digitalportfolios

=Digital Portfolios/ ePortfolios=

This course is based on the work of Dr [|Helen Barrett], one of the pioneers of digital and eportfolios. The following is an elightening talk Helen gives on the evolution of the digital portfolio since her first work in 1991 to her thoughts on the future of digital portfolios through web tools and social media. media type="youtube" key="ckcSegrwjkA" height="349" width="425"
 * Research & Theory**

Why are you creating a digital or ePortfolio? Is the portfolio created for assessment purposes or as a demonstration of improvements in learning? //(Standards Referenced Assessment is about determining what a student knows and what they can do. It involves gathering a **range** of evidence **over time** in order to make **informed judgements** about student performance in relation to **standards**)//
 * Purpose**
 * 1) Who is the Audience, is multi-user access important?
 * 2) Who is the curator/ creator
 * 3) What will this portfolio show?
 * 4) What timespan will it cover?

According to Dr Helen Barrett creating a good ePortfolio is a combination of //**Process**// and //**Product**//. She suggests the following process for pulling together the right product. 1. Traditional software eg: Powerpoint, Word etc 2. LMS or Intranet eg:, Sharepoint, Moodle etc 3. Web Tools eg:, Blog, Wiki, Google Sites etc Which artefacts and why? Who should select these? Student or teacher? How might the story differ?
 * Process**
 * Which Format?**
 * Artefacts**


 * Knowledge/ Skills Consideration**
 * Image, sound and video optimisation
 * Video editing knowledge
 * Changing the format of video so it will play within an application
 * CD and or DVD creation
 * Embedding local/ web media
 * Taking screenshots or screencasts of content
 * Web storage and sharing options
 * Copyright and Creative Commons
 * Permissions and Privacy
 * Capture Devices: flipcams, ipads, smartphones, IWB screen recorder, HDV Camcorders, microphones etc
 * Digital annotation of work samples

Throughout the portfolio you may consider including assessment rubrics for the worksamples included. As well or alternatively you may assess the complete portfolio if it is student created. [] A generic Rubric for evaluating ePortfolios
 * Evaluation**

[] Dr Helen Barrett's Digital Portfolios [] Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios [] Silvia Tolisano (aka Langwitches) Wrapping my mind around Digital Portfolios blog post [] A Framework for developing ePortfolios [] e-portfolio resources
 * Links**
 * Some Examples**
 * Penn State University brief overiview of why have a portfolio with brief look at some examples []
 * Mr P's Smartboard an example of a blog as learning portfolio []
 * Michael Graffin's Blog as a first year out teacher []
 * eportfolio of Nicola []


 * New Concepts**
 * Portfolios in the Cloud
 * ePortfolio Mash-up
 * Lifetime Learning and links to the formation of a Digital Footprint using Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools

**John & Melanie's Extras from 28th-29th July** We used tiny url [] Another one is Bitly []
 * //URL Shortening//**

We created a collaborative corkboard of our understanding of digital portfolios at [] Also mentioned today was Wall Wisher [] And Lino It [], an online web sticky note service that can be used to post memos, to-do lists, ideas, and photos anywhere on an online web canvas. Also of interest here might be Today's Meet [] which gives a live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to see where you might need to go next. We looked at [|Edmodo] - a student friendly version of something like Facebook
 * //Post-it note software//**
 * Chat and Reflection**

//**Pos****sible** **Containers for e-portfolios**// //**Google sites**// [] are free, easy to set up. The user can decide whether they are public or private At Google Sites there are templates available to use. Here are some of the templates available for portfolios: [] //**Voicethread**// [] could be used. Upload an image or video and comment on it; use digital ink to highlight areas if you want as you talk. //**Acrobat Pro**// is certainly a viable option. Part of the Adobe Acrobat Pro suite - NOT the free Acrobat Reader that we can all download. Acrobat Pro 9 and X were the versions we looked at. Instructions here for v.9 - X so similar. media type="youtube" key="PYQS-b-xFFU" height="244" width="296"
 * Microsoft Onenote**
 * Microsoft PowerPoint as a Multimedia Kiosk**

Melanie mentioned Spell with Flickr [] media type="custom" key="10079433"
 * //Images//**

//**Online Publishing Services**// Issuu [] FlipSnacks []

//**Skills**// The Titan Pad we went to to sign up to skills sessions is **here** >> ZamZar on line video conversion
 * Copyright and Creative Commons
 * Search for anything including "Creative Commons" - like Flickr, Blue Mountains, Sound effects, music, bands like this site
 * Making images smaller to insert into Word/ppt etc
 * Right click > Open with > Microsoft Office Picture Manager > Edit pictures > Resize/compress pictures
 * Making Word and ppts smaller
 * Double Click any picture > In the ribbon at the top, look for Compress pictures > Choose to Compress All pictures for the Web or Screen
 * Using Audacity to record sounds and make them smaller [|click here to download](Tip: be sure to download the LAME Encoder file to enable you to export recording to .mp3 format)
 * save as > .mp3
 * Video editing knowledge
 * Changing the format of video so it will play within an application
 * Any Video Converter free edition
 * CD and or DVD creation
 * Embedding local/ web media
 * Taking screenshots or screencasts of content
 * Use your IWB software if available
 * Use Jing []
 * Web storage and sharing options
 * Permissions and Privacy
 * Capture Devices: flipcams, ipads, smartphones, IWB screen recorder, HDV Camcorders, microphones etc
 * Digital annotation of work samples - adding comments to Word/Acrobat etc

Glogsterallows you to make posters. There's an educational area but more than 50 students it becomes a paid subscription Prezi, "the zooming presentation editor" This one is interesting :) Sitehoover is a type of aggregator where you can store a bunch of websites. Look at this example //**Scanning**// You CAN scan a page of text and turn it into a Word document. Here  is a set of instructions for how to do this here at the AIS on our photocopier, but it will be pretty similar for you at your school (it will vary depending on your version of Office (ie Word 2003 or 2007 or 2010, and your operating system (XP? 2010? etc) Here's how to make a Cloze passage in Word A great list of tools here - look at the last column :)
 * By the way...**

Drop Box is a great tool for transfering huge files that can't be emailed. Anything in the //**Public Folder**// can be shared without login etc [|YouSendit] is another file storage service online (cloud storage) [|Microsoft Live Sky Drive] is another and [|Google Docs] can also be an important file storage site, which will allow you to upload existing documents and sharing them online.
 * Cloud File Storage**

When you create a PowerPoint, don't just Save it to the kids CD or USB etc. Always "Package for CD" (Office Icon > Publish > Package for CD) Here's a file about sound and packaging for CD that might be helpful (zipped - save it and then extract the files) is the one Melanie showed
 * //PowerPoint//**

//**Blogs**// The Epping Heights Public School Yr 3 blog [] Parent consent **//Issuu//** that Melanie showed []

//**Rubrics**// teach-nology.com/ Rubistar rubric host site for education

//**Mind Maps**// Bubbl.us [] SpicyNodes []