Online+Portfolios

Online Portfolios - Jennifer



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 Online portfolios are web-based and stand-alone tools that teachers/students use to create and share their work over an extended period of time. Online portfolios are an example of a summative assessment tool because work can be posted (including images, audio and video files, and written documents) over the continuous grading period and graded as a body of work instead of as an individual assignment. ======

 Online portfolios vary in cost but it is easy to find a web-based, online portfolio provider from a reputable source that is free. The catch here is that you get a limited amount of storage space. If you want additional space, you have to pay for it. Most providers give you an average of 5 gigs of space for free which is equivalent to the following:
 * Activity/Download ||  File Size ||  X* ||
 * 1 email ||  10 KB ||  500,000 ||
 * 1 webpage visit to EVDOinfo.com ||  150 KB ||  33,333 ||
 * 1 Hr of Online Poker ||  2 MB ||  2,560 Hrs ||
 * 1 downloaded song from iTunes || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 4 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 1,250 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 digital photo (point & shoot digital camera) || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 3 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 1,666 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 digital photo (pro / prosumer digital camera) || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 10 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 500 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 typical 3 minute video on YouTube/Google || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 5 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 1,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of 56k audio stream || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 25 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 200 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 typical 5 minute video on iTunes || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 30 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 167 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 typical 45-minute TV show from iTunes || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 200 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 25 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of MagicJack phone call @ 128kb/s || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 56 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 89 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Skype phone call @ 64kb/s || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 28 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 178 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of [|Skype video chat @ 384kb/s] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 169 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 30 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of World of Warcraft online gaming || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 32 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 156 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Netflix Standard Definition stream || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 660 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 7.5 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Netflix High Definition stream || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 1.67 GB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 3 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Full-length (2 hours) movie MPEG4 download || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 1.5 GB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 3 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 entire DVD (MPEG-2) disk image || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 4.5GB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 1 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Hulu Standard Definition stream || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 350 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 14 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Slingbox Standard Definition stream || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 444 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 11 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Ustream Viewing || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 192 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 26 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1hour of Ustream Broadcasting || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 102 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 49 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Xbox/PS3/Wii Online Gaming [Average] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 50 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 100 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 60 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 83 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 iBook download for iPad [Average] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 0.5 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 10,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 episode on ABC Player for iPad [1hr episode] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 183 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 27 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Pandora Radio streaming || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 27 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 185 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of AOL Radio streaming || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 50 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 100 hrs ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 hour of Facetime 2-way video calling on iPhone 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 90 MB || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 55.5 hrs ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Current research shows that online portfolios originally existed as data storage tools but now include access, to wikis, blogs and chat features. In a sense, these types of online portfolios are mash-ups or tools that integrate web applications from different sources (Waters, 2009). Many online portfolios offer access to students and educators even if the organization that originally sponsored the portfolio no longer subscribes. For instance, Epsilen offers lifetime access to its subscribers which allows students to keep their work organized and stored online as long as they need it. This means they can add to their portfolio throughout their college years and into their professional lives.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Online portfolios are a great way to differentiate instruction because they allow the student to show mastery of a subject in a variety of ways. A teacher can assign different projects to demonstrate learning and let the students pick one then put it on their online portfolio where teachers and students can view it and give real time feedback. Online portfolios are also great because they can show students' growth during the school year from basic projects to more complex ones.