1. Student Electronic Portfolios
School to Careers
Internship Program

2. What is a Portfolio? A Portfolio is…
“…a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the student's efforts, progress, and achievements. …and evidence of student self-reflection.”
Northwest Evaluation Association
Core: Critical Work Place Skills & Educational Technology (NETS)
Standard (CWPS) Students will identify goals and skills learned by evaluating and analyzing the work-based learning experience.
Standard 8(ET) Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making in content learning.

3. A Portfolio is made up of…
Selective and purposeful collections of student work
Records of learning, growth, and change
Meaningful documentation of students’ abilities
Information about what student have learned or are able to do
A learning history
Students’ reflections their own work

4. Traditional vs. Electronic
Traditional Portfolios
Often project based rather than process based
Not easily shared (cumbersome)
Deteriorates over time
Electronic Portfolios
Includes various kinds of media
Text, graphics, video & sound
Has parts that are interconnected through hyperlinks
Uses less space and is portable

5. Reasons for Using ePortfolios
Information is easily stored in a computers hard drive, floppy disk, CD or other means
E-Portfolios enhance computer and technology skills.
Easily shared with others.
E-Portfolios enhance computer and technology skills.
Experienced gained:
Creating
Selecting
Organizing
Editing
Evaluation & Reflection
You have a sense of empowerment by displaying, sharing, and presenting your E-Portfolio to teachers, parents, and the community.

6. Process for Constructing ePortfolios
Decide on areas of assessment and select assessment measures
Rubric
Content and Requirements of E-portfolio
Presentation of E-portfolio
Choose development tools
Word processor, scanner, digital camera, etc.
Prepare to organize the portfolio
File management, storage devices, etc.

7. What? Who? Why?
You create: School drive-students-Stettler-your folder. Now add these two folders
What are they?

8. Process for Constructing ePortfolios
Collect/Select portfolio content
Students collect the material
Create and connect the portfolio
Include:
Title Slide: Name, Year
Table of Contents with hyperlinks to content areas
Content Areas: Bio, Career, Internship, Reflection
Prepare the portfolio for use
Transfer to portable storage device, create shortcuts, etc.
Present and evaluate the portfolio

9. Artifacts to be Considered for Inclusion in an ePortfolio
Writing samples – can be typed on word processor or scanned. Resume, Cover letter, e-journals, reflections
Audio/Video samples - recording the student/mentors speaking aloud
Photo samples – scanned or digital
Work and Skill samples – scanned or computer generated
PowerPoint/Presentation samples - hyperlinked

10. Includes: Name, School, Internship and links to Bio, Specific Career, Internship & Reflection.
Summarize your internship experience.
Reflect on what you have learned in your internship and about your future career.
Address the implications for future learning needed. What adaptations and refinements will you need to make?

11. Remember: A Portfolio without reflections is…
Just a multimedia presentation
A fancy electronic resume
A digital scrapbook

12. Reflection: Three Questions
What?
So What?
Now What?
Van Wagenen and Hibbard (1998)

13. What?
Student summarizes the artifact that documents the experience

14. So What?
Student reflects on what he or she has learned.

15. Now What?
Student addresses the implications for future learning needed and sets forth refinements or adaptations.

16. Basic Equipment for ePortfolios
Computer
Scanner
Digital Camera
Multimedia Software Programs

17. Files Included in an ePortfolio
Text
Displays thinking
Images
Conveys a message without words
Sound
Shows oral communication
Video
Shows presentations and performance

18. Links to Sample ePortfolios
Meg ePortfolio skeleton
Meg ePortfolio finished
Superman ePortfolio

19. ePortfolio Rubric ePortfolio Template

20. Introduction to PowerPoint
PowerPoint Introduction

21. Sources and References