individual learner and demonstrates how the student has met standards.// //**The following essential questions should be addressed in the development of student portfolios:**//
 * //**Vision:** What should a student know and be able to do?//
 * //**Purpose:** Why do we collect student work?//
 * //**Audience:** What audiences are important to us?//
 * //**Assessment:** How can students demonstrate the school vision? How do we know what's good?//
 * //**Technology:** What hardware, software, and networking will we need? Who will support the system?//
 * //**Logistics:** When will information be digitized? Who will do it?//
 * //**Culture:** Is the school used to discussing student work?//

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 * How Are Digital Portfolios Used?**

Figure 9.2 / Feedback Loop
 * The Feedback Loop**

...the process of collecting, selecting, and reflecting on the work in a portfolio is what makes it powerful. The portfolio is a representation of what students know and are able to do, and the opportunity to present that work to an audience of peers, parents, and teachers shows that the world can take the students work seriously. At the heart of the classroom activity is the interaction between teacher and student. Curriculum maps and digital portfolios are, in and of themselves, just tools. Used in a thoughtful way, though, maps and portfolios can provide the background to make those interactions more informative and more meaningful. -- David Niguidula, p. 167