A digital portfolio is a showcase of a student's work that can be used for various purposes such as employment, parent meetings, and storing classroom achievements. When creating a digital portfolio, materials such as photos and student work should be well organized in folders with clear titles and optimized for web viewing. Digital portfolios can be made using programs like Word or FrontPage by setting formatting options, linking all files together, and hosting the portfolio online or on a school intranet to share with others.

1. Digital Portfolios Angie Simmons Workshop for Launch Day Whangaparaoa ICTPD Cluster 2004

2. What is a Digital Portfolio? A showcase of digital resources A collection of exemplary student work An introduction to a person, outlining their strengths and achievements A CV A digital record of student work

3. How can I use a digital portfolio? In the classroom to showcase important class achievements or events For the employment sector to have an online CV At a parent meeting to showcase individual student achievement In the classroom to store digital resources In the classroom for each child to store ICT learning achievements

4. Organising Material Collect and store digital images in separate folders with recognisable titles for easy retrieval Keep scanned children’s work in a special folder Make sure your digital photos/graphics are digitised for the web Keep word documents simple and to the point.

5. Making a digital portfolio in Word Open Word and set up page properties in page set up Save for the web and give it a good title Format background colour and font colour appropriately Make sure link colours don’t get lost in background

6. Making a digital portfolio in Frontpage Use the Help menu to go through the tutorials if you are unfamiliar with Frontpage Keep all files in one place KISS

7. Making your digital portfolio accessible to others Find a free web host (or pay for one) Place on the Intranet or public folder at your school Show at parent interviews Show at school events School web site Add to other web sites