October 22, 2012

Digital PortfoliosPresented By: Emmilu Olson

Dr. Helen Barrett, a retired teacher educator who is internationally known for her research on electronic portfolios in education, describes a portfolio as “a purposeful collection of artifacts (learning/work production with reflection) demonstrating efforts, progress, goal development and achievement over time.”

What is a Portfolio?

One of the first “Portfolios”

What is a Digital Portfolio?

An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually the web. (Includes inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks)

E-portfolios are both demonstrations of the user's abilities and platforms for self-expression.

Blog, Wiki?

A blog is a sort of online journal. It is updated daily or weekly or whenever the author wants to.  A blog is owned by an individual.

A wiki is a platform that anyone can edit or update in real time. A wiki is collectively updated and contributed to by many people around the world.

Examples of Wiki’sWikiSpaces for Educators (free and ad-free)

Google Sites (free and ad-free)

PBWorks

Weebly

Flavors.me

Glogster can be used to add multimedia content to your wiki. (It can serve as your website, or you can embed Glogs into other websites)

MediaWiki

1. Free and open-source, but must be hosted on a server you rent or your school provides

2. Examples:1. WikiPedia2. Storychasers Wiki3. Teaching Children Philosophy

Examples of Digital Portfolio Sites

http://yourprofolio.com -A hosting site for Artists

http://www.eportaro.com/ -Eportaro is the leading, enterprise level electronic portfolio software system

http://evernote.com/ -Blogs, Notes, Photos etc

http://shapehq.com/work/foliozo - Foliozo is a “modern day portfolio” for the iPad

http://www.taskstream.com/pub/e-Portfolios.asp

Digital Wish- Lesson Plans

Digital Photography Lessons

Website creation

College Preparation (cross-curriculum)

Lesson or Unit Plans

Who is using it? ANYONE!

Artist Charlotte Dumas

Authors

Musicians (Flavors.Me)

Companies/Marketing

Teacher and Professional Portfolios (PB Works)

Classroom Portfolio (Google Sites)

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

Schools using Project Based Learning!

Students at New Technology High School in Napa Vally (View Andrea or Max)

Discussion

Describe how a digital portfolio is more versatile then a traditional portfolio.

In an interview, is it better to have a digital portfolio or a traditional portfolio?