Creating ePortfolios

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Creating ePortfolios
What is an ePortfolio?
Why create an ePortfolio?
Who will see my ePortfolio?
Whats in an ePortfolio?
How do I create an ePortfolio?
Getting started
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What is an ePortfolio?

• a digital (computer) record of your achievements
  in school
• contain samples of your best work chosen by you
  ie you control it
• contain your reflections (thoughts) about what
  you are learning

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Why create an ePortfolio?

• celebrate your achievements
• reflect (think about) what you have learned
• identify what you next need to learn
• compare what you can do over time and see how
  youve grown in your thinking and abilities
• demonstrate a wide range of your work

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Who will see my ePortfolio?

• Your audience is
• You
• Teachers
• Parents
• Future employers

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Whats in an ePortfolio?
essays

• project work
• journal extract
• examples of good work
• always include a reflection comment

tests
Photos of you at work
Slide shows
Art work
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Sample Portfolio Reflection Ideas
Whats a reflection?

• I included this because
• __________________________________________

Here are some examples
The most important thing I want you to know about
this item is _____________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_______________________________
I included this because it showed something new I
am learning. It is _______________________________
__________________________________________________
_______________
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How do I create an ePortfolio?

• You could use
• Powerpoint
• MS Word
• Wikispaces
• DropBox
• Kidblog
• We will use Powerpoint because it is simple to
  learn and powerful (you can include videos, sound
  clips, links to your work stored in your folder)

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What does it look like?

• Your ePortfolio can be structured in many ways,
  eg
• By subject
• By the projects you do
• By themes
• By time
• We will use by subject because this is the
  easiest to start with and it keeps your work neat
  and tidy!
• Use the template on the school network.
• This is structured by subject ie you have
  sections for each subject and you choose items to
  show what you do well in each subject.
• See the example Or.. You could use other
  structures

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How do I structure it?

• Structure it by subject
• Use the template on the school network.
• This is structured by subject ie you have
  sections for each subject and you choose items to
  show what you do well in each subject.
• See the example on the next slide.

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By subject
History
Year __
This example is ____________________
I was asked to ___________________________________
__________________________________________________
_______________________
Thumbnail image of the object you have chosen. Is
hyperlinked to the object file or a
representation of the object (eg photo)
What I did well in this task ____________________
______________________ ___________________________
_______________ __________________________________
________
What I would do differently next time
___________ ______________________________________
____________________________________________
I need to learn ___________________ ______________
_________________ _______________________________
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Getting started

• Write a list of examples of your best work
• Tick those that are already in digital format
• ie you have files on the school network or on
  disk
• Put a cross next to those you need to take photos
  of
• Put a diamond next to those you need to scan into
  the computer

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Getting started 2

• Collect your objects and put them in a folder or
  a box
• Create a folder named ePortfolio_yourinitials
• eg ePortfolio_ct
• Take the photos with a digital camera
• Upload the photos to the folder
• Scan the objects that need scanning and save the
  files in the folder

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Getting started 3

• Open the ePortfolios folder on the school network
• Copy the file named ePortfolio_template to your
  folder
• Use the template to create your ePortfolio.

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The first page

• Your own page tell us a little about yourself
• Include a photo of you or something that
  represents you and what you are or would like to
  be
• A table of contents or links to the sections of
  your portfolio appears on the first page

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The next page/slide/screen

• For each object you choose include these
• A description of the task you were set
• The date you completed it
• A description of your object, why you created
  this object and why you chose this object for
  your portfolio
• A reflection describing what you learned by doing
  this task and what you realised you still need to
  learn

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To add a new page

1. Click the link to the subject you want to add an
   entry to
2. Go to the last page for that subject
3. From the menu bar, select InsertDuplicate Slide
4. Add your entry

Picture to be inserted
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C. Taylor, Victorian Secondary College