Keep It Simple Silly!

The key to simplifying ePortfolios? A good scanner and a document camera! I have been working with a flatbed scanner that takes forever to scan and upload documents. What you need is a good scanner that can scan multiple, two-sided documents at once. I even found out yesterday that these new scanners can be programmed to recognize a field on the paper, such as "student name", and will then send your scans to the appropriate student folder automatically. Talk about a time saver! You now have the ability to literally save every piece of work a student turns in.

Another important tool is a document camera. Document cameras can be used to take photos or videos of student work, or the students themselves, and even record lessons to send to students for later reference. The files can then be uploaded to an eportfolio.