ERIC Number: EJ1168633
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-6434
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Using Google Docs to Enhance the Teacher Work Sample: Building e-Portfolios for Learning and Practice
Journal of Special Education Technology, v33 n1 p54-65 Mar 2018
The use of teaching portfolios in teacher education programs is a widely accepted practice. This article describes how a traditional teacher work sample was transformed using the online platform, Google Docs. The use of online digital portfolios may help to satisfy both the need to evaluate teacher candidates' performance in special education settings and encourage deeper reflection through the use of interactive digital technologies. Equally important, when constructing the Google Doc work sample, teacher candidates learn important instructional technologies by implementing them in authentic settings. The author suggests the implementation of digital portfolios may reinforce best practices in special education.
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Electronic Publishing, Courseware, Teacher Education Programs, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers, Special Education, Student Developed Materials, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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