DOMA struck down

At least in part... Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that it is unconstitutional for the federal government NOT to recognize same sex marriages performed in states where those are recognized. Yay for correcting government overreach. They did not say that states had to recognize marriages performed in other states... but for today, that's OK. Baby steps. Next we wait to hear about Prop 8 from California. *crossing my fingers *

Online portfolios notes from class

Can be many things:
1. Proof that work was done
2. mentoring tool (evaluate, collaborate, add to & take away)
3. migrate to a career portfolio (digital resume that is dynamic & demonstrates your actual skills & experience)

Goal: online platform that can upload a variety of media that demonstrate student mastery
-- identify a purpose and develop a padlet over the course of the school year that shows purpose
----- single area - good for comparison - creates a platform for discussion

doc app: makes your phone work like a scanner - take a pic and convert to the preferred file and organizes it into a folder  http://docscanhd.ifunplay.com/ (right now for iphone, developing android)

Padlet - www.padlet.com
- drop & drag
- double click & zoom
- keeps track of the order that things are uploaded
- not compatible with every platform, but with most (what it isn't compatible with, it downloads to your computer & you open it that way)
- can handle audio files & video files, also ppt, prezi, pdf, & docs
- single wall, NOT multiple pages
- can get email notifications of modifications
- can make private (varying levels of privacy)
- with an account, can name walls for ease of access (finding)
- works with lots of different browsers
- everything autosaves unless you delete it.
- can be used for collaborative projects

Resources:
California Learning Resources Network - common core