This week I
explored a several websites for creating my eportfolio. I looked at wiki.com, eportfolio.org,
google.com, and weebly.com. I must say I
had a very difficult time with some of these sites. I was looking for a free
website and some of the eportfolio sites charged a fee for use. Most of them had
interphases that were very construed and were difficult to use. Weebly.com was
the one I eventually chose to create my eportfolio. It seemed to be the most
user friendly for a technology novice like myself. The tabs for each section were very easy to
create, and adding the pages was not difficult at all. The best thing about it was the help button
which provided assistance if you had difficulty using the site. The affordances
offered by this tool were an easy user interface, self-explanatory options, help
was readily available, and last but not least, it was free.
I probably would not have my 2nd
graders create an eportfolio. I feel they are probably a little too young for
such a huge endeavor. However, I do
believe students should be introduced to technology as early as possible. I
think it would be great to have students learn one a new aspect of technology
each year, beginning at kindergarten. Students would be required to create
something using this tool. Each year, the student would learn to use a new tool
and add to their project from the previous year. At the end of their elementary school years (5th
or 6th grade), the student would have an eportfolio of their elementary
school years. Of course, there would be the potential issue of students transferring
to another school, which is why the project would need to be implemented district wide in order to
be successful.
I think an
eportfolio is a tool better suited for high school and college students. It
would be an excellent tool for high school students to display their accomplishments
when applying to colleges. It could also help college students who are applying
for jobs or internships.
The link to
my eportfolio is http://vandaedwards.weebly.com/
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