Web-based Portfolios

Using technology to enhance the learning experience for students with varied learning styles is important -- as is creating projects at a LoTi level of 3 or higher. We're going to step away from this today and work at a LoTi level one as we develop an environment to showcase the work you have done this semester.

We will begin to build your website today, you'll continue to add to it throughout the remainder of the semester. This website will allow you to connect all of your course projects together so that you will finish the semester with your own web-based portfolio.

Being able to communicate via the web to parents, co-workers, students, and the community is important -- building this website will help you to begin learning how to create an online presence that can ease you into those communications. As you work on your website -- think about what image you want to project, what ideas you want to get across, and what level of communication you want to have with your audience. View samples from previous semesters to get an idea of how you might organize your work. You also have a checklist to keep you on track with the requirements for the portfolio.

You'll probably want to download the 30-day trial of Dreamweaver and Fireworks so that you can work from home: Download trial There is also an online tutorial that may help you: Dreamweaver tutorial.

Continue working on your Fireworks elements outside of class -- it is due on Tuesday, November 29.

WebQuest Reflection - Part of your WebQuest assignment is 2 reflections and a peer review. These questions comprise the 2nd required reflection. Please open the attached Word document and respond to the questions. Bring a printed copy of your responses to class on Tuesday, November 22.

What's left for the semester?
Tuesday, November 22 - WebQuest reflection due, adding all of your project work into your portfolio, final reflection assignment
Thursday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Tuesday, November 29 - Menu page due, inserting images into your portfolio
Thursday, December 1 - Showcase assignment, Independent portfolio work, uploading your portfolio
Tuesday, December 6 - Class does not meet, UGA follows MWF schedule
Thursday, December 8 - Final reflection due, Portfolio due, End-of-course evaluation, showcase of portfolios

Getting Images Ready for Your Portfolio

Over the next few weeks you will build a portfolio to showcase the work you have done in EDIT 2000. We will begin today by creating a menu page and learn how to edit images for your autobiography page.

We will use Fireworks, a photo editing tool. It allows you to manipulate images and create images for the Web. Don't forget to take a look at some of the portfolio samples from past classes to get some ideas.

You may want to download the 30-day trial of Fireworks and Dreamweaver. It is expected that you work on some of this outside of class. The following places on campus also have Dreamweaver on them: 228 Aderhold, 216 Ramsey Center, and the Student Learning Center.

On Thursday we will begin to create the pages for your portfolio. WebQuests are due Thursday at the beginning of class - you will save an electronic copy of the teacher and student pages to the dropbox. (If you have not completed a peer review or had one completed for your WebQuest - you will need to arrange this on your own before Thursday - see last Thursday's blog posting for additional information).

What's left for the semester?

Thursday, November 17 - WebQuests due, WebQuest reflection assigned, creating your web-based portfolio with Dreamweaver
Tuesday, November 22 - WebQuest reflection due, adding all of your project work into your portfolio, final reflection assignment
Thursday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Tuesday, November 29 - Menu page due, inserting images into your portfolio
Thursday, December 1 - Showcase assignment, Independent portfolio work, uploading your portfolio
Tuesday, December 6 - Class does not meet, UGA follows MWF schedule
Thursday, December 8 - Final reflection due, Portfolio due, End-of-course evaluation, showcase of portfolios