7-2 Developmental Capture Final Submission: Action Plan

ePortfolio Outline
Welcome to your fifth grade electronic portfolio for Miss Michalovics class. In this
portfolio you will store samples of your work for all projects, as well as reflections on your
work. You will have a separate section in your portfolio for each subject that we have this year.
Your ePortfolio will be kept on Wikispaces.
1. Content areas on ePortfolio:
i.
Science
ii.
Math
iii.
Writing
iv. Social Studies
v. Computer
vi.
Reading
vii.
Music

2016 2017 5th Grade

Home
- Describe the purpose of the ePortfolio, including the following (what year it is for,
what grade it is for, and whose class it is for)

My Story
- Student will write a brief introduction about themselves for others to read

Goals
- List 3 goals at the beginning of the year.
- Reflect on them half way through the school year
- Reflect on them at the end of the year

Science Portfolio:
A. Content outcomes for science

Science Standard: SC.5.E.5.1: students will recognize that a galaxy consists

of gas, dust, and many stars, including any object orbiting the stars. Identify

our home galaxy as the Milky Way (CPALMS, N.D.).

Science Standard: SC.5.E.5.2: students will recognize the major common
characteristics of all planets and compare/contrast the properties of inner and

outer planets.
Science Standard: SC.5.E.5.3: Students will be able to distinguish among the
following objects of the Solar System sun, planets, moons, aseteroids,
comets and identify Earths position in it (CPALMS, N.D.).

S:ESS1:6:4.1 Recognize that images taken of the Earth from

space can show its features and any changes in those
features that appear over time (Lynch, 2006, p.53).

S:ESS2:6:1.1 Recognize and describe how the regular and

predictable motions of the Earth and Moon explain certain
Earth phenomena, such as day and night, the seasons, the
year, shadows and the tides (Lynch, 2006, p. 55).

S:ESS2:6:1.2 Recognize that of all the known planets, Earth

appears to be somewhat unique; and describe the conditions
that exist on Earth that allow it to support life (Lynch, 2006,
p. 55).

S:ESS2:8:3.1 Identify the characteristics and movement

patterns of the planets in our Solar System and differentiate
between them (Lynch, 2006, p. 56).

o Students will create a 5 minute (minimum) presentation

on a planet in our solar system

Create a recording of the presentation

o Students will complete a KWL chart on the planets and

our solar system
o Students will make a digital poster about their
researched planet
o Students will make a digital poster about an object in
the solar system
o Students will make a mind map comparing and
contrasting planets
B. Ideas for technology-rich activities
- Complete a KWL Chart on the computer on facts about planets, and
-

submit to ePortfolio
Conduct a research project on a planet
Create a 5 minute (minimum) presentation on the researched planet
Recording of their planet presentation
Create a digital poster
Create a mind map to compare and contrast the planets
Creating a Wiki
Interactive computer activities
o http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_m
oon.shtml
o http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/welcome
o http://eyes.jpl.nasa.gov/eyes-on-the-earth.html
o http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/participate/funzone/

C. Links to technology resources

- https://www.wikispaces.com
- https://www.edmodo.com
- http://edublogs.org
Video Resources
-

https://animoto.com
https://www.youtube.com
http://ed.ted.com
o http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-search-for-other-planets-olivierguyon
http://www.slideshare.net

Presentation Resources
-

https://prezi.com
http://edu.glogster.com/?ref=com
http://www.wordle.net
http://www.timetoast.com
http://www.livebinders.com
https://www.diigo.com

Mind Map Resources:

-

http://popplet.com

https://www.mindmup.com

https://bubbl.us

https://www.mindmeister.com

Solar System links:

-

http://www.kidsastronomy.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20120618153338/http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/
HomeworkHelp/Archive/homework-help-jr-space-solar-system

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/solar-system-sci

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm

http://www.planetsforkids.org

https://www.google.com/earth/index.html

D. Area for pupil reflection

- Students will reflect on their completed KWL chart, that will be a part of their
-

ePortfolio
Students will reflect on their planet presentation, which will be a part of their

ePortfolio
Students will create a blog post that describes what the student learned from

their peers presentations

Students will create a mind map to compare and contrast planets (similar to

the following list):

o Inner and outer planets
o Types of planets
o Two planets of their choice
Students will create a blog to post final projects/presentations, as well as
reflections throughout the year

ePortfolio Implementation Plan

At the beginning of the school year Miss Michalovic will introduce her students to the
concept of ePortfolios and show them some examples of previous ePortfolios. Students will
begin to create their ePortfolios at the beginning of the school year, filling in the introduction
sections:
2016 2017 5th Grade

Home
- Describe the purpose of the ePortfolio, including the following (what year it is for,
what grade it is for, and whose class it is for)

My Story
- Student will write a brief introduction about themselves for others to read
Goals
- List 3 goals at the beginning of the year.
- Reflect on them half way through the school year
- Reflect on them at the end of the year
Students will begin the content areas of their ePortfolio during the first unit of each

subject and will continue to add to each content area throughout the school year. The following
content areas will be on the students ePortfolio:
2. Content areas on ePortfolio:
viii.
Science
ix.
Math
x.
Writing
xi.
Social Studies
xii.
Computer
xiii.
Reading
xiv. Music
Students will add something to each content area for every lesson that they complete. Lessons
will have major assignments that students will be required to submit to their ePortfolio. The
continuation of the ePortfolio throughout the school year will allow students to see how their
work progresses throughout the school year.
In order to create their ePortfolios, students will need access to laptops, video cameras,
scanners, and cameras in order to upload their work to their portfolio. Students will also need
access to computer applications and the internet to complete assingments on the computer that
will go on their ePortfolio. In order for students to create their ePortfolios, the following links
will be useful as resources for both the teacher and the students:
1. ePortfolio Resources
- https://www.wikispaces.com
- https://www.edmodo.com
- http://edublogs.org

2. Video Resources
- https://animoto.com
- https://www.youtube.com
- http://ed.ted.com
o http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-search-for-other-planets-olivier-guyon
- http://www.slideshare.net
3. Presentation Resources
- https://prezi.com
- http://edu.glogster.com/?ref=com
- http://www.wordle.net
- http://www.timetoast.com
- http://www.livebinders.com
- https://www.diigo.com
4. Mind Map Resources:
- http://popplet.com
- https://www.mindmup.com
- https://bubbl.us
- https://www.mindmeister.com
5. Useful Charts:
- KWL Chart
- Solar System Research Chart

K-W-L Chart
Topic: _____________________________________________________________________
What I Know
What I Want to know
What I Learned

Solar System Research Chart

How many
moons does

What is the
Surface and

Does the planet

have rings?

Please list at
least 3 random

Please draw
a picture of

the planet
have?

Temperature?

Number of rings

facts

the planet

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Jupiter

Sun

Students will be provided with other resources in the classroom, such as useful links regarding
the topics that are currently being studied. Those resources will be presented to students at the

beginning of each unit, and additionally during lessons. Some useful links for students when they
are working on their Solar System section of the ePortfolio are:

Solar System links:

- http://www.kidsastronomy.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120618153338/http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Homew
-

orkHelp/Archive/homework-help-jr-space-solar-system
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/solar-system-sci
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm
http://www.planetsforkids.org
https://www.google.com/earth/index.html

Students ePortfolio work will be graded via the rubric provided below.

ePortfolio Rubric

Introduction
Sections

Student
included all
introduction
sections

Spelling and
Grammar

There are no
spelling and
grammar
issues noted

Proficient
Work was
submitted 2
days late
References
were included,
minor errors
noted
Student has
more than half
of the content
areas
Student has
some of the
introduction
sections with
minor errors
There are a few
spelling and
grammar issues
noted

Navigation

The
navigation
system is well
thought out
and works

The navigation
system
functions well,
but has some
layout issues

Timeliness
Citations &
References
Content
Areas

Exemplary
Work was
submitted on
time
References
were included
& properly
done
Student
included all
content areas

Needs Improvement
Work was submitted more
than 2 days late

Not Evident
Work was not
submitted

Some references were

included, but not properly
formatted

The navigation system is

confusing, some links
missing, and some links
dont work

No
references
were
included
Student did
not include
any content
areas
Student did
not include
any
introduction
sections
There are
more than 10
spelling and
grammar
issues
The
navigation
system is not
present or
does not

Student has less than half

of the content areas
Student has some of the
introduction sections with
major errors
There are five or more
spelling and grammar
issues noted

well

work

Reference List
CPALMS. (N.D.). Browse and Search Standards. Where Educators Go For Bright Ideas. Florida
State University. Retrieved November 12, 2016 from:
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/1718
Lynch, J. (2006, June). K-12 Science Literacy New Hampshire Curriculum Framework. New
Hampshire Curriculum Framework. Retrieved November 12, 2016 from:
http://education.nh.gov/instruction/curriculum/science/documents/framework.pdf