TYPES+OF+EPORTFOLIOS

1. Creating an electronic portfolio can develop teachers' as well as students' multimedia technology skills. The **multimedia development process** usually covers the following stages (Ivers & Barron, 1998):
 * Decide/Assess - determining needs, goals, audience for the presentation
 * Design/Plan - determining content, sequence of the presentation
 * Develop - Gather and organize multimedia materials to include in the presentation
 * Implement - Give the presentation
 * Evaluate - Evaluate the presentation's effectiveness

Each stage of the **portfolio development process** contributes to teachers' professional development and students' lifelong learning: achievement of the standards, as well as the gaps in their development
 * Collection - teachers and students learn to save artifacts that represent the successes (and "growth opportunities") in their day-to-day teaching and learning
 * Selection - teachers and students review and evaluate the artifacts they have saved, and identify those that demonstrate achievement of specific standards (this is where many electronic portfolios stop)
 * Reflection - teachers and students become reflective practitioners, evaluating their own growth over time and their
 * Projection (or Direction) - teachers and students compare their reflections to the standards and performance indicators, and set learning goals for the future. This is the stage that turns portfolio development into professional development and supports lifelong learning.
 * Presentation - teachers and students share their portfolios with their peers. This is the stage where appropriate "public" commitments can be made to encourage collaboration and commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.