teaching portfolio

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Permalink Reply by Durff on March 9, 2010 at 8:16pm

Maybe this site will give you some ideas http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic82.htm be sure to scroll down

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Permalink Reply by Tina Dahlby on March 9, 2010 at 9:51pm

I have just been introduced to the idea of eportfolios myself and found that a website recommended to me, Dr. Helen Barrett's Electronic Porfolio ,to be helpful. I have just begun an eportfolio and have used Google sites. So far, so good.

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Permalink Reply by Zach Vander Veen on March 10, 2010 at 9:24am

I think this is a great idea - if for no other reason that it provides a central location to keep track of one's (developing) professional skills. Plus, you never know when it might help you land your dream job (this is what happened to me - I had an administrator cold click on my online portfolio and subsequently received an invitation to an interview and eventually the job).

Depending on your tech skills, I'd might recommend purchasing a domain name and hosting (this can be super cheap - I go with lunarpages.com for $5 a month) and creating your own website that serves as a portfolio. I definately recommend going with something modern (we educators sometimes have a tendency to design our websites as if it's still 1999) - see something like OSWD for free templates you can tweak.

Another idea is to install wordpress (which has gobs of professional looking templates) and use that as your portfolio. It's fairly easy to upload docs and write pages/post.

As with most things technology, there's a 1/2 dozen ways of doing this!

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Permalink Reply by Diana Byriel on March 12, 2010 at 6:22pm

I appreciate all the helpful responses. These resources are giving me a lot to think about. There is no excuse for killing trees just to update one's portfolio anymore!

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Kerwood on March 14, 2010 at 6:54pm

Thank you for sharing this information. It is exactly what I needed to know, and your site is terrific. I would have hired you, too!

Deborah Kerwood

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Permalink Reply by Jesse Cornell on March 14, 2010 at 7:07pm

Hello all,

I just want to say these are all very helpful ideas for a new teacher. I am in the middle of a career change program to teach middle school. I am quite new to discussion boards and blogging and am realizing there are a wealth of great ideas. Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by David Kapuler on March 15, 2010 at 7:24am

Perhaps Visual CV will work for you.... http://www.visualcv.com/gxrax29

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Permalink Reply by Eric Holshoe on March 15, 2010 at 3:27pm

I recently took an electronic portfolio class. We used Wikispaces. Check out my portfolio. I think you need to sign up for Wikispaces to view the portfolio. It’s free.

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