1. Lamar University
College of Education
Educational Leadership
Beaumont, TX
Web 2.0, Literacy and ePortfolios
Cindy Cummings, Ed.D. Diane Mason, Ph.D.
Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D. Kay Abernathy, Ed.D.

2. Web 2.0/Literacy
• K-12 & higher ed are huge consumers of dynamic user-
centered Web 2.0 resources.
• K-12 classrooms & higher ed students using a wealth of
Web 2.0 resources across subject areas.
• Web 2.0 resources are available to students and
teachers to create engaged interactive learning
environment.
• King (2011) observed students’ culture
has dramatically changed
• To align with student’s world,
educators have altered their pedagogical approaches.

3. Web 2.0/Literacy
• New pedagogical approaches are student centered and
are in response to the cultural and literacy demands of
the information age.
• Solomon and Schrum (2007) defined literacy today
“acquiring new skills, including those of using
technology, understanding science, having global
awareness, and most important, having the ability to
keep learning” (p.20).
• Consequently, we have seen huge strides made in
contributing to the growth of literacy with the use of
Web 2.0 tools.

4. Questions: Web 2.0 Tools
• What Web 2.0 tools and resources impact
the way you learn, communicate, and assess
growth?
• How are you currently using Web 2.0
personally and/or with students?

5. Web 2.0 Research
• Enables interaction and collaboration (Parker &
Chao, 2007; Tapscott & Williams, 2008)
• One-fifth of US higher education students actively
contributing content to blogs, wikis, photo or video
websites and 18% contributed regularly to at least
three of these (OECD, 2009)
• Relatively new paradigm which enables
contributions and communication (Mills, 2007)

6. Web 2.0
Promising
Practices
• Collaboration
• Project-based Learning
• Personalized Learning (Choices)
• Standards-based
• Critical Reflection
• Authentic Assessment
• Mentoring, Coaching, and Peer Review

7. Web 2.0 Tools
• EdShelf
• Google Tools, Slideshare, AudioBoo
• DropBox, DropVox, & MediaFire
• Web Conferencing, Skype, Google Talk/Chat Hangouts
• Animoto, Podcasts, Stykz, Audacity, Wordle, Tagxedo
• Assistive Technologies
• YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube, YouTube
Education
• WikiSpaces, Blogger, WordPress
• EdTech Toolbox
• Best Web 2.0 Tools

8. edshelf
Edshelf is a directory of digital tools for educators
• www.edshelf.com
• Discover new tools
• See what other educators use
• Rate and review your favorite tools

9. Dropbox
What is Dropbox?
• Saves file to your computers, phones, and the Dropbox website.
• Provides 2GB of Dropbox for free, with subscriptions up to 100GB
available.
• Makes files are always available from the secure Dropbox website.
• Works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android and
Blackberry
• Works even when offline. You always have your files, whether or not
you have a connection.
• Transfers parts of a file that change (not the whole thing).
• Manually sets bandwidth limits — Dropbox won’t hog
your connection.

10. Evernote
Great tool for teachers and students to:
• Keep everything in sync- all of your notes, web
clips, files and images are available on every device
and computer you use.
• Remembers things you like- Snap a photo, record
some audio and save it
• Save favorite webpages - Save entire webpages to
Evernote account with web clipper browser
extensions.
• Research better - Collect information from anywhere
into a single place.
• Share notes and collaborate on projects with
friends, colleagues and classmates.

11. Mangahigh
• Adapt in difficulty to the ability of the student in
order to aid the student to stay in their zone of
proximal development
• Overlay the game mechanic with the core
learning concept
• Develop students' ability and curiosity to observe,
hypothesize, test, evaluate, conclude and refine
ideas
• Provide powerful contexts that often bring out
the 'real-world' application of the topic at hand

12. Google Drive
• Google Drive is one of many cloud computing
document-sharing services.
• The majority of document-sharing services require
user fees, whereas Google Drive is free.
• Its popularity is growing due to enhanced sharing
features and accessibility.
• Google Drive has enjoyed a rapid rise in popularity
among students and educational institutions

13. Questions: Using Eportfolios
• What is the purpose for having students develop
electronic portfolios?
• What are three types of student eportfolios?
– Storage
– Workspace
– Showcase
• https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/overview/le
vels
Dr. Helen Barrett: http://electronicportfolios.com/

14. Questions: Considerations for You
• What ages are the students?
• What content areas?
• What is your current technology infrastructure (i.e., will
your network keep up with GoogleDocs network
traffic?)?
• What is your computer-to-student ratio?
• How many students will be implementing portfolios?
• Will you use some type of Internet/cloud/Web 2.0
system?
Dr. Helen Barrett: http://electronicportfolios.com/

15. Questions: Eportfolio Answers
• What? (The Past) What have I collected about my
life/work/learning? (my artifacts)
• So What? (The Present) What do those artifacts
show about what I have learned? (my current
reflections on my knowledge, skills and abilities)
• Now What? (The Future) What direction do I want
to take in the future? (my future learning goals)
Dr. Helen Barrett: http://electronicportfolios.com/

16. e-portfolios PK-12
• Web-based or electronic portfolios (e-
portfolios, ePortfolios, efolios, digital portfolios, etc.) are a relatively
new, but quickly expanding, component of teacher education programs
(Strudler & Wetzel, 2005).
• e-Portfolio templates in teacher education programs range
– highly structured(e.g., foliotek) to those that are
– loosely defined by rubric where students
independently organize and construct
format of their own entries using website
design program (e.g., Google Sites).
• Electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) basically
operate as a "content-management system"
(Jafari, 2004, p. 40).

17. e-portfolios PK-12
• Chen and Light (2010) observed, ePortfolios allow students to select a
variety of digital artifacts and assemble them in one place in order to
exhibit presentation skills or reflect, inquire and analyze material
• ePortfolios require students to reflect on their learning.
• Richards and Guilbault (2009) contend that reflection has become as
essential way for students to speak in their own voices.
• Critical reflection at strategic points in the development of the
ePortfolio creates a pathway for the formative examination and
demonstration of learning

18. Contact Information
Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D. Cynthia Cummings, Ed.D.
sheryl.abshire@lamar.edu cdcummings@lamar.edu
Diane Mason, Ph.D. Kay Abernathy, Ed.D.
diane.mason@lamar.edu lkayabernathy@lamar.edu

19. Presentation in slideshare.net
http://www.slideshare.net/cdcummings/tcea-2013

20. For More Information:
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
http://luonline.lamar.edu/ACP/graduate/med_edtechleadshp.htm
http://lamar.edu/
http://stateu.com/lamar/