Here are the basic steps for using PBWiki to construct an interactive electronic portfolio.
- Identify how you are going to organize the portfolio. Will it be around the outcomes, goals or standards that you identified in this first step?
- Set up a template for students, if appropriate. NOTE: Any page on this wiki tagged with 'template' will appear as a template when setting up a new page.
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- Create a digital archive of work. Offline, this archive would be on a hard drive, flash drive, iPod or local area network server; online, these files can be stored anywhere on the Internet, as long as each document has a unique URL.
- Use a simple table to list the artifacts, and assign (classify) each one to the outcome/goal/standard that the artifact will demonstrate. See Dr. Barrett's portfolio for an example
- Once these categories are identified, set up a page for each major category PLUS an Introduction page.
- To create the navigation bar (on the upper right) click the SideBar tab, and create links to each page in the portfolio.
- Add the artifacts (upload or through hyperlinks) to the appropriate pages in the portfolio.
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- Write a brief reflection on each artifact (what is the context in which this artifact was developed? Why was it included in the portfolio?).
- You might also write a reflection on each grouping of artifacts (by outcome/goal/standard).
- The Introduction page should contain an overview of the portfolio. It serves as a "letter to the reader" and provides an explanation of the overall goals of the portfolio.
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- Select Share Your Wiki [to invite others by email address be able to provide feedback]
- Teachers and peers can use the feedback features of the software, such as "Edit this page" and comments in PBWiki, to provide feedback on the work posted in the ePortfolio.
- Teachers often provide exemplars for different levels of achievement, and provides a rubric for evaluation.
- The portfolio developer should be given the option of updating the work, based on the feedback and the rubric.
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- Select Wiki Settings -> Backup [creates a copy downloaded to disk]
- Select Portfolios (at the bottom of the screen) - Create PDFs, slideshows, and more