Building E-Portfolios Using PowerPoint: A Guide for Educators Book

Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Assessment and the Use of Electronic Portfolios
The Foundations for Portfolio Development     3
Introduction     3
Terms Used in Portfolio Development     5
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Portfolio Assessment     8
The Performance-Based Movement     11
Reflection: An Integral Part of Portfolio Development     13
The Power of Portfolios     14
Summary     19
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     19
Kinds of Portfolios and Their Uses     21
Introduction     21
Types of Portfolios     23
Planning for a Portfolio     26
Examples From Purposeful Portfolios     28
Summary     41
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     42
Using Standards in Portfolio Construction     43
Introduction     43
Standards for Teachers     46
Resources for Standards     56
Summary     58
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     59
Self-Assessment Through Reflection     61
Introduction     61
Rubrics Can Help     63
Reflection and Self-Assessment     66
Self-Assessment for Teachers     66
Self-Assessment Opportunities for Students     70
Summary     74
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     74
Presenting the Portfolio     75
Introduction     75
Presentation Skills     76
Additional Resources for Design Decisions     78
Presenting the Portfolio to Others     79
Presentation of Teacher Portfolios     80
Presentation of Student Portfolios     85
Professional Development Presentations     88
Summary     89
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     89
Using PowerPoint to Author E-Portfolios
Options for Electronic Portfolios     93
Introduction     93
Web-Based E-Portfolio Tools     94
Non-Web-Based (Local) E-Portfolio Tools     100
Selecting a Portfolio Tool     104
PowerPoint as an E-Portfolio Development Tool     106
Summary     108
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     108
PowerPoint Basics     109
Introduction     109
Start at the Beginning     110
Starting PowerPoint     111
Selecting a Slide Background     113
Selection of Font Type and Size     116
Selecting Slide Views to Accomplish Work     118
A Word About Copyright Law     126
Is There Fair Use?     126
Adding Clip Art to the Presentation     129
Adding Internet Images to the Presentation     130
Adding Sound to the Presentation     132
Adding Movies to a Presentation     134
Adding Internet or Document Links to the Presentation     135
Using Action Buttons     137
Showing the Presentation     138
Summary     139
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     140
Building Nonlinear PowerPoint Portfolios     141
Introduction     141
Making PowerPoint Less Linear by Hyperlinking     144
Building a Structure for an Electronic Portfolio     147
Editing Images Using Basic Photoshop Elements Capabilities     149
Editing Sound     157
Editing Video     159
Summary     162
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     163
Tools You Can Use     165
Introduction     165
Collecting Documents for the Portfolio     166
Of Dots and Pixels: Image Sizes     168
Scanning Materials for Use as Artifacts     170
Using Digital Cameras to Capture Images     172
A Few Photography Hints     173
Capturing and Using Digital Video     175
Saving a Portfolio to Media     178
Burning a CD     179
Saving Information to a DVD     183
Summary     184
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     185
Special Considerations and Options     187
Introduction     187
Planning an E-Portfolio     188
What Happened? A Guide to Common Technical Errors     191
Downloading Required Programs-for Free     194
Downloading QuickTime-for Free     195
The Top 10 List     197
Moving a PowerPoint Presentation to the Web     198
The Future: What Promises to Make Electronic Portfolios More Effective?     202
Summary     204
Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation     205
Troubleshooting Your PowerPoint-Based E-Portfolio     207
References     209
Index     213
About the Authors     225