"At-a-Glance Guides"

These brief, one-page guides, are developed for using common software tools for creating electronic portfolios. These guides assumes prior knowledge of the particular software package, or access to other training materials. A comprehensive handbook with more detailed instructions and digital video screen recording demonstrations is available on CD-ROM. Permission is granted to educational institutions to print each page for non-profit educational purposes only. All other rights reserved. These files are all in PDF (each approximately 40K).

Creating the Digital Archive - Archive Creation * Digital Conversion

• Digitizing Images for your Electronic Portfolio using Digital Still Cameras
• Digitizing Images for your Electronic Portfolio using a Scanner
• Digitizing Images for your Electronic Portfolio from 35mm Film and Prints
• Editing Digital Images using a Graphics Program
• Digitizing Sound for your Electronic Portfolio
• Importing Music into your Electronic Portfolio
• Digitizing Video for your Electronic Portfolio using a VCR or Regular Camcorder
• Digitizing Video for your Electronic Portfolio using a Digital Video Camera
• Storing your Digital Artifacts

Constructing electronic portfolios

• Electronic Portfolios in Education - Stages of Electronic Portfolio Development
• Create Electronic Portfolios using Microsoft Word
• Cross-Reference Standards and Artifacts using Microsoft Excel
• Present Electronic Portfolios using Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote
• Build Electronic Portfolios using Macintosh OS X and PDF (Adobe Acrobat)
• Build Electronic Portfolios using Windows and PDFMaker (Adobe Acrobat)
• Develop Electronic Portfolios using Netscape Composer or your favorite Web Page Editor
• Collect, organize and publish image-based e-portfolios using Apple’s iPhoto
• Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact using iMovie3

Other resources available online:

• Create Electronic Portfolios using DreamWeaver: (Web Page Editor)
  • http://t3.k12.hi.us/t302-03/tutorials/dw/index.htm
  • http://t3.k12.hi.us/t302-03/assess/portdirections.htm
  • http://t3.k12.hi.us/t302-03/assess/portfoliotut.htm
• Create Electronic Portfolios using eZedia:
  • http://www.ezedia.com/support/resources/showcase/show_teacher_portfolio.html
  • http://www.ezedia.com/support/resources/showcase/show_student_portfolio.html
• Create Electronic Portfolios using HyperStudio
  • http://www.hyperstudio.com/showcase/portfolio.html
• Create Electronic Portfolios using KidPix
  • http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sbeck/electronicportsamples.htm
  • http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sbeck/electronic_portfolios.htm#STEPS%20TO%20FOLLOW
  • http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/Teacher_Res/techres/pdf/software/kidpix_eportfolios.pdf
  • http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/Teacher_Res/techres/software/kpix.htm
• Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact with Microsoft Producer for Powerpoint 2002 (Windows XP)
• Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact with Microsoft MovieMaker2 for Windows XP
  For more detailed instructions: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/northrup/02december02.asp
• Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact with Microsoft Plus! PhotoStory for Windows XP
  For more detailed instructions: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/northrup/03february20.asp
• Create Electronic Portfolios using NoteTaker:
  • http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1001158/Evaluation_of_Student_Work.html
• Help Wanted! (If you have developed detailed information about using these tools, contact me!)
  • Create Electronic Portfolios using AppleWorks
  • Create Electronic Portfolios using Inspiration
  • Create Electronic Portfolios using Kidspiration

Publishing Electronic Portfolios

• Publish Electronic Portfolios on CD-ROM - Macintosh or Windows
• Publish Electronic Portfolios on the Internet
• Publish Electronic Portfolios on Video Tape
• Publish Electronic Portfolios on DVD (under construction)

All Guides in a single printable format (352K)

Sample online portfolios

Developing Rubrics to evaluate electronic portfolios

The Research on Portfolios in Education

Electronic Portfolio Development Process (a more detailed explanation of the process) in PDF

Introduction • Stage 1 • Selecting Software • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

© 2003, Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.
updated May 13, 2005