Are E-Portfolios really useful?

Over the years I have tried creating a variety of portfolios. I usually take an updated portfolio to education job interviews. I like having my work in front of me when talking with potential employers. Some of the portfolios I have worked with were E-Portfolio and I was able to share my work with others. I tried creating a portfolio with live text but I had a lot of issues. I am now working with portfoliogen to create a portfolio webpage for my EDH Class.

 

According to The University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (2009) it is important that a portfolio is creative, organized, comprehensive, structured, representative, and selective. It should have a good collection of teaching ability evidence. The portfolio I created to take with me has:

Table of Contents page

Introduction which contains an update resume and my certificates

Service project experiences

A variety of lesson plans I created

My educational philosophy

Article reviews

PowerPoint projects

On my new E-Portfolio I will have an update resume, a cover letter, and my educational philosophy. By creating an E-Portfolio I hope to communicate online to new prospective employers my strengths, progress, and personal teaching style.

What do you think about using E-portfolio for job interviews? What type do you use?

 

References

UCAT. (2009). What is a portfolio? The University Center for the Advancement of Teaching - The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://ucat.osu.edu/teaching_portfolio/teaching_port.html

Can You Hear Me Now?

 I have to admit one of my favorite forms of new technology is digital audio. I love being able to add music or narration to digital stories. I also love listening and watching things on youtube. I have been looking for classes that teach and work with audio technology and I having been unable to find one I like.
 Since I haven't been able to find classes specifically for audio, I check out different tutorials.

I found this site to be very informative in regards to digital Audio.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorial_basics_1.html 
 
This Youtube video really gives good instructions on how to use Audacity.

 

I found the best way to add narration to my digital story was to use PowerPoint. It has an easy way to record your voice with a microphone. I would read what I wanted to say and click to go on to the next slide. When you listen back you are able to stop at the point you want to rerecord. Most of the slides I did fine on, but the one I had the concept map on took me quite a few times before it came out the way I liked.

 

This video explains the way to add narration to a PowerPoint presentation.

 

 

 

 Did anyone else add narration to their digital Stories?

 

What types of audio technology do you prefer?

 

 

 

 

 

Example of digital Stories Gone Green

I created this example digital story to help my high school environmental students get an idea of what is expected from them. As you can see I was still unable to embed my story onto this blog. However, I was able to convert it on YouTube and embed it on my wiki. You may view my story @ http://jodielynn.pbworks.com/w/page/60187442/FrontPage

I had a hard time getting the audio narration to work with slide share so I completed my project using PowerPoint. I actually like working with PowerPoint’s transitions better than slide shares. You will notice I have my signature on multiple slides; this is because I took these pictures myself. I would like my students to take pictures, and videos for their project and incorporate digital images from other sites. I think part of the fun and creative aspect is actually going out and taking your own pictures. Please take a look at my stories and let me know what you think !!!