Digital portfolios help students document their growth, reflect on their learning, and share their progress over time. The tools below work across all grade levels (K-20) and across all disciplines.
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Ideal for: PreK-8 | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Free level; school/district plans available
Student-friendly portfolios with voice, video, drawings and family access. Easy teacher feedback and learning schedules. Teachers can assign activities, track growth, and share student progress with parents securely.
SpacesEDU
Ideal for: Grades 6-12 and Higher Education | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Free base; advanced district features available
Competency and standards aligned portfolios with goal setting, evidence upload and teacher/peer feedback. SpacesEDU supports reflection prompts, goal tracking, and communication with parents, making it a modern and effective replacement for traditional workbooks.
Google Sites
Ideal for: College-college | Platform: Internet | Price: Included with Google Workspace for Education
Simple site-style portfolios that integrate Docs, Slides and Drive files; easy to post privately or publicly. Often used for capstone or teaching portfolios, it integrates well with Google Classroom and requires no design experience.
Microsoft OneNote Classroom Notebook
Ideal for: All levels, including secondary/higher education | Platform: Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Price: Included with Microsoft 365 Education
Process portfolios with sections for each student, content libraries and collaboration spaces; supports ink, audio, files and comments. It is effective for digital journaling and iterative thinking across multiple topics and terms.
Canva for education
Ideal for: 5th grade – middle school | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Free for eligible students in grades K-12; higher education options available
Students design polished portfolio pages, CVs and presentations with templates; easy sharing and exporting. Canva supports collaboration, comments, and media uploads, allowing visual and academic work to coexist seamlessly.
Book creator
Ideal for: K-8 (moving toward creative classes) | Platform: Web, iPad | Price: Free level; paid upgrades
Multimedia “book” portfolios blending text, images, audio and video, perfect for storytelling and project collections. Teachers can organize classroom libraries and encourage peer feedback in a safe, moderated digital space.
Concept (Education)
Ideal for: High school and college | Platform: Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Price: Free Plus plan for students/teachers; organization plans available
Flexible workspace for artifact curation, reflection, goal tracking, and public portfolio pages. Notion is excellent for self-directed learners managing independent research, project-based courses, or evidence of professional growth.
Alarm clock
Ideal for: All levels | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Free
Organize links, media, and files into collections with written reflections, useful for research and presentation portfolios. Teachers can create templates that allow students to collect work samples, quotes, and media artifacts in one place.
Paddled
Ideal for: K-12 and Early College | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Free level; class/school plans available
Visual boards to collect artifacts, reflections, and peer feedback; quick to set up for class-wide portfolios. Ideal for visual learners and quick thinking activities, allowing teachers to moderate and comment on submissions.
Google Class + Drive
Ideal for: All levels using Google Workspace | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Included with Google Workspace for Education
Organize artifacts over time via assignments and Drive folders; Students can compile their work in Google Sites for final portfolios. Teachers can track skill development, attach assessment rubrics, and guide thinking using shared templates.
Electronic portfolios on canvas
Ideal for: Secondary and higher education using Canvas LMS | Platform: Internet | Price: Included with canvas
Students create ePortfolios (aka Folio) to collect lessons and experiences; supports sharing beyond the LMS. Many universities use Canvas portfolios for capstones, internships, and program-wide assessment of learning outcomes.
Adobe Express for Education
Ideal for: College-college | Platform: Web, iOS, Android | Price: Free K-12 licenses; Additional Creative Cloud options
Create portfolio pages and multimedia stories with templates; publish or export for storefronts and apps. Students can integrate video, audio, and text to create professional-looking creative portfolios that demonstrate their digital knowledge.
