You can read all of Dr. Barrett's work at her extensive web site . In the process, they have gained valuable experience in selecting the types of materials they collect as well as ways in which to store the information. Carla Piper teaches music and language arts to fourth and fifth grade students in Empire, CA and is an avid believer in portfolios. She realized that the high-tech portfolios could be filled with photos, video clips, animation and recordings of the pupils along with traditional writings and drawings. Now when it comes time to share with the families of her students, she simply transfers the computerized presentations to videotapes for parents to play in their home videocassette recorder.
Information abounds on the Internet.
Join the schools shown on this page as they share the results of their electronic research. Portfolios may be used in a variety of ways in the classroom. Here, we describe some of the possible activities to encourage students to review their own work, analyze their own learning strategies and assess their collaboration with others. Last year when my wife and I went to the parent-teacher conference for our son, James, the teacher explained that James had earned a B in English and handed us a pile of his graded papers. Also, he had a screen listing skills he still needed to master.