Digital Portfolio Lesson

Overview:
Digital portfolios created in PowerPoint, will contain any and all artifacts created
in computer class.

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Students with LD will be able to create the

portfolio using the same guidelines.

Objectives/Goals:

Knowledge Objectives:

National and State Standards and Benchmarks:

ISTE National Educational Technology Standards:
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop
innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and
operations. Students:
a. Understand and use technology systems.
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively.
c. Troubleshoot systems and applications.
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
State of Ohio Standards and Benchmarks
3. Technology for Productivity Applications
Grades 3-5
Benchmark A: Understand computer and multimedia technology concepts and
communicate using the correct terminology
Benchmark B: Use appropriate tools and technology resources to complete
tasks and solve problems
Grades 6-8
Benchmark A: Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying
hardware, software and connectivity.
Benchmark C: Use productivity tools to produce creative works, to prepare
publications and to construct technology-enhanced models
 4. Technology and Communication Applications
Grades 3-5
Benchmark B: Develop, publish and present information in print and digital formats
Grades 6-8
Benchmark A: Communicate information technologically and incorporate principles of
design into the creation of messages and communication products
Benchmark B: Develop, publish and present information in a format that is
appropriate for content and audience

Catholic Values and Standards:

Strand I-A5: Exhibit cooperative and collaborative work habits when using technology.
Strand II-C1: Select and use the appropriate software applications to complete assigned tasks.

Skill Objective:
The Student will be able to: Create a PowerPoint that will be used as a container of
projects created in the digital format.
The Student will be able to: Evaluate past assignments and recollect or reflect on the
assignment and what they learned by completing the assignment.
The Student will be able to: Remember the lesson and understand the purposes of each lesson.
The Student will be able to: apply each lesson to future lessons and activities.

Procedures:
A. Location of assignment: the computer lab
B. Software needed: PowerPoint 2010, Word 2010, and also Publisher 2010,
Photoshop Elements 9, Audacity, Movie Maker.
C. This first lesson will take approximately 45 minutes, however, subsequent
lessons will 30 minutes.
D. Students will have prior knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc. Students will
need to understand inserting and combining documents from other applications.
E. Start the lesson: “It seems the new buzz word this year is the word Portfolio”.
I know that you are creating portfolios in Art and Math, and now you will create a
portfolio in Computer class. ---do you understand what the term
Portfolio means? It is a collection of work.” (Previous classes have already begun
building portfolios---tailor the intro to fit each class.)
F. Students will be introduced to PowerPoint and how to add new slides, include
content, insert documents created in Word, insert Audio, and record a narration.
G. As each future computer class lesson is concluded and graded, students will insert
the lesson onto a slide within the PowerPoint and reflect on the assignment.

Assessment:
Students will be assessed monthly based on the attached rubric.
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Digital Portfolio-Quarterly Rubric

Category Unsatisfactory Developing Proficient Exemplary Rating
0 2 4 6
Selection of None of the artifacts Some of the artifacts Most artifacts and All artifacts and work
and work samples is and work samples work samples are samples are clearly
Artifacts/Assign related to the purpose are related to the related to the and directly related to
ments of the digital portfolio purpose of the digital purpose of the digital the purpose of the
portfolio. portfolio. digital portfolio. A
wide variety of
artifacts is included.
Reflections None of the reflections Less than 2 of the More than 5 of the All reflections clearly
describe growth and reflections describe reflections describe describe growth,
continued learning. growth and growth and include achievement and
continued learning. goals for continued accomplishments,
learning. and include goals for
continued learning
(long and short term).
Use of None of the graphic Some of the graphic Most of the graphic All of the
elements or elements and elements and photographs, concept
Multimedia multimedia contributes multimedia do not multimedia maps, spreadsheets,
to understanding contribute to contribute to graphics, audio
concepts, ideas and understanding understanding and/or video files
relationships. The concepts, ideas and concepts, ideas and enhance
inappropriate use of relationships. relationships, understanding of
multimedia detracts enhance the written concepts, ideas and
from the content. material and create relationships, create
interest. interest, and are
appropriate for the
chosen purpose.
Audio and/or video A few of the audio Most of the audio All audio and/or video
files are not edited or and/or video files are and/or video files are files are edited with
exhibit inconsistent edited with edited with proper proper voice
clarity or sound (too inconsistent clarity voice projection, projection,
loud/too soft/garbled). or sound (too appropriate appropriate
loud/too language, and clear language, and clear
soft/garbled). delivery. delivery.

Documentation No images, media or Less than two of the More than four of the All images, media
text created by others images, media or images, media or and text follow
and Copyright are cited with texts created by text elements copyright guidelines
accurate, properly others are not cited created by others with accurate
formatted citations. with accurate, are cited with citations. All content
properly formatted accurate, properly throughout the digital
citations. formatted citations. portfolio displays the
appropriate copyright
permissions.
Ease of The various parts of The navigation links The navigation links The navigation links
the portfolio are generally function are somewhat are confusing, and it
Navigation labeled, clearly well, but it is not confusing, and it is is difficult to locate
organized and allow always clear how to often unclear how to artifacts and move to
the reader to easily locate an artifact or locate an artifact or related pages or a
locate an artifact and move to related move to related different section.
move to related pages pages or different pages or a different There are significant
or a different section section. Most of the section. Some of the problems with pages
and all external links external links external links do not connecting and many
connect to the connect to the connect to the of the external links
appropriate website or appropriate website appropriate website do not connect to the
file. or file. or file. appropriate website
or file.
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Category Unsatisfactory Developing Proficient Exemplary Rating
0 2 4 6
Layout and Text Difficult to read due to Difficult to read due Fonts and type size Fonts and type size
inappropriate use of to inappropriate use vary appropriately vary appropriately for
Elements fonts, type size for of fonts and type for headings, sub- headings, sub-
headings, sub- size for headings, headings and text. headings and text.
headings and text and sub-headings and Use of font styles Use of font styles
font styles (italic, bold, text or inconsistent (italic, bold, (italic, bold,
underline). Many use of font styles underline) is underline) is
formatting tools are (italic, bold, generally consistent. consistent and
under or over-utilized underline). Some improves readability.
and decrease the formatting tools are
readers' accessibility under or over-
to the content. utilized and
decrease the
readers' accessibility
to the content.
Horizontal and vertical Horizontal and Horizontal and Horizontal and
white space alignment vertical white space vertical white space vertical white space
is used alignment is alignment is alignment is used
inappropriately, and sometimes used generally used appropriately to
the content appears inappropriately to appropriately to organize content.
disorganized and organize content. organize content.
cluttered.

Color of background, Color of background, Color of background, Color of background,

fonts, and links fonts, and links fonts, and links fonts, and links
decrease the decrease the generally enhance enhance the
readability of the text, readability of the the readability of the readability and
are distracting and text, are distracting text, and are aesthetic quality, and
used inconsistently and used generally used are used consistently
throughout the digital inconsistently in consistently throughout the digital
portfolio. some places throughout the portfolio.
throughout the digital portfolio.
digital portfolio.
Captions None of the artifacts is Less than three of More than four of the All artifacts are
accompanied by a the artifacts are artifacts are accompanied by a
caption that clearly accompanied by a accompanied by a caption that clearly
explains the caption that clearly caption that clearly explains the
importance of the item explains the explains the importance of the
including title, author, importance of the importance of the item including title,
and date. item including title, item work including author, and date.
author, and date. title, author, and
date.
Writing There are more than There are four or There are less than There are no errors in
six errors in grammar, more errors in four errors in grammar,
Mechanics capitalization, grammar, grammar, capitalization,
punctuation, and capitalization, capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling requiring punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling.
major editing and spelling requiring spelling. These
revision. editing and revision. require minor editing
and revision.