Effective+Classroom+Applications

Electronic Portfolios in Education (Deana)
There are many educators who advocate the use of portfolios in education, both with students and teachers. The empirical research, however, is very limited and focuses more on the development of teaching portfolios than on K-12 student portfolios in the classroom.
 * The Research on Porfolios** http://electronicportfolios.org/ALI/research.html


 * The Portfolio Process** http://seuss.wcs.sad40.k12.me.us/ep/portfolio%20process.htm

The purpose of this project is to provide prototypes of the different possibilities for development of digital/electronic portfolios for K-12 students and to provide this information through the World Wide Web found on this K-12 Electronic Portfolio Web site project
 * K-12 Electronic Portfolios** http://webfolios.home.netcom.com/Welcome/We%27ve%20Got%20Portfolios.html


 * Purpose of Technology in the Classroom (Susan)**

The following 3 articles are by Marc Prensky. Prensky stresses the reason on why educators need to use technology in their classrooms and how to do so effectively. These 3 articles focus more on pedagogy and can be general enough for all to use.

The Role of Technology in Teaching and the Classroom http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky-The_Role_of_Technology-ET-11-12-08.pdf Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Part II: Do They Really Think Differently? http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part2.pdf