Table of Contents
A Note to Students from the Author ......................................................................
i
Portfolio Builder 2 for PowerPoint: Conventions Used .......................................
iii
Chapter 1 — Portfolio Builder Overview
What is the Portfolio Builder? .........................................................
1
Who can use the Portfolio Builder? ...................................................
2
Why a Portfolio Construction Kit? ...................................................
4
Why use PowerPoint? ......................................................................
4
How to Use Portfolio Builder – A Quick Walkthrough .................... 4
Technical Requirements – Running on a Network ............................ 8
What’s Included on the Portfolio Builder 2 CD-ROM? .................... 8
Cross Platform Use of Portfolio Builder Portfolios ........................ 12
Web-based Portfolios – Save to Web, PDF, Impatica .................... 12
Chapter 2 — Quick Start Instructions for Building a Portfolio
Prepare Your Projects .....................................................................
15
Open the Template ..........................................................................
15
Organize Your Portfolio ..................................................................
16
Build the Main Menu ......................................................................
16
Explore the Drawing Tools – Adding a Button ............................... 17
Create the Student Profile ................................................................
18
Make the Subject Menu ...................................................................
19
Produce the Project Screens ............................................................
19
Importing Projects ...........................................................................
20
Craft a Cover Letter .........................................................................
21
Link the Buttons and Screens ..........................................................
21
Add Transitions and Animations ....................................................
22
Edit the Index of Projects ................................................................
23
Create a Showcase Screen ...............................................................
24
Create a Title Screen with WordArt ................................................
24
Test Your Portfolio .........................................................................
24
Chapter 3 — List of Templates and Descriptions
Template Styles ...............................................................................
27
Elementary Templates .....................................................................
27
Secondary Templates ......................................................................
28
Special Purpose Templates ..............................................................
29
College Templates ...........................................................................
30
Teacher Templates ...........................................................................
31
Tutorial Portfolio .............................................................................
31
Chapter 4 — Background Information on Portfolios
What is a Portfolio? .........................................................................
33
Why Use Portfolios? .......................................................................
34
What’s in a Portfolio? .....................................................................
36
A Good Portfolio is… .....................................................................
37
Why Digital? ...................................................................................
38
5 Steps in Development ..................................................................
39
What Kind of Items Can Be Included? ...........................................
40
What are the Parts of a Portfolio? ....................................................
40
A Note About Confidentiality .........................................................
41
Portfolios and Authentic Assessment .............................................
42
Tying Portfolios to Standards ..........................................................
42
Using Rubrics for Scoring Portfolios ..............................................
42
Self-Evaluation by Students of their Portfolios ...............................
43
The Teacher’s Portfolio ...................................................................
44
The Family’s Role in Portfolio Building .........................................
45
Issues and Challenges for Building Portfolios ................................
45
Examples of Schools Using Portfolios ...........................................
48
Recommended Print Resources on Digital Portfolios ..................... 51
Recommended Web Sites on Digital Portfolios .............................. 52
Chapter 5 — Tips on working with Portfolio Builder ..........................................
57
Chapter 6 — Tips on Building Portfolios
Five Steps in the Portfolio Process .................................................
67
The Portfolio Building Process – Outlined .....................................
67
Portfolio Building Tips ...................................................................
68
50 Ways to Use Portfolios .............................................................
70
Chapter 7 — Portfolio Builder 2 (and PowerPoint) Tutorial ................................
73
Opening the File .............................................................................
74
Creating the Student Biography ......................................................
81
Crafting a Cover Letter ...................................................................
82
Adding an Action Button to the Slide Master .................................
86
Producing Project Screens ..............................................................
87
Adding Teacher and Viewer Comments and Assessment ............. 89
Linking the Slides ...........................................................................
91
Creating a Showcase Screen ...........................................................
95
Ways to Add Viewer Comments ...................................................
99
Converting the Portfolio Into Web Pages or a PDF File .............. 100
Finishing the Portfolio ..................................................................
101
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