Guidelines for Developing Your
Electronic Portfolio
An
electronic portfolio is a systematic and purposeful collection of artifacts
that demonstrate, in a computer-retrievable form, the accomplishment of an
individual. To demonstrate your educational
technology Level I competency, you will develop an electronic portfolio that
includes an index that links to eight items: (1) Web sites for
classroom instruction, (2) software evaluation, (3) evaluation of WebQuests,
(4) an electronic grade book, (5) a lesson plan that integrates Word processing
and the Internet, (6) a lesson plan that integrates a multimedia presentation
software, (7) a professional teacher’s Web page, and (8) your reflection on the development of the portfolio.
You may use any software application(s) of your choice to organize and
present your artifacts. However, please
make sure that your portfolio is viewable on the lab computers.
(0) Index
page
The index page should include your name, e-mail address,
and links leading to the eight required items.
(1) Web Sites for Classroom
Instruction
Identify three Web sites you think can be useful in your
teaching. Write a brief summary listing the title
(e.g. “PBS Teacher Source”) of each site and its URL (Web address), and describe (about one paragraph each) how you can
use each site in your teaching.
(2) Software Evaluation
Design a software evaluation form and use the form to
thoroughly evaluate an educational software
program. The form should be about two pages long with
at least 20 evaluation items/questions.
Here is the link to a sample evaluation form:
http://www.teacherinfo.com/ModSoftwareAnalysis/software_evaluation_form.htm
Please be sure to include and answer the following
questions in your evaluation form:
ü
Would you
recommend this program? Why or why not?
ü
What are the
major strengths of the program?
ü
What are the
major weaknesses of the program?
ü
What
is the potential use of the program in a classroom setting?
(3)
WebQuests
The WebQuest concept, developed by Bernie Dodge of
a. Search the Web for WebQuests that might be suitable for
use in your teaching, considering the grade level and subject that you are
interested in. Identify three promising
WebQuests, and write a brief description of what it is about.
Here is a starting place for your search:
http://webquest.org/ (select "Top")
b. Now evaluate your three WebQuests. Critique your
WebQuest from the perspectives of the efficiency expert, affiliator
(cooperative learning), altitudinist (higher level thinking), and technophile.
Please refer to the following page for the definitions of the four roles:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-es.html
Overall, which one of the three is best, and why? Describe how you will use the best WebQuest
in your teaching.
(Your narrative should total about 800 words.)
(4)
Electronic Grade Book
Create a spreadsheet to keep track of grades for a class
of no less than 20 students. You should
include at least ten assessment items in the grade book. Make two printouts, one with formulas and the
other with the results of your calculations.
(5)
Lesson that Integrates Word Processing and the Internet
Please refer to the
(6)
Lesson that Accommodates English Language Learners and Integrates Multimedia
Presentation Software (such as
PowerPoint, HyperStudio, and Keynote)
Please refer to the
(7)
Professional Teacher’s Web page
Create and upload/
copy a Web page to
your CSULB Internet account. The page
should include the following components:
ü
Your
name, e-mail address, and teaching philosophy
ü
At
least two links to lesson plans created
by you
ü
At
least six links to resources for students
ü
At
least one digital photo
ü
At least one table
(8) Reflection
Please
reflect upon and describe what you have learned in the process of developing
this portfolio in terms of computer skills and technology integration. Please also identify at least five areas for
future improvement and include a plan for reaching your goals.