<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Digital Learning Portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital Learning Por]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:59:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Technology in Early Childhood Education Webinar Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I watched a webinar where Caroline Hu Flexer (Khan Academy Kids team lead) hosted a discussion with Sal Khan (Khan Academy founder), Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (Temple University psychology professor and Brookings fellow), and Michelle Kang (NAEYC CEO) about technology's role in early childhood education. Below I break down what I believe to be the key points from this highly engaging discussion. On the question does technology belong in Pre-K? Michelle Kang said that technology is here...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/technology-in-education-webinar-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3e6ed3bf82c08490fd4b9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_98ad3cfa873c4bc4823ccf1cae6437d6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_850,h_486,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NotebookLM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I heard about NotebookLM  and decided to check it out. When I realized that I could feed it a bunch of pdfs and other sources and then ask it to create a podcast to synthesize the information. I realized this could be a great way for me to internalize information that I’m unfamiliar with. In my 5305 class, the professor suggested that we need to be conversant with a litany of Horizon Reports  dating back to the year 2012 up to the present. It’s an exorbitant amount of information...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/notebooklm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1da30d99219d201cd3299</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_7b17dd49e8ad45ba812c3648c1c49bd7~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khan Academy Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past several years my teachers have been using Khan Academy Kids as a resource in their Pre-K classrooms. According to the website, “Kids build foundational skills in early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math - all through interactive learning games and engaging lessons” ( khanacademy.org/kids ). Many of our teachers use it during small group rotations at one of the independent stations. The learning games are engaging and the app renders data for the teacher to check...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/khan-academy-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1cf03535e7bcd269e045c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_dddf96111a72480cb22268533658be7a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Models of Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional classroom layouts are being reimagined to accommodate new technologies and teaching methodologies Reading through Horn and Staker’s Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools  (2014) ,  I found it fascinating to discover how many schools throughout the country have implemented innovative learning models. Some of them are hybrid models that still follow much of the traditional classroom approach, yet they’ve implemented some form of blended learning. For instance, many...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/new-models-of-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3d70ba96d49e56ec099f8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:32:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_6331ce355c5445208c64b009733a53ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crash and Burn]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my very first blog post  I detailed how I would be using Wordpress. I confidently stated that it would be the best for the longterm and that I had experience using it. I even said that in the longterm I didn’t want to have any regrets. And that’s true, I don’t want any regrets, but I already experienced regret within a few weeks. When I went to set up my website on Wordpress.org  I discovered that my school district had blocked Wordpress and Wix . This was frustrating for me since I only...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/crash-and-burn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1c5e0535e7bcd269df65e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_26d73045952042439206337ccd18b10a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ePortfolios:  My Take]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m really motivated by the idea of a portfolio. The whole concept has shifted my perspective on my work. The idea that it will be seen and not shoved back into the annals of my Google Drive changes the way I look at it. I can already see how this is a way to more readily connect my ideas and my research, and treat it as holistic project. “ePortfolios provide learners an opportunity to find their voice, learn how to learn and share what they have learned with each other” (Harapnuik &#38;...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/eportfolios-my-take</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1a576535e7bcd269dc6eb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c8b8b1723c4b4e6a840f8922fe3bfb05.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seesaw:  An Eye Opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[About ten years ago during a training, an instructional coach mentioned an app called Seesaw. I took note and checked it out later. It’s a digital portfolio for students which allows interactions between the student and teacher. It also allows interaction among peers and family members. Visually it looks like a social media platform with a wall where all of the latest posts from the class land at the top of the page. Parents, teachers, and even peers can comment and like posts. Students can...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/seesaw-an-eye-opener</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1a392072d140cb9581791</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_de480427470042f0a0d4aaea2cf7028e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting the ePortfolio Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I heard “eportfolio” I thought, “what in the world is that?” I didn’t know if there was some kind of special software that was going to be provided, but thankfully before classes started I got a chance to view Dr. Harupnuik’s portfolio. And from there I found links to student portfolios. Honestly, there’s no substitute for actually seeing an example of something that otherwise is completely foreign. Once I realized that I was being asked to essentially build a webpage and that I could...]]></description><link>https://wimberlyerich.wixsite.com/digital-learning-por/post/starting-the-eportfolio-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d19d71535e7bcd269db974</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75663d_f21b50824da14d65b938049eeb8b4d46~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erich Wimberly</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>