e-portfolio

One of the final assignments in this class is to create an e-portfolio. Personally, I did not see a point in this as I have already created a hard-copy portfolio and many administrators have told me they do not even look at them. I chose a design for my portfolio early on and left it sitting for many weeks. When I finally got to working on my e-portfolio and learning about them I began to realize that they may actually prove to be useful. Rather than lugging around a binder with a bunch of papers that nobody really cares about, I can highlight some of my best works and information about myself that I would like employer prospects to see. In thinking about the future, I am planning on making business cards so when I graduate they will have my contact information and my e-portfolio address. I have not put a lot of thought into this yet, but I would like to have them accessible in case I meet important administrative people. Back to creating my portfolio,  I have been "almost done" my e-portfolio for a week now and I cannot for the life of me decide what to write in my About Me section, or what I want to say in my Educational Philosophy. Although both of those two things are continuously evolving, I just feel like whatever I say will not be accurate or I'll dislike it when I publish my portfolio.

Anyway, something I really like about e-portfolios is that students could use them to showcase their works during the year. I think this would put a new spin on parent-teacher conferences, but that students could continuously add to them each year. Students would also be able to share their portfolios with family members and friends woh may not live in the same city. With the e-portfolio, anybody could have access to the address if they were given it. Grandparents from around the world could be looking at the things their grandchildren did in a grade 1 class. I think that's pretty cool.  If a student continuously added pieces of work to a portfolio from Kindergarten to grade 12, they could watch their own growth and progression. Portfolios are a good habit to begin and work on often. It is much easier to collect and add documents as you go along rather than frantically at the end. All in all, I think if I had to look through a portfolio I would be more inclined to do so online. 

I have included the link to my e-portfolio. Please remember that it is a work in progress and will continue to change with the increase of experience and knowledge that I gain.

http://jordanaetkin.weebly.com/