If the purpose of a blog is to truly reflect, then here goes!
Eportfolios have really blown my mind this week! There are so many applications that you can
choose from just to get started. After narrowing things down,
you think you have settled on a site such as Google to launch into "Eportfolio
land" and then you have to find your way and navigate around the site you choose
just to be able to add the contents that will be needed! UGH!
I have to admit that my level of frustration right now is
higher than it has been in a while. This
is a totally new concept to me and although I was comfortable in setting up the
blog last week (because I had done it in a class just prior to this one), I
feel like I am late in the game where this is concerned!
" The overarching purpose of portfolios
is to create a sense of personal ownership over one's accomplishments, because
ownership engenders feelings of pride, responsibility, and dedication."
(p.10) - Paris & Ayres.(1994) .
This quote is very encouraging to me at a time in this assignment when I am wondering what in the world am I doing! LOL! I came across this on the Google Site Overview page (https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/overview) and had to include it here!
I see such
importance in actually setting up the Eportfolio and adding meaningful content! When I have a prospective employer look at my
work and my educational philosophy and examples of what I can do in a
classroom, hopefully that will give me an edge over other job applicants who also
want the same library position that I do.
I looked at several examples from students in class who had
already gotten with it and posted links to their sites. I also looked into wikis, weebly, sites on
Google, foliotek, and it is all running together in my brain at the
moment. I really liked the graphic above when thinking about the purpose for my eportfolio and trying to sort it all out. I can see mine as a dual purpose where it is a blending of the two spectrums.
I actually thought I created an Eportfolio on Google since
that is where I store some of my files
on Google Drive, and I use them for Gmail,
to blog, etc. I say that I THOUGHT I
created it because it was there and I was looking at ways to try and add
content and change the look. I had to
shut down the computer and bring it to my daughter’s volleyball practice, and
when I signed into Google again, there was nothing there. I am not sure what I did wrong! Maybe someone somewhere is telling me, “Hey
Gwen! Don’t use Google for your
Eportfolio! Find something else!” I am starting to feel that frustration rise a
little higher as I type this but it also feels good to just “let it out”!
Lo and behold!
I finally figured it out! I have
only just begun to play around with my own site, but the link is as
follows: https://sites.google.com/site/gwenmccluneyseportfolio/
This is going to be a challenge for me that I am facing head on! Bring it on Eportfolios! I gotcha! :)
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