Okay, I am finishing up my last few weeks of student teaching now and will be done in four weeks. I have been collecting "artifacts" for inclusion in my teaching portfolio for a couple of years now. The portfolio is required by my university, with multiple pages of directions (set in tiny font) that lay out what needs to be included.
For the first time ever, the portfolio needs to be electronic. My university liaison/supervisor does not have much experience in creating an electronic version, and her advice has been less than helpful. My fellow student teachers are as lost as I am. My mentor teacher has no idea what I am talking about.
I have a good idea of what needs to be included. Where I am having problems is finding a site that is easy to navigate and is user friendly in general. The liaison from last year advised we use Google sites, but I hate it with a passion. I have had to use Google sites many times over the past two or three years for course work and I just hate it. The current liaison recommended Livebinders, but I can't seem to navigate it to save my freaking life.
I stumbled upon Weebly, but I don't think I am technologically advanced enough to actually use it. I am getting so frustrated at this point. I have done some great work in the past couple of years, and yet I can't seem to find a comfortable fit regarding a site to build my portfolio in/on.
Does anyone know of a hosting site that is easy to navigate and user friendly on the creation end? And if anyone would like to share the link to their on-line portfolio, please do so!
Several options are mentioned on Richard Byrne's blog Free Technology for Teachers. Here's his link on PortfolioGen: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/201...l#.URB5gI479S8. If the link doesn't work, go to http://www.freetech4teachers.com and search freetech4teachers.com for "portfolio": he's had several other options up in the last year or so.
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Bear in mind also that, if your university liaison has no idea how to help you, it probably suffices to have SOMEthing up on line - so get the essentials up there as links, but don't worry so much about making the portfolio flashy.
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Thank you! I have bookmarked the website and will start exploring it tomorrow, when I no longer have smoke coming out of my ears and my blood pressure has risen to the point where it feels like my eyes will pop.
I wish I could just stick up something somewhere and call it good. But the longest section in my university's student teaching handbook is the expectations for the portfolio. It is just my bad luck to have a liaison that doesn't seem to have much experience with e-portfolios and has no guidance to offer, other than the mention of Livebinders months ago.
I have heard that some students in my program have actually hired IT majors to design their own websites, and showcase their portfolio that way. My frustration level at this point has now reached a level where I understand the reasoning behind doing that.
Sheilah
DressageLady, would you mind sharing with me, here or via PM, the requirements for your portfolio? I've been trying to decide what to include in my own since I finished student teaching a few weeks ago.
Okay, I am finishing up my last few weeks of student teaching now and will be done in four weeks. I have been collecting "artifacts" for inclusion in my teaching portfolio for a couple of years now. The portfolio is required by my university, with multiple pages of directions (set in tiny font) that lay out what needs to be included.
For the first time ever, the portfolio needs to be electronic. My university liaison/supervisor does not have much experience in creating an electronic version, and her advice has been less than helpful. My fellow student teachers are as lost as I am. My mentor teacher has no idea what I am talking about.
I have a good idea of what needs to be included. Where I am having problems is finding a site that is easy to navigate and is user friendly in general. The liaison from last year advised we use Google sites, but I hate it with a passion. I have had to use Google sites many times over the past two or three years for course work and I just hate it. The current liaison recommended Livebinders, but I can't seem to navigate it to save my freaking life.
I stumbled upon Weebly, but I don't think I am technologically advanced enough to actually use it. I am getting so frustrated at this point. I have done some great work in the past couple of years, and yet I can't seem to find a comfortable fit regarding a site to build my portfolio in/on.
Does anyone know of a hosting site that is easy to navigate and user friendly on the creation end? And if anyone would like to share the link to their on-line portfolio, please do so!
I am grateful for any help offered.
Sheilah
I vote Weebly, it is very user friendly, we even have our students using it .
