Preparing Portfolios

Parents, Children and Technologies at Your San Diego Public Library

What Technologies?

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     Word Processing
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     Research
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     Group Work
     Portfolios
     Testing
     Communicating

As technologies become more common in classrooms, teachers are beginning to require that students prepare portfolios as one way of showing work that the student has done. Often, these portfolios are prepared using technologies. Since portfolios are relatively new concepts in many schools, as a parent you may have questions such as:

Select a question above to learn more about preparing portfolios. Use the navigation to the left to learn about other technologies.

What kinds of things should my child include in a portfolio?

The content of a portfolio will vary depending on the kind of portfolio your child is developing and the purposes for which the portfolio will be used. To see some of the kinds of material that can be included in a portfolio, please go to:

Aurbach and Associates
The Grady Profile
http://www.aurbach.com/gp3/index.html
This site provides an inventory of kinds of materials a child might decide to include in his or her portfolio.

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