Electronic+Portfolios

=**Digital Portfolios**=

First, you need to ask yourself: Exactly what do I want to create and why? The format in which you approach a digital portfolio will vary deeply dependent upon your intended output.

Is the electronic portfolio going to be something that is created over time or created as a final display of student work? Who is the audience for the portfolio? Is the portfolio interactive? Are individuals commenting and holding conversations within the portfolio. Are they discussing and commenting on the content of the portfolio or is the purpose of the portfolio to solicit interaction?

Do you want a blog? A collection of pictures? A narrative? Will you be dealing with a variety of media? Will there be interactions? Will there need to be hierarchy of information? Will there be more than one subject linked into this piece? Does the site need to follow a certain design or is the page free for students to design?

Once you know what you want to do, then we can begin to discuss what tool might be the best for your situation.

Examples of Electronic Portfolios in my classroom: [|Student Examples: Google Sites]

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Resources I have used:

Why did I choose GoogleSites? Easy to use Custom sites for students to build using their own personal flair Image upload Hierarchy of web pages Students are using GoogleSites in other classes and are familiar with the system Comment section Students can access outside of the school Free

What do I not like about GoogleSites? Limited video uploading Limited amount of image-size per page Comment section does not always work

[|Flickr]

What are the experts saying? Dr. Helen Barrett Frequently Asked Questions on E-Portfolio's Her expert opinion on the following: E-portfolio: Blog E-Portfolio: Google E-Portfolio: Website E-Portfolio: Mobile Apps

Free Portfolios and their spec's. Figure out what tool is right for you! (Covering: Wordpress, Edublog, Kidblog, GoogleSites, Digication, Weebly, Yola) Chart

Art Portfolios: Behance DeviantArt Co-workers use: Blogger

Other Free Sites: FolioSpaces Wikispaces

A School's initiative to integrate portfolio's: Resource

Some considerations: Resume Projects Joint Courses Commenting Videos Culminating project for course, grade level, or graduation

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