Q: What is the AP Digital Portfolio?
Q: When will the AP Digital Portfolio be available to teachers? Coordinators?
Q: How do teachers access the AP Digital Portfolio? Students?Q: What is the last day for teachers to access the AP Digital Portfolio? Students?
Q: Is there any possibility of an extension beyond April 30?
Q: What happens if AP Computer Science Principles students are not enrolled in the AP Digital Portfolio?
Q: What is an AP ID number and do my students need it to use the AP Digital Portfolio?
Q: What number can I call for help with the Digital Portfolio?
Q: My student completed the Explore Written section of the PT and uploaded it to the Create Written section. Now she is unable to remove the file and can not upload the file to the Explore Written section because the file has the same name in both Create and Explore. What can be done?
Q: Should students include their name on their submission?
Q: Are students required to use the templates provided by the college board?
Q: What is the AP Digital Portfolio?
The AP Digital Portfolio is a web-based application used to facilitate the process of collecting and transmitting AP Computer Science Principles through-course performance tasks to the AP Reading for scoring. The AP Digital Portfolio contains user roles for teachers, students, and AP Coordinators.
Through the AP Digital Portfolio you can create CSP classes. Information on the AP Digital Portfolio — including how to log in, how to create classrooms, and how to upload and submit performance tasks — is available on the AP Digital Portfolio site.
Q: When will the AP Digital Portfolio be available to teachers?
The AP Digital Portfolio is only available to teachers, students, and Coordinators at schools who are authorized to offer AP Computer Science Principles. Access to the Digital Portfolio is granted after teachers have started the AP Course Audit process.
Q: How do teachers access the AP Digital Portfolio?
Teachers should go to the AP Digital Portfolio and log in using their College Board Professional Account. First time AP Computer Science Principles teachers will receive an access code from the College Board in early September. The AP Digital Portfolio — Teacher User Guide for AP Computer Science Principles provides detailed instruction for teachers using digital portfolio.
Q: How do students access the AP Digital Portfolio?
Students should go to the AP Digital Portfolio and log in using their College Board username and password. Students may have an existing account if they viewed AP scores, or registered for SAT online. Students can request a password reset, or they can create a new account if they do not already have one. The AP Digital Portfolio — Student User Guide for AP Computer Science Principles provides detailed instructions for students using the digital portfolio.
Q: When will the AP Digital Portfolio be available to Coordinators?
Coordinators from schools that offer AP CSP will receive an access code to the AP Digital Portfolio in early 2017.
Coordinators supporting independent study students will be given instructions and access to the AP Digital Portfolio upon request. Contact apcsp@collegeboard.org if you need access.
Visit the Exam Requiring Special Preparation site for information on Coordinator's role with AP CSP.
Q: What is the last day for teachers to access the AP Digital Portfolio?
The last day for teachers to access the AP Digital Portfolio is April 30.
Q: What is the last day for students to access the AP Digital Portfolio?
Students must submit all written performance task assessments as final and enter their AP ID numbers into the Digital Portfolio by April 30. Note: Since April 30th, 2017 is a Sunday, students have until May 1st, 11:59 pm ET to submit performance tasks in the AP Digital Portfolio.
Q: Is there any possibility of an extension beyond April 30?
There is no guarantee of an extension beyond April 30. Teachers should plan their academic calendars allowing for unforeseen circumstances so that students have made final submissions of performance tasks by April 30.
Q: Are students required to use the AP Digital Portfolio in order to take the AP Exam and receive an AP score?
Yes, students are required to enter their information on the AP Digital Portfolio in order to submit their work for both performance tasks and receive an AP score. Their AP ID number entered on the AP Digital Portfolio will link the results of the AP Exam and the scores of the performance tasks. Note that students must upload their work and complete their final submissions on the AP Digital Portfolio by April 30 in order to receive an AP Exam score. Note: Since April 30th, 2017 is a Sunday, students have until May 1st, 11:59 pm ET to submit performance tasks in the AP Digital Portfolio.
Q: What happens if AP Computer Science Principles students are not enrolled in the AP Digital Portfolio?
Students who are not enrolled in the AP Digital Portfolio will not receive an AP score for AP Computer Science Principles because they will not be able to submit through-course performance tasks or take the end-of-course exam in AP Computer Science Principles.
Q: What is an AP ID number and do my students need it to use the AP Digital Portfolio?
An AP ID number is a unique identifier assigned to every AP test-taker in a given administration year and can be found in the AP Student Packs that are delivered to schools in April. AP ID numbers are student specific and not exam specific. If a student is taking multiple AP Exams, they will use the same AP ID number for each exam.
Students must enter an AP ID number into the Digital Portfolio in order for their work to be sent to the College Board. All performance tasks that a student has submitted as final by April 30 will automatically be sent to the College Board for scoring, as long as an AP ID number is associated with the student's digital portfolio account.
Q: What number can I call for help with the Digital Portfolio?
A Teacher Users Guide (and a Student User Guide) is available at: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/computer-science-principles-digital-portfolio-teacher-guide.pdf.
For more information, there is also a recording to the AP Digital Portfolio Webinar.
The phone number to call for assistance is: 877-274-6474.
Q: My student completed the Explore Written section of the PT and uploaded it to the Create Written section. Now she is unable to remove the file and can not upload the file to the Explore Written section because the file has the same name in both Create and Explore. What can be done?
You can return the work to the student to swap out/upload the files correctly. There are instructions on p.16 in AP Digital Portfolio Teacher Guide found at: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/computer-science-principles-digital-portfolio-teacher-guide.pdf.
Q: Should students include their name on their submission?
A: File names and written responses should not include names of students.
Q: Are students required to use the templates provided by the college board?
Q: Where can I find the templates?