What is an e-portfolio?
An e-portfolio is a digital record of a learning journey meant to show growth over a period of time.
An e-portfolio serves multiple purposes:
Reflections: A personal learning journal for reflecting on the value of learning experiences
Collections: A place to organize and store artifacts that could be used to show evidence of your growth as a learner
Presentations: A tool for organizing and storing presentations to show one's learning journey
When will I use this portfolio?
When reflecting on your own learning experiences (on your own or class-directed)
After projects, when considering what artifacts to preserve for possible evidence of learning
When preparing a presentation
During your advisory, for
setting goals
planning for the future
keeping track of grades over longer periods of time
keeping track of credits and course requirements
For possible use as a
graduation requirement
senior project
marketing tool
Use as a resource for
connecting with mentors or internship programs
organizing a resume or portfolio for employment
applying for scholarships
applying to colleges and post-high school programs
How do I make this portfolio my own?
Re-design it however you like (backgrounds, themes, etc)
Replace the generic icon on the front page with a picture of yourself
Add pages (and links to pages) however you see fit
Use it in a way that's most meaningful to you (keep in mind the storage limit)
Use the Reflective journal in a way that's meaningful to you (beyond what teachers do to help you with it)
Expectations: Keep it organised, easy to read, up-to-date, and keep the contents relevant to your learning journey
Who will see this portfolio?
Your site is set to private unless you share a direct link to it
You're the owner. Your advisor is an editor.
The following sections are private for safety reasons, even if you share the links:
Reflections
Photo Journal
Personal Links
In order to share a page set to private, you'd have to add someone as a viewer to the entire site and then change the setting on the private page to include their address for access to that particular page.