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Regis.edu This website offered a variety of sub-headings to help you get started when creating e-portfolio. The sub-headings consisted of the following: //• What is an e-portfolio?// //• Why use an e-portfolio?// //• Types of e-portfolios?// //• What to include?// //E-portfolios are beginning to replace paper-portfolios, because they offer teachers the opportunity to showcase student achievement, using tools such as the Internet, CD-ROM, video, and animation! E-portfolios can be stored on your computer’s hard drive, server, or jump drive. One of the benefits of creating e-portfolios is that both the teacher and students can access the portfolio. What a great tool to use during an RtI meeting, or parent/teacher conference! (JC).
 * Regis University Electronic Portfolio Project**

** Benefit’s of e-portfolios **

Why e-portfolios//

//E-portfolio’s are not just for students! E-portfolio’s can be used for students, teachers, and institutions! Older students who are more proficient in technology can use e-portfolios as assessments. These assessments can enhance a student’s writing and multi-media skills, as well as showcase their work and skills in all subject areas. One benefit of an e-portfolio is that it can follow a student for several years. If a student has an e-portfolio created in Kindergarten, files, assessment scores, work samples, etc., can be accumulated throughout he/she’s school years, which may be beneficial to show growth in student achievement.// //Teachers can create e-portfolio’s to keep track of their professional development, lesson plans, reflections, and collaboration with colleagues. The author of this article notes that teachers using e-portfolio’s need to consider copyright laws before uploading documents to their e-portfolio.// //Institutions can use e-portfolios to advertise their courses and programs, as well as highlight important information for new or current students. Many professors use e-portfolios to provide examples of mock- interviewing, and teacher taught lesson plans to guide their course instruction. (JC).//

** Simple Steps for Creating an e-portfolio ** **

[|Easy as 1,2,3] **

//Do you ever feel like all you do is shuffle and file student’s papers into various places in your classroom? Are you tired of lugging student files back and forth from school to home? Are you looking for a way to go paperless? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then e-portfolios are just for you! Turn all your student’s papertrails into online documents, which can be accessed from school or home! By using Google Pages portfolio, all you need to do is follow these simple step-by-step directions and reference images to create an e-portfolio, which can live on forever! (JC)//

**Education with Technology**

Disadvantages of e-portfolios

As easy as blogging and setting up e-portfolio’s can be, it is a lot of maintenance to undertake. Staff and faculty members need to be trained how to use e-portfolio’s as well as the student’s, if they are creating their own. All uses of e-portfolios should know the distinct copyright laws, as well as HIPPA. Parents or others who have access at the e-portfolio can be constantly questioning the teacher. And, as we all know, sometimes technology will not work for us when we need it! (JC).


 * A Wonderful Resource

Eduscapes**

//This website is a great reference if you are inquiring the many ways of using e-portfolios. Linked to this site is a tutorial from Dr. Helen Barrett, who partners with Apple Learning Interchange to engage teachers on the development on e-portfolios. There are also links to student and teacher e-portfolio samples. Also available at this site are several e-portfolio articles and websites. Listed below are two of my favorites://

//Barrett’s Electronic Portfolio - @http://www.electronicportfolios.com/// //The Professional Portfolio - @http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4148// //(JC)//