While I have always supported the use/idea of portfolios, admittedly, over the years, I have moved away from using them due to logistical issues such as limited space in the classroom to keep them. Using ePolios would certainly resolve this issue. They certainly provide a "bigger" picture of student progress and achievement versus test scores and that for me is the real benefit.
The most useful piece of information in the article, however, to me was the example of how Eastern High School in Jefferson County Kentucky used student power to implement the ePortfolios schoolwide. I can imagine how this exact model could be implemented at my current school. Although multi-media technology (to a basic extent) is available at the school, based on my experience last year, a very limited number of students actually know how to use it. Also, at one point, the technology teacher sent out an email offering the services of a number of his students, so they could get additional experience. According to him, I was 1 of only 2 teachers to respond to his offer. When I asked my fellow collegues why they didn't take him up on the offer, the response was that they didn't really have anything for them to do.
I'm excited to present the idea of my students using ePortfolios with the support of his multi-media class.
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