Getting+Started

= = **Creating your e-Portfolio** Have you decided you'd like to build an e-Portfolio? How do you get started? Below are some training segments, documentation and videos to help you prepare to use some of the latest Web 2.0 tools for creating your own e-Portfolio.

It is our recommendation that you consider using from these free web 2.0 tools: a) a wiki (the most robust tool) b) a blog (more text based) or c) a GoogleSite. Once you've selected the tool of choice, its up to you to learn how to create your ePortfolio. You can locate text based training documentation, some online video tutorials, or even train yourself by trying out the tool on your own. Have fun!

toc =**Tool Training**=
 * For the IU1 "Build your ePortfolio Course (online)" you will choose one of the tools below ,** and utilize the documentation, videos and/or training options, to learn to use the tool independently. You'll then build your ePortfolio with your chosen tool. Note: many of the video demos below are located on YouTube. You may not be able to watch these training videos from your school computer, as many districts block YouTube.

**Wikis**
(the three top tools used in education): ** <for IU1's "Build Your ePortfolio (online)" course, we recommend you use one of these tools   ** //- this is the tool which your IU1 instructor(s) are most familiar//
 * Wikispaces**: [|video tutorial], and text based help pages or some of the over 451! [|YouTube training videos on using Wikispaces]
 * PBWiki**: [|a video demo], [|archived webinars], and [|text based "getting started"] some of the over 500! [|YouTube training videos on PBWiki]
 * WetPaint**: "[|see how it works]" video, and [|text documentation] or some of the over 360! [|YouTube training videos on WetPaint]

**Blogs**
(most common educational blogging tools): Note: the video demos below are located on YouTube. You may not be able to watch these training videos from your school computer, as many districts block YouTube.
 * Blogger**: [|a video demo] (watch all in the series), [|text based documentation] or some of the 5,240! [|YouTube training videos on Blogger]
 * WordPress**:[| a video demo] (watch all in the series), [|text based documentation] or some of the 1,200! [|YouTube training videos on WordPress]

**GoogleSites**
Dr. Barrett's GoogleApps Training page: http://sites.google.com/site/eportfolios/How-To-Create-ePortfolios-with-GoogleApps GoogleSites: [|video tutorials], and [|text based help pages] or some of the 983! [|YouTube training videos on GoogleSites] (you must have a gmail account to use this tool)
 * an online tool "mashup")** (Zoho is a similar tool, however there are no links to training tools at this time)

=**Video Trainings **   =


(available through [|Atomic Learning] and other instructional providers) Atomic Learning has many training segments. Generally, the site allows you to watch several segments for free. If you like what you see, you can explore purchasing an account to learn more about topics of your choice. A year's subscription generally costs $99 per person. Alternatively, contact your local IU or school district to see if they have purchased seats for Atomic Learning's products which you can make use of. For the IU1 "Build your ePortfolio (online)" course, logins and access codes for Atomic Learning will be available from your instructor.

**Wikis & Blogs**
[|PBWiki] (an online, free, interactive webpage creation tool) [|Wordpress] (a free blogging tool) [|eBlogger] (Google's free blogging tool)

Other Tools
[|eFolio] (a commercial ePortfolio creation product) [|FrontPage] (a webpage software product) [|GoLive CS] (a webpage software product) [|HyperStudio4] (a commercial software product for multimedia on Apple computers) [|iWeb](webpage creation - part of Apple's iLife suite) [|Nvu] (an online webpage creation product)

**Dr. Barrett**
(some text base, some slideshows, some video based) [|Google Applications for ePortfolios] You might also find Dr. Barrett's "[|At a Glance Guides]" to be of benefit in helping you to learn how to digitize your various artifacts.

**Video Samples**
 Searching the Internet for training on the particular tool you are interested will often turn up documentation, and increasingly videos, created to help learners navigate new technologies. Below are some video examples of training in web-based video form that come from YouTube. Continue to search the web for training documentation that matches the e-Portfolio tool you choose. New training examples pop up every day!

a **//Wikispaces//** example:

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//a// **//PBWiki//** Sample: (Be sure to watch the additional segments for more information)

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Here is an example of how an e-portfolio can be made using //**eBlogger**//:

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 NOTE: *** these resources are required reading for IU1's "Building Your ePortfolio (online)" course.