A question that never grows old for me is, _How are schools today encouraging students to create digital portfolios of their K-12 work?_
It’s a question that came up at every K-12 school district I worked in. Solutions like bulb didn’t really pop up until after I stopped looking for a digital portfolio solution. One of the big challenges for these types of solutions, like bulb, is per user cost. Still, that doesn’t take away from the need for a digital portfolio solution.

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## News from Wakelet
Wakelet, a curation platform, has acquired **bulb**, a digital portfolio solution:

> Education systems are responding to this, by going further than ever to prepare their students for life beyond the classroom – empowering them with digital portfolios. Together with Bulb, we’ll be able to offer even more value to schools and districts looking to maximize student outcomes inside and outside the classroom.”
> Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Lafayette, CO, bulb is the leading digital portfolio provider for districts, schools, and higher education institutions. It is used by 8 of the largest 25 school districts in the USA and 7 out of the largest 10 districts in Texas. bulb has users in all 50 states of the USA and 153 countries worldwide. **(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PlGkmwPF-GIL9P9-QKzRu2C_BwQpPLywNv6hwuiJkKU/edit?usp=sharing)**

## Memories
Back in 2015-2016, or maybe a little after that, I remember meeting with a bulb representative. We sat down at Salsalitos Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio, Tx at a back table in the dimly lit space and chatted about bulb. I remember being a little nervous about the meeting, and nothing came of it.

It’s hard to believe we’re now in 2024, and bulb’s reach has grown to its current size. At the time, I remember thinking about **[Dr. Helen Barrett](https://sites.google.com/view/electronicportfolios/bio)**’s **[work](https://sites.google.com/view/k12eportfolios/home)** regarding electronic portfolios from WAY back when. It’s amazing how far digital portfolios have come, and how easy it is to use a wide variety of solution providers or self-hosted, open source tools to host portfolios.

Partnered with the Wakelet team, I’m sure more amazing things will happen with bulb.

**[Read more](https://www.bulbapp.com/u/exciting-news-bulb-joins-forces-with-wakelet-march-2024)**