1. Electronic Portfolios
Juanita Harvin AWAG 2012

2. What the heck is an Electronic Portfolio?
selective and purposeful collection of digital samples of student work
may be created in digital form, scanned from original hand work or photographs, or captured from a digital camera or video camera

3. How can a Electronic Portfolio be developed?
can be used to profile multiple dimensions to form an authentic assessment of students' academic progress
may be kept on a server, a CD, or the internet.
IN THE CLOUD!

4. OLD way…
Traditionally, portfolios have been stored in boxes and three-ring binders.
Although this format works fine for paper and other print-based materials, it misses many other ways of communicating ideas.

5. New Way – New Format!
Over the past decade, many people have found electronic portfolios as an effective way to more clearly present information not only through text, but also through visuals, audio, and video formats

6. New Way!
Documents can be stored on hard drives, Zip disks, or DVD/CD-ROM in many digital formats such as text documents, picture files, web pages, digital video, and presentation files

7. Benefits of Using Electronic Portfolios

8. Electronic Portfolio
Serves as a dynamic record of student progress and achievements
Provides a unique record for the future for students, teachers, parents, and employers

9. Electronic Portfolio
Easy to maintain a large collection of student work
Work can be collected as it is created and presented when needed
Information can be presented in multiple ways

10. Electronic Portfolio Provides a challenging learning opportunity
Can be used for self-reflection, assessment, and evaluation

11. Who is Served by your Electronic Portfolio?

12. What might be included in an Electronic Portfolio?
Multimedia presentation
Class Photo Album
Personal Photo Album
Graphics
Career Map
Math Journal
Video
Index Page
Text
Newsletter
Resume
Journal
Animation
Work Samples
Drawings
Favorite Links
Graphs
News Articles
Photographs
Speech
Sound
Handwriting
Charts
Yearbook Page
Technology Terms
Personnel Actions

13. ACTIVITY!

14. Class Title: ePortfolio
Introduction - Getting control of personal employment history & documentation
Objectives:
o Establish purpose of the Outcome (New Job, Change of Position, Advancement)
o Develop the plan of areas to track in your timeline
o Develop the listing of paperwork you will want to make available in your ePortfolio
o Pros and Cons of ePortfolio: Online vs. Hardcopy
Interactive discussion of the following:
1. What is iCloud
2. Why should you use on on-line portfolio
3. Benefits of an ePortfolio
4. Why people don’t track their life’s path
5. Summary of ePortfolio and university course availability
Go over article -- ePortfolio
 Explain the values
 Principles-of development
 Turning your life into electronics
Identify personal timeline and employment history
• Scanning all HARDCOPIES of employment documents
• Scanning Awards & Certificates
• Scanning Training Accomplishments
• Scanning Job action items (SF-50’s, etc.)
• Scanning prior military or prior job performance apraisals

15. Hands-On Time Scan Personnel files Scan Transcripts Scan Photos
Scan Certificates
Work on a consistent-naming scheme
Start Category Folders

16. WWW Resources Web sites: ACS Employment Readiness www.USAJOBS.gov
Ebis – past employment (Forms)
 connections 
 eNote, Wordpress, MindMeister, livebinders

17. Sample Electronic Portfolios and Other Portfolio Resources

18. Juanita Harvin The Real World…what are you doing? harvinj@gmail.com
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