Web Design
and E-Portfolios
(1) Web Design: Constructing
a web page can range from the
simple to the complex. At the most
fundamental
level, students can use a simple word processing tool such as Microsoft
Word to
build a web page. All they need to do is "save as HTML" or "save
as web page." Similarly, using
a
web authoring tool such as Composer tool in Netscape Communicator also
allows
students to create simple web pages.
Other more complex tools, such as Abobe Go Live are designed
specifically for building web pages, and give the user advanced
functionality.
(2)
Electronic Portfolios: E-Portfolios
are a digital collection
of work that shows competency in meeting standards, growth over a time
period,
or can used as an assessment tool. Many
e-portfolios are not unlike traditional portfolios. Students use their
portfolio for compiling artifacts, analyzing their work, and
reflection.
E-Portfolios are a way for students to demonstrate their learning and
communicate to teachers, areas of weakness. E-Portfolios are digital so
students are able to include videos, multimedia projects, and other
digital
artifacts.
Note: Before
publishing any projects on the web, students should be
familiar with how to storyboard a website. Storyboarding the site will
save
valuable time and eliminate frustration when it comes time to produce.
In
addition, you may recall from Week 2 in the File
Management section, there was a special section for maintaining web
files.
Please refer to this section to ensure that you understand the
important
aspects of file management related to web production. Review the Storyboarding tips for information on how to
storyboard a
website. This concept should be
adequately covered in your team’s presentation, should you choose the
web
design technology.
Resources
for Storyboarding
Power
Point
presentation on storyboarding.
What Do We Mean
by a Web
Site Storyboard?
A
website on storyboarding
http://www.clarion.edu/ltc/portfolios/
E-Portfolio Adventures
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/02/2002022101t.htm
An article titled, Creating Online Portfolios Can Help
Students See 'Big Picture,'
Colleges Say by Jeffrey Young
Electronic
Literary and Art Portfolios:
Middle
School
Digital Portfolios:
High School student use the web to
organize their best work, (including teacher's curriculum)
Student
Publication Resources
Cartoons
and Comics:
Elementary school
reviews about kids’ favorite sites
Spaghetti Book
Club:
A site with book reviews written by
elementary school students.
Holocaust
Unit:
illustrates examples of 5th grade student work after completing
a unit on the
Holocaust
PS8 Millennium
Magazine:
An elementary school magazine
written and designed by students
Class
Projects:
Early Elementary School
The
Middle Ages:
7th Grade students report about what
they learned
District-wide
Literary Magazine:
Middle school student artwork, poetry,
personal essays and short stories.
Anti-Drug
Campaign:
Middle School students created
animated illustrations to educate others about smoking and drug use
Midlink
Magazine -
Encourage your students to publish their
work in a magazine by kids for kid’s ages 8-18. Each issue features a
special
topic such as Black History Month, Halloween or Haiku.
Recycling
Club:
Produced by high school students participating in an after-school club
focusing
on recycling.