English Grant

Web-based E-Portfolio Pilot

With a grant from the LFHS Foundation, the English Department is piloting a new tool to enhance the “writing workshop” and the writing process. The software is called Pupil Profile,
an e-portfolio software package that supports high school writers in much the same way they will experience writing in college.

As students continue to work on a piece, they “save” their progress on their portfolio. The e-portfolio is an author web page. Students personalize their page with pictures and biography. As students progress on a piece they load their drafts onto the page as well as the conferencing results from their peers and teacher. Conferencing forms in .pdf format may be made available on the district website so students can extend the review process outside of the classroom. The e-portfolio software also offers a journal  utility to facilitate the planning process of a piece, to document thoughts during a reading assignment, or just to save the author’s ideas and
reflections for future use.

 E-portfolios elevate the process of writing. A student puts more effort  into the writing process when the end result is a professional-looking, publication-ready product.