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CREATING ePORTFOLIO AS A Technology tool

In 21st century instruction where independent learning is encouraged, the


documentation of a personal learning journey is a must. Such documentation can help
the teacher monitor the process and assess the product of learning. Doing this
requires proper organization through a portfolio.

Portfolio are one good means of keeping things in order. In a semester work, a learning portfolio is a
collection of student work that exhibits students’ effort, progress, achievements and competencies
gained during the course.
Even a filer where the documents and evidences are kept. However, nowadays, it is possible to have
online portfolios by creating sites. This is also called the ePortfolio or digital portfolio. This can be used
as a digital archive that can contain the same materials as a physical portfolio but can have more such as
multimedia productions, relevant online links or references, digital stories or video blogs, powerpoint
presentations, photographs and other ICT materials. The ePortfollio can be private or can be published
and shared publicly to stakeholders like parents and friends.

1. Student ePortfolios can evaluate students’ academic progress. They can inform the teacher to
adapt and use instructional strategies when pieces of evidences indicate that they are either learning or
not. In other words the construction of the ePortfolios should start from the beginning and should be an
ongoing process they should not be reviewed only at the end term but navigated around and provided
feedback to let the students know how they are doing.
2. Monitoring students’ progress can be highlighted in a portfolio. It may not only contain finished
products but also several versions on how the students improved their work based on the feedback
provided by mentors. Moreover, portfolios can actually determine whether the students have
transferred what they have learned in new projects or other domains.
3. Portfolios documents students’ learning growth. They actually encourage the students’ sense of
accountability for their own learning process. This may lead them to see that the learning process is
theirs and not anybody else’s. This can make learners reflect from where they have begun to how far
they have developed. When they make decisions on what or what not to include, they get engaged in
the process of creating their own voice in their portfolio.

Creating an Online Portfolio Using a Site


There are many sites that can be used in creating an ePortfolio. One of which is the google site.
If you have a google account, you can start using the available applications. You can also try weebly, or
wix, among others.
Here is a sample of the google site used by a student in creating her ePortfolio.

Step in constructing an ePortfolio


1. Enter your gmail account and look for Sites. If it is the first time that you have done this, you need to
read the directions.
2. You scroll down and read further until you see the icon for Sites.
3. When you click it, it will lead you to another section. This will let you create a site that you can use as
an ePortfolio.
4. Consider a good label or a title for your ePortfolio and prepare the texts, links, multimedia outputs,
images or jpeg files that you want to upload in the pages of the ePortfolio.

Parts of an ePortfolio
Just like a book, the ePortfolio has pages or sections. The organization can follow a chronological
order based on the activities that you go through or you can have a thematic arrangement. Whatever
you choose, it will be a display of your organizational skills.

Home Page
The first section is the Home or your cover page. This is the first thing that your readers will see.
So you need to introduce yourself and the objectives of your ePortfolio. Usually, there are templates
available and each provides sections. You can add personal touches such as images or a change of color
themes.

Pages
The pages that you can add depend on how you would like to organize your ePortfolio. What is
important is that you need to construct your ePortfolio at the start of the class.in the way, you can have
a fresh start as you try to be conscious in documenting the activities and learning that goes with each
session.
When adding pages, click the icon and decide whether it will be parallel to your Home Page or it
will be under it. Just remember that when you have a template, there are particular ways that the pages
have been arranged. So, if you are starting, it would not be detrimental if you conform to the template.

Reflection
A major element in a portfolio whether it is inline or not, is the writing of the reflection. It is
thinking-aloud, a way of documenting what they are thinking. How students are processing the input
and the application of what they have learned into an activity or a project needs to be captured. With
the pencil-and-paper test, the chance to get a piece of their insights or realizations may be nil unless the
teacher requires them to do so. However, with the portfolio, they can show the process of their work.

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