Preparing Portfolios

As technologies become more common in classrooms, teachers are beginning to require that students prepare portfolios as one way of showing work that the student has done. Often, these portfolios are prepared using technologies. Since portfolios are relatively new concepts in many schools, as a parent you may have questions such as:

1. What is a portfolio?
2. What is an electronic portfolio?
3. What kinds of things should my child include in a portfolio?
4. Where can I see some examples of portfolios?

Select a question above to learn more about preparing portfolios. Use the navigation to the left to learn about other technologies.

What is an electronic portfolio?

Electronic portfolios are selective and purposeful collections of student work made available on the WWW. Portfolios focus on the students' reflections on their own work. They are records of learning, growth, and change. They provide meaningful documentation of students' abilities. Electronic portfolios provide information to students, parents, teachers, and members of the community about what students have learned or are able to do. They represent a learning history.

• This page describes electronic portfolios for teachers, students, and lifelong learners.
  http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic82.htm
  
  
• The ERIC system provides many articles and items about electronic portfolios.
  ERIC search for items on "electronic portfolios" (results will vary)
  
  
• Education World provides another good overview of electronic portfolios at:
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech111.shtml
  
  
• Here's a good reading list (from a University of Vermont class) for learning more about electronic portfolios:
  http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/faculty/epreadingfac.html
  

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