ePortfolio Introduction

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ePortfolio Introduction
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Overview

• What is a portfolio?
• What is the purpose?
• What is included?
• How do I select artifacts?
• What will it look like?
• When is it due?
• When will I get started?

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What is a portfolio?

• Your ePortfolio is a learning portfolio. It shows
  your learning and development over time.
• A portfolio is a powerful tool
• You select the items that are included.
• You have the opportunity to explain why you chose
  each item.
• It also lets you see how you have grown and
  changed over time.
• A portfolio includes multiple items and responses
  to specific questions.

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What is the purpose of your ePortfolio?

• The ePortfolio helps you demonstrate your growth
  on the five 21st Century Skills that will help
  you be successful in the Information Age.
• It can be used to show your range of skills and
  abilities to potential employers and college
  admission representatives.
• It can help you see your growth!

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What is included?

• Any school related item can be included.
• Examples include
• Electronic presentations
• Research reports or papers
• Email communication with a teacher or classmate
  about a project or assignment
• A laboratory report written with a classmate

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What is included?

• You need an example from each of the five themes
• Self-knowledge
• Collaboration and Community
• Communication Processes
• Research and Assessment Tools
• Technology Tools

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What is included?

• You also need a
• Skills Resume
• Personal Education Plan
• Introduction of Self
• Self-Reflective Video
• You will submit an artifact for each of these at
  the beginning of the year and at the end of the
  year.
• Each artifact needs to include a written
  reflection.

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How do I select artifacts?

• Since this is a learning portfolio, any
  school-related and school-appropriate item may be
  selected.
• You should select items that
• Show good work, but not necessarily your best
  work.
• You think you can improve upon.
• You are proud of and want to show off.
• You are able to write a reflection about.
• If you are unsure whether or not an item
  qualifies, consult with classmates or your
  advisor.

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What will it look like?

• Your ePortfolio will be viewable to you, your
  advisor, teachers, and mentor(s).
• The details of each submission will be up to you,
  but everyones portfolio will have the same
  general appearance.

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When is it due?

• There are two submission deadlines
• The first is before the end of the first
  semester.
• The second is before the end of the year.
• You will need to continually add submissions
  throughout each semester as there is a lot of
  work required for each section of the ePortfolio.

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When do I get started?

• NOW!!!
• But first, any questions??