How


 * How can you create an e-Portfolio?**

Until just a few years ago, there were few options for a teacher who wanted to create a digital portfolio. The choices mainly consisted of software based products, portfolios created inside of online content management systems (such as Blackboard) or personally created and hosted webpages. While these options still exist many more Web 2.0 options are available to today's educator. Below are several are some categories, descriptions and links to current offerings. While you explore, be sure to think about which tools most closely match your ePortfolio goals.

As you've seen in some of our earlier readings, Dr. Barrett is the guru of e-Portfolios. If you'd like to see MANY different versions of her e-Portfolio using a wide variety of online tools, have a look at her "[|My Portfolio Adventure]" site. You can use Dr. Barrett's samples to help you decide upon the tool which is best matched to your style and goals. Or look at [|Dr. Helen Barrett's Portfolios] (33 different samples)

Here are a couple of "how" articles to support your work: Creating an ePortfolio Guide Creating Professional Portfolios

toc =Where to begin?= Below are the top 3 means for creating your e-Portfolio:


 * 1. Use a web-based, web 2.0 tools** <for IU1's "Build Your ePortfolio (online)" course, we'll use one of these tools
 * 2. Use desktop-based software applications, or**
 * 3. Use commercially produced e-Portfolio programs.**

Examine each, determining which tool is most like the portfolio you'd like to create.

Use Web 2.0 Tools
In the past, the Internet was used mainly as a place to read information (often referred to as Web 1.0). Today, many online tools exist which allow individuals to create content, display it for others to see, and to interact and get feedback on that content. The term now used to describe this "read, write & collaborate web" is "Web 2.0." Often times, Web 2.0 tools are available for free (with some commercial advertising) or at a low cost (to remove advertising). Below are some links to tools you might use to build an e-Portfolio. A fun place to start is with [|Dr. Barrett's ePortfolios with Web 2.0 Tools] page.

**//Wikis//**
Basically online, editable web spaces (which can be edited by multiple users), wikis are a free (or inexpensive way) to quickly craft an e-Portfolio. Several options exist: <for IU1's "Build Your ePortfolio (online)" course, we'll recommend the use of a wiki [|Wiki Walkthrough] Dr. Helen' Barrett's Wikispaces Sample (includes a "how to" page, where you can learn how to build your own wikispaces e-Portfolio) [|Dr. Helen Barrett's PBWiki Sample] (includes a "how to" page, where you can learn how to build your own PBWiki e-Portfolio)
 * 2. Use desktop-based software applications, or**

//**GoogleSites**//
[|Dr. Helen Barrett's GoogleSites Sample]

**//Blogs//**
Basically online linear logs of your thinking, Blogs are more focused on the creator, and lesson collaboration. Like wikis, many free online tools are available: [|Dr. Helen Barrett's WordPress Sample] [|A newer WordPress Sample]

**//Web-Based Applications//**
[|Dr. Barrett's GooglePages Sample] (includes a "how to" page, where you can learn how to build your own GooglePages e-Portfolio) [|Dr. Helen Barrett's Goole Mashup] (includes an explanation and resources for utilizing a variety of Google tools: Docs, Sites, eBlogger, and more!) [|Dr. Barrett's ZohoWriter Sample] (similar to Google and their tools, Zoho has a full line of online tools which can be combined to create your ePortfolio)

**//Other Possibilities//**
Your own website (purchase a domain name) and an utilize a website creation application such as: Frontpage, Dreamweaver, etc. (not part of the scope of the IU1 online ePortfolio course).

Use Software Applications
You can build an a digital portfolio using files, folders, documents, presentations, etc. and burning them to a CD. Below you'll see examples of how to accomplish this.

[|Dr. Barrett's "At a Glance Guides"]

Use Commercial Products
Many companies have created for-fee products to support the creation of ePortfolios. Below are some of the most commonly available ones:

[|Chalk & Wire] [|Live Text] [|Toot] [|FolioLive] [|ePortaro] [|iWebfolio] [|PebblePAD]


 * NOTE: ** * in IU1's "Building Your ePortfolio (online)" course we will focus on online Web 2.0 tools for ePortfolio creation.**