1. PORTFOLIO PREP Preparing Notebook/Binder

2. Portfolio Requirements Prepare 3 copies of the portfolio. The portfolio consists of the following: 0 A ½” three-ring binder with clear front cover and sheet protectors 0 Cover page on front of notebook 0 Needs to have name and year at minimum 0 Design is student choice 0 Table of contents with dot leaders and page numbers 0 each page of the portfolio should be properly numbered 0 Start with the first page of the research paper (exclude the title page) 0 Documentation pictures (resized photos) should have a date stamp and be identified by number and have a caption explaining the contents 0 Dividers are acceptable but not required

3. Portfolio Requirements 0 Table of Contents (use appropriate margins and dot leaders) 0 may fill in blank area with picture of project 0 Final copy of revised research paper with the grade rubric sheet (rubric is numbered) 0 Completed project time logs with proper signatures 0 take out blank rows; number pages appropriately 0 The word “WE” should not be part of your project time logs since this is YOUR project 0 Student reflection paper w/title 0 continue proper page numbering 0 The word “WE” should not be in your reflection paper

4. Portfolio Requirements 0 Documentation or illustrations of project work with numbered captions 0 Pictures should have a date stamp (if possible) 0 Pictures should be resized before putting into a Word document (640x480 size) 0 Continue proper page numbering 0 Final TYPED copy of project proposal w/proper signatures 0 Continue proper page numbering 0 Copy of notebook should be given to mentor and 3 rd judge 2 weeks prior to presentation (check deadline dates)

5. Electronic Portfolio 0 Keep all exit related files in an Exit Folder in your school directory 0 Cover page 0 Table of Contents 0 Research paper 0 Title page 0 Complete research paper w/Works Cited page 0 Time Log 0 Reflection paper 0 Project documentation 0 Pictures should be saved in a Word document and properly numbered and captioned (resized to 640x480 BEFORE using in the documentation pages) 0 Project Proposal (PDF format)

6. Instruction Sheets 0 Page Numbering 0 See separate instruction sheet located on I:Shared drive in Exit folder info 0 Dot Leaders 0 With your cursor in the proper position on Table of Contents page, click on Paragraph dialog box launcher (or right-click and choose Paragraph) 0 Choose Tabs (bottom left corner of dialog box) 0 Type 6.5 in the Tab Stop Position box 0 Click right 0 Click dot leaders (#2) 0 Click Set (if you don’t click this they won’t work) 0 Click OK

7. Instruction Sheets 0 Resizing Photographs 0 Please resize photos before putting into Word documents or into your PowerPoint 0 Photo Sizing 0 Right-click on photo and choose Microsoft Office 2010 (could be Microsoft Photo Editor in older versions) 0 Choose Edit Pictures on the tool bar 0 Choose Resize in the menu to the right 0 Click Predefined width and height 0 Choose Web large (640x480 px) 0 Click OK 0 Rename your saved picture to indicate content 0 Save into a folder that holds only resized pictures you want to use in portfolio

8. PORTFOLIO PREP