Preparing Your Digital Portfolio

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Preparing Your Digital Portfolio

• Ray Bailey
• Camden-Carroll Library
• Learning Technology Lab (LTL)

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Step 1 Understand the Assignment

• Read Standard IX.
• Consult with your instructor.

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Purposes of Your Digital Portfolio

• MAIN PURPOSETo demonstrate that you have met
  Standard IX by utilizing technology in your
  classroom.
• SECONDARY PURPOSE To show to prospective
  employers, to help you land a job (optional?).

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Step 2Develop/Teach Unit Using Technology

• Develop lesson plans other materials that make
  use of two computer-based, and two
  non-computer-based, technologies.
• Document your work (written lesson plans, digital
  pictures, video, etc.)

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Step 3Choose a Format

• Website (FrontPage)?
• Lectora?
• PowerPoint?
• Other?
• I will use PowerPoint 2003 in this
  demonstration

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Step 4Get Organized

• Decide what you want to include.
• Sketch the outline of your presentation.
• Determine internal navigation.

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Step 5 Collect All Existing Materials

• Word files (convert to PDF). Free PDF Maker
  www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/download
  (shows up as a printer)
• Printouts (can be scanned)
• Photos (can be scanned)
• Videos
• Audio/music files?
• Websites
• Any other relevant items

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Photos

• JPG or GIF format is best
• Optimize if possible (Photoshop or Export from MS
  Picture Manager)
• Can be scanned or taken directly from digital
  camera

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Video

• Types of cameras, connectors
• Choose appropriate clip
• Transfer to computer
• Clip and edit
• Keep length under 2 minutes
• WMV format is best (also MPG)
• Avoid MOV format (Quicktime) if possible

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Step 6 Create a Folder

• Put all existing files in this folder.
• Save your main presentation in this same folder.
• Never put spaces or odd characters in file names.
• KEEP ALL FILES IN THIS FOLDER AT ALL TIMES.
• NEVER LINK TO ANY FILE OUTSIDE THIS FOLDER.
• This is the best time to come to the LTL.

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Moving Stuff Around(Coming to the LTL?)

• Always copy-n-paste the ENTIRE FOLDER.
• DO NOT use Save As.
• Jump Drives are great!
• CD-ROMs can work.
• Disks hold little, and are unreliable (always
  make a backup)

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A Picture is Worth

• Sample PortfolioServes to illustrate the format
  and makeup of digital portfolios. Dont feel as
  if you need to copy it exactly.

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The Last StepSaving Your Final Copy

• Must be on CD-R
• Use File--Package for CD
• Opens automatically
• Checks for missing elements
• Includes a PowerPoint viewer
• Make a copy for yourself.

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Getting Help

• PowerPoint Assistance
• http//office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH790
  018081033.aspx
• LTL Website
• www.moreheadstate.edu/library/ltl
• Click on Useful Links
• Click on Help Creating Digital Portfolios

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Learning Technology Lab

• Camden-Carroll Library, Room 305
• Hours
• 9am to 7pm Monday-Thursday
• 9am to 430pm Friday
• Contact
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail ra.bailey_at_moreheadstate.edu
• Website
• www.moreheadstate.edu/library/ltl