10 Reasons Why You Should Implement Digital Student Portfolios

By ASCD Guest Blogger -October 16, 2017

Guide students to become self-directed learners

Maximize formative assessment

Honor the many ways of being smart

Advocate for every student

Work smarter as a teacher

Dedicated Portfolio Applications (software designed for digital portfolios in schools)

FreshGrade (freshgrade.com)

Seesaw (seesaw.me)

Websites (online spaces for students to upload permanent artifacts)

Google Sites (google.com)

Weebly (weebly.com)

Celebrate all students as learners

Improve home-school communication

Facilitate better feedback

Blogs (digital place for students to post their thinking)

Kidblog (kidblog.org)

Edublogs (edublogs.org)

Highlight the process of learning

Demonstrate progress over time