Using Google Drive for Eportfolios

Years ago, expensive and unweildy 3 ring binders were stored here at school for each student and took up almost a whole room for each grade level.  Now after a bunch of starts we have devised a method to use Google Drive for students'  IB portfolios. Below is all you ever wanted to know about electronic IB Portfolios,   possibly more:

What Is an IB Portfolio?

• It is a scrapbook of student performance and work samples in the IBMYP. It is meant as evidence of student growth and achievement in IB.
• Each student's IB portfolio will house 1 samples of student work per IB area per semester (can be electronic copies, photo uploads of 3D or paper-based work, slideshows, etc) In addition to the work samples, each IB area folder also houses the rubric for grading that work and feedback that scores the student on the product can likewise be an uploaded photo of a paper rubric and feedback or a 

How do Students Get an Electronic IB Porfolio?

• They make one themselves in their Google Drive 
  • 6th grade students who were present at Chromebook orientation have their portfolio already made or started. 7th grade students have been introduced to the portfolio idea but have not created theirs. 8th grade will also need to make theirs.  
    
  • Student directions and a step-by-step video is at this link:  piedmontpd.weebly.com/studentspace/your-ib-portfolio

How is the IB Portfolio organized?

• As noted in the  link above, within their CMS GOOGLE DRIVE each student has an IB Portfolio folder (Named "IB Portfolio-your name")  with 8  subfolders labelled according to IB Area :
  • Individuals and Societies - Your Name  (social studies)
  • Language  and Literature- Your Name (English)
  • Language Acquisition - Your Name (Spanish or French)
  • Math -Your Name
  • Science - Your Name
  • Design -Your Name
  • Physical and Health Education - Your Name
  • Arts - Your Name

* "your name" above means student's first and last name.

What goes in to the IB Portfolios:

• Each IB Area subfolder will house 4 -8  IB works samples with completed self-and teacher- assessment rubrics per year each of the three years they are at Piedmont in the MYP.
  • In the 2017 school year, students will add 4 samples of work to each folder per Ms. Barone . instruct your students over the next semester to add  4 assignments plus the completed rubric assessment for each into the folder for the subject ara you teach.

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When do students add work to their portfolio folders?

• Students can add work to their folders at any class or team time you designate. You should designate some upload and organization time each semester.

How do students add work samples to the appropriate  IB Portfolio subfolder for the class?

• 2 ways:
  • if the work is done on paper or is a physical creation, the student will:
    1. take a photo using Chromebook, iPad, or BYOT device
    2. upload it to Google Drive
    3. move it into the designated IB Portfolio Subfolder.
  • If the work is electronic* ,student will :
    1. upload it to Google drive (from a flash drive, Documents file, or other)
    2. add it to the desinated IB Portfolio subfolder 

* if the work is already in Google Drive (from Google Classroom or other) , students need only "make a copy" and place that copy in the appropriate IB Portfolio Folder.

How are competed rubrics added to the  IB Portfolio Subfolders ?

To add a paper copy :

1. Student takes a photo using Chromebook, iPad, or BYOT device 
2. Student Uplaod it to Google Drive
3. move it into the designated IB Portfolio Subfolder.

​To add an Electronic Copy:  

1. Teacher downloads rubric  from Ms Gorman's IB Resources Folder  
2. Teacher personalizes rubric as needed
3. Teacher  uploads that personalized copy to their Google drive
4. Teacher distribute and marks up in Google Drive . (see video below for one way to do this:
   1. assign the rubric as a Google classroom assignment,
   2. share it with the students - selecteach get a copy
   3. students use a "chrome extension" ( such as Goobric or the one in the video) to open the copy,  self assess then "turn it in"
   4. Teacher then marks their assessment comments and returns the rubric to student via google classroom (or drive).  
   5. Students then make a copy and move the returned assignment copy into the proper folder of their portfolio.