myBlueprint is a Canadian-based online educational planning tool that provides a platform for students to explore and document their academic and vocational interests, eventually creating a step-by-step roadmap to achieve their goals. Students in grades K-6 can use All Aboue Me to reflect on their learning, track their growth, and share their achievements with teachers and parents. For students in Grades 7-12, the Education Planner provides a comprehensive toolbox that supports students making important decisions about their future and is widely used in many Career Education classrooms across the country. This blog post will specifically focus on the portfolio feature of myBlueprint and provide resources for teacher candidates to incorporate this into the classroom.
Portfolio Platform
- FREE access for students, parents, and teachers in school districts that have bought a license
- Personal customization of portfolios with images and banners
- Seamless documentation of learning using a variety of mediums such as picture, video, audio, link, and file.
- Compatible with content from Google Drive, OneDrive, social media platforms, and more
- For each artifact, students can reflect via written post, audio, video, and more
- Reflection & Comments feature for teachers and parents
- Compatible with text-to-speech and speech-to-text softwares (especially useful for students with accessibility needs)
- Organization of multiple portfolios through filters and tags
- Portfolios can be shared as a slideshow presentation with custom privacy settings
With the growing emphasis on digital literacy in education, myBlueprint provides an opportunity for students to build an ePortfolio while still in school. In addition, it allows students to share their work with teachers and parents, thus making the education planning process more collaborative and holistic.
As a teacher, you can review a student’s myBlueprint portfolio during a one-to-one interview. For example, many Grade 12 students complete a Capstone Project as part of their graduation requirement, which entails reflecting on their high school years and collecting projects that speak to their growth and development. With the implementation of myBlueprint, students have an online tool that is easily accessible to track their personal growth over the years. As a potential alternative to collecting paper projects, students can upload multimedia content to their myBlueprint portfolios and showcase their work digitally.
Within a group setting, myBlueprint can also be used for class presentations. This provides an amazing opportunity for students to present themselves in front of their peers and teachers while creating a safe space to showcase individual strengths and interests.
Typically, school districts purchase a myBlueprint license for students, teachers, and parents to access the platform. For examples of how a school district introduces and promotes the use of myBlueprint, please refer to the “galaxy guide to myBlueprint” created by the Langley School District and this web page outlining the use of myBlueprint in Surrey Schools.
This document created by Ms. Lacroix at R.E. Mountain Secondary School provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up a myBlueprint portfolio.
Introduction to Teacher Account
Student Portfolios
platform and is straightforward to use. It allows you and your students to do screenshots, record video/audio clips, embed websites/images and share what you have created with others immediately. Educreations is only available for iPads and web browsers, and basic features are free.