Portfolios are used in many professions; the arts and sales being only two. Typically in schools they are used to house students' work, whether it be exemplary or common work. Portfolios serve as a catalyst for student growth and authentic assessment in language arts. However they can only be an instrument of growth if students can easily locate the portfolio and the important work it contains. An on-going frustration for me as a middle school teacher were students who had "lost" their portfolios. And given the electronic age of writing, that often meant that their files were buried in several locations on one or more computers. I have created an Inspiration Writing Portfolio for students to electronically compile and store their work throughout the year. Download the portfolio from Inspired Learning Community and watch a brief video demonstration on Teacher Tube. Say "good-bye" to frustration and "hello" to organization!

Click on the link below to view the Writing Portfolios video!

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=610ce0f3de8944c37f38