TECHNO-PEDAGOGIC

CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
ANALYSIS ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT

Submitted By:
DhanyaUnnikrishnan
Submitted To:Mrs.Anamika
B.S.

TOPIC:-

E-PORTFOLIO ,GOOGLE DOCS SUITE,

ONLINE EDITING IN WIKIPEDIA AND
DIGITAL MAGAZINE EDITING

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INTRODUCTION

E-PORTFOLIO

GOOGLE DOCS SUITE

ONLINE EDITING IN WIKIPEDIA

DIGITAL MAGAZINE EDITING

CONCLUSION

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REFERENCE

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INTRODUCTION
The rapidly evolving technology and media landscape is now
producing an accessible range of new media beyond print and
broadcast. New media includes a range of representations such as
games and stimulations; media rich e-books, comics and info
graphics; mobile computing and augmentedreality ; blogs, social
networks, video chat and other modes of connectivity etc. These new
media are promising to expand and challenge our notions of learning
and literacy.
These new media are also increasingly being used in educational
context that not only span formal K-16 classroom environment but
also informal learning environments. In this assignment, the role of
new medias like Google Docs, digital magazine editing, E-portfolio
in modern educational scenario is explored.

E-Portfolio
An electronic portfolio (also known as e-portfolio, digital
portfolio or online portfolio ) is a collection of electronic evidence
assembled and managed by a user, usually on the web. Such
electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images,
multimedia, blog entries and hyperlink.E-portfolios are both
demonstrations of the users abilities and platforms for self-expression
and if they are online, they can be maintained dynamically over time.
An e-portfolio can be seen as a type of learning record that
provides actual evidence of achievement. Learning records are closely
related to the Learning plan (an online document used to plan
learning, usually over an extended period of time), an emerging tool
that is being used to manage learning by individuals, teams,
organizations etc. To the extent that a Personal Learning Environment
(systems that help learners take control of and manage their own
learning) captures and displays a learning record, it also might be
understood to be an electronic portfolio.
E-portfolios, like traditional portfolios, can facilitate students
reflection on their own learning, leading to more awareness of
learning strategies and needs.
There are three main types of e-portfolio :1)Developmental e-portfolio
A developmental e-portfolio can show the advancement of skill
over a period of time rubrics. The main purpose is to provide an
avenue for communication between student and instructor.
2)Assessment e-portfolio
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An assessment portfolio will demonstrate skills and competence

in a particular domain or area.
3)Showcase e-portfolio
A showcase portfolio highlights stellar work in a specific area, it
is typically shown to potential employers to gain employment. When
it is used for job application, it is sometimes called career portfolio.

Most e-portfolios are a mix of these three main types to create a

hybrid portfolio. Today e-portfolios are gaining popularity in schools,
higher education, Assessment, Accreditation, Recognition of prior
learning (RPL) etc. There are many educational e-portfolio services
like Desire 2 Learn, Digication, E-scape, Elgg, Live Text, MAPS,
Passport, Pebble Pad, R campus, Taskstream etc.

E-portfolio in Education
In education, e-portfolio is a collection of students work that
can advance learning by providing a way for them to organize,
archive and display work. The electronic format helps instructors to
evaluate student portfolios via Internet, CD-ROM, DVD etc.
Electronic portfolios have become popular alternative to paper based
portfolio because they provide the opportunity to review,
communicate and give feedback in an asynchronous manner. In
addition , students are able to reflect on their work, which makes the
experience of creating the e- portfolio meaningful. A student eportfolio may be shared with a prospective employer or used to record
the achievement of programme or course specific learning outcomes.
In education, e-portfolio has six major functions :
1) Document, skill and learning
2) Record and track development with a program
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3) Plan educational program

4) Evaluate and monitor performance
5) Evaluate a course
6) Find a job
In general e-portfolios promote critical thinking and support the
development of technology literacy skills. A teaching e-portfolio is
used to showcase career adjustments. Faculties are encouraged to use
e-portfolios to foster collaborative learning environment where more
competent students can provide feedback to peers. When students are
given opportunity to guide others, it facilitates peer to peer teaching
and learning which leads to deeper understanding of the lesson. Next
generation education e-portfolios like Digication can assist students to
achieve information that is specific to each lesson in a course.
E- portfolios also help students to foster an independent and
autonomous way of thinking . They are in charge of what they are
learning and the choice of where to demonstrate their proficiency.
They are also forced to reflect on what they have learned and how
they plan to improve in future. This helps them to become better
critical thinkers and help them to develop their writing and
multimedia skills.
Today many students are using multimedia such as Face book and
Twitter all informal settings. The e-portfolio on the other hand is a
more formal setting where students must apply their knowledge of
how the web works and the message they want to convey. Many
universities and schools are currently working to make sure the
students are gaining practice and experience with e-portfolio so that
they are able to use them to the best of their ability.

Google Docs Suite

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The Google Docs Suite is a set of productivity tools that include

the ability to create edit, share and collaborate anytime, anywhereusing a computer, tablet or mobile device. Documents, Spreadsheets
and presentations can be assessed and edited offline or online and
shared to one or to many.
The Google Docs Suite : Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and
Drawings, include collaborative online applications for creating,
sharing and publishing in our classroom and on the go. Access, edit
and share content like lesson plans,science projects, class
presentations and quizzes, right from our web browser with no
additional software to install. Real time collaboration in the Google
Docs Suite means that more than one person can work together to
edit, chat, make comments and suggestions and view revision history.
Document owners maintain control of who can view, edit or comment
on the file with sharing permissions ranging from private to public
on the internet.
The Google Docs Suite includes the following :1) Google Docs : Create and format text documents online and
offline.
2) Google Sheets : Create and format spreadsheets online and offline.
3) Google slides : Create and format presentations online and offline.
4) Google forms : Create surveys to collect information and store
data.
5) Google drawings: Create, edit and share images.

The Google Docs Suite also allows for offline capacity on our
computer, tablet or other mobile devices. Synching our files to our
devices make them available for offline editing and to watching
them offline.

Google Docs Sheets, Forms, slides and drawings are all integral
parts of a suite of productivity and creativity apps that require just
a web browser to create, edit and collaborate. It helps students to
work, remain productive and to build important skills they need.
Here is a list of some of the ways that teacher can use Google docs
in their classrooms:1) It can be used to promote group collaboration and creativity by
having students to record their group projects.
2) Teachers can use google docs to keep a track of grades,
attendance, or any other data using Spreadsheet.
3) Students use Google Docs to collaborate on writing
assignments.
4) Teachers can facilitate writing as a process by encouraging
students to write in real time and also by providing help and
insight to them using the comments feature.
5) They can also use spreadsheets to create quizzes and tests
online.
6) Teachers can use it to maintain, update and share lessons over
time in a single document.
7) Using spreadsheets, teachers can organize cumulative project
data in a single sheet accessible to any collaborator at any time.
8) Teachers and students can use it to gather research information,
ask for opinions etc.
Google Docs are free and very easy to use. It has a userfriendly interface. It lets users search for items by name, type
and visibility setting, preview docs or files before sharing or
opening them and also offers a chat functionality for
collaborators to use while working on docs.

Online Editing in Wikipedia

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More and more classrooms are now learning, creating,

reading and testing online. In order to keep with our
technologically demanding lifestyles, the traditional classroom
is making way for such innovative tools as wiki. Not only is this
an inexpensive way to manage classrooms, its also a fun way to
engage students in content across the curriculum.
Wiki is an online application that allows users to
contribute to or edit its contents. Essentially, a Wiki is a web
page with an open editing system. According to recent research,
Wikis provide a vehicle for exercising most, if not all, of
Blooms higher order thinking activities.
In many classrooms, the instructor provides most of the
course content. With Wikis, students have an opportunity to
create-together-much of the course content. Online editing
service in Wiki shift students from consumer of knowledge to
creators of knowledge; which is a great way to encourage
students to develop critical thinking skills, to learn from one
another and to improve their ability to work in groups.
Wikis are ideal for group projects that emphasize
collaboration and editing. Some common uses include
1) Mini research projects
2) Collaborative annotated bibliographies where students add
summaries and critiques about course-related readings.
3) Maintaining a collection of links where the instructor and
students can post, comment, group or classify links relevant
to the course.
4) Creating e-portfolios of student work.
5) Building online repository of course documents where
instructors and students can post relevant documents.

Anyone can edit Wikipedia by going to its homepage and

searching for a topic on which they are knowledgable,
reading through article, finding a place where they can
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make contribution and editing by pressing edit this page

link at the top of the page. If they open an account, they
have the ability to edit some articles that Wikipedia locks
from anonymous edits.

Digital Magazine Editing

Although the world of modern magazine publishing
has always been digital, it is constantly being upgraded
and made more efficient. The creation of new forms of
social networks have quickened the process of
collaboration between editors and writers. Digital
magazine editing can be done through various tools.
Microsoft Word, while a simple program,is perhaps the
most vital tool for editing. By using the Track changes
capability, reviewers can make changes to another persons
work, which appears in red. The next user of the document
will then be able to see which user has made the changes
and has the option to accept or reject them. When used
correctly, the function is extremely useful to editors.
These type of digital tools have had an incredible
impact on editing and other aspects of magazine
publishing, with both positive and negative effects. This
type of professional work has become a lot less centralized
and more independent, with most employees using laptops
and working from home. Social networking tools have
been important in allowing individuals to communicate at
any time and from practically any location. In order to
fully utilize digital tools, magazine publishers should
constantly learn how to use themto best of their ability by
improving their skill set.

CONCLUSION
People now have increasing access to new media and
tools in these different settings to develop new educational
materials and representations, communicate with others
and make sense of complex concepts. Exploring the
capabilities of new media enable to support and expand
learning and literacy, however, requires a thorough
understanding of how people construct, consume and learn
with new media. Therefore it is important to know the
importance of new technological applications like eportfolios, Digital Magazine editing, Google Docs etc. in
enhancing the educational quality.

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