Portfolios

** Electronic Portfolios ** Electronic portfolios act as a record of learning which enables actual learning outcomes to be evidenced within the medium itself. The portfolio can be viewed as a 21st century reflective journal, a work in progress which can be updated and modified easily.  · [|Electronic Portfolio Resources]  This site, created by a professor of education at the University of Vermont, provides links to resources about online portfolios for KS2 students, online portfolios in higher education, selection of portfolio software, and online articles about electronic portfolios. · [|Electronic Portfolios]  This is a summary of what an electronic portfolio is and how to create one, it includes listings of relevant print and online resources. · [|Electronic Portfolios]  This page from Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers explains what electronic portfolios are and how to create them. The site also includes sample portfolios. · [|The Power of Portfolios]  Scholastic Online offers this extract from an article that appeared in the February 1999 issue of //Early Childhood Today.// The article explains the benefits of student portfolios in early childhood education. · [|Using Electronic Portfolios: A Description and Analysis for Implementation in SIGNET Classes at Woodbridge Middle School, Virginia] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This paper describes the portfolio system in general, the differences between paper and electronic portfolios, and the implementation of electronic portfolios. The page also includes a discussion of hardware and software. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|Create Your Own Electronic Portfolio Using Off-the-Shelf Software to Showcase Your Own or Student Work] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Helen Barrett defines what an electronic portfolio is and discusses different software and hardware tools.