Comments on: ePortfolio Mock-Ups http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:42:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Clint http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-457 Clint Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:31:33 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-457 Bandwidth is a huge issue for us as well. We have, by no means, decided on a solution yet. But if we can get a large number of the older students to a point where they can maintain their portfolio independently, then I hope that it can be done at home on their own internet connections rather than on the school's. I would love to hear your initial impressions and eventually how you go with Mahara. I have glimpsed at it but haven't done too much in-depth. It would be great to get a MRISA-esque collection of technology facilitators/coaches/experts together to share ideas and expertise, particularly as it applies to living and working in South East Asia. By the way, your boys played a great final! Bandwidth is a huge issue for us as well. We have, by no means, decided on a solution yet. But if we can get a large number of the older students to a point where they can maintain their portfolio independently, then I hope that it can be done at home on their own internet connections rather than on the school’s.

I would love to hear your initial impressions and eventually how you go with Mahara. I have glimpsed at it but haven’t done too much in-depth.

It would be great to get a MRISA-esque collection of technology facilitators/coaches/experts together to share ideas and expertise, particularly as it applies to living and working in South East Asia. By the way, your boys played a great final!

]]> By: Gary http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-456 Gary Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:17:13 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-456 Interesting. We are looking at the same thing down at the other end of the country in HCMC. We have a small group of teachers that will start by trying out Eportfolio systems in the second semester. We had planned on looking at Sites, Wordpress and Mahara. It looks like we will need to focus only on tools that can be hosted locally as our bandwidth might making working with Sites unpleasant. We will have to keep in touch to see how your exploration goes. Kind of ironic that I am reading this today when I was just at UNIS for MRISSA volleyball a few weeks ago. Interesting. We are looking at the same thing down at the other end of the country in HCMC.
We have a small group of teachers that will start by trying out Eportfolio systems in the second semester. We had planned on looking at Sites, Wordpress and Mahara.

It looks like we will need to focus only on tools that can be hosted locally as our bandwidth might making working with Sites unpleasant. We will have to keep in touch to see how your exploration goes.

Kind of ironic that I am reading this today when I was just at UNIS for MRISSA volleyball a few weeks ago.

]]> By: Clint http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-339 Clint Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:55:37 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-339 <a href="#comment-338" rel="nofollow">@Erin Barrett </a> Thanks for dropping by! Although Google Sites is not blocked here in Hanoi, we do have a connectivity issue: it's just not that fast and only 85% reliable (I just made that number up, but you get the idea). As our 1:1 environment filters throughout the school, portfolios that can be used as learning tools <em>as well as</em> showcases will become more important to us. I'm interested to hear how you define 'interactive' when it comes to portfolios. Is it that the students are able to add/manipulate it themselves, or do you mean something else entirely? Our current discussions haven't really taken into account the little guys but I think VoiceThread and other audio or video-based tools will be very important. I'm thinking Flip video or Web-cam reflections that can then be embedded (by a teacher or aide) would also work well. @Erin Barrett
Thanks for dropping by!

Although Google Sites is not blocked here in Hanoi, we do have a connectivity issue: it’s just not that fast and only 85% reliable (I just made that number up, but you get the idea).

As our 1:1 environment filters throughout the school, portfolios that can be used as learning tools as well as showcases will become more important to us. I’m interested to hear how you define ‘interactive’ when it comes to portfolios. Is it that the students are able to add/manipulate it themselves, or do you mean something else entirely?

Our current discussions haven’t really taken into account the little guys but I think VoiceThread and other audio or video-based tools will be very important. I’m thinking Flip video or Web-cam reflections that can then be embedded (by a teacher or aide) would also work well.

]]> By: Erin Barrett http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-338 Erin Barrett Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:36:08 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-338 Good discussion of alternate tools for eportfolios! I'm Dr. Barrett's daughter. We happen to be in Istanbul, Turkey right now working with a school to "vamp up" their eportfolios. They've been using PowerPoint for a couple years and are looking for ways to make eportfolios more interactive. They've installed WordPress on their own server and the teachers are learning how to use it. One issue we ran into here is that Google Sites is blocked in Turkey. No one seems to know why (or they don't want to talk about it). Google sites was our first choice to use, but since it wasn't possible, WordPress turned out to be the best option for this school. Have you also looked into VoiceThread? It may be a great tool to use with younger students (who don't have the typing skills) because it's not text based, but uses images and audio. I've just started following your tweets...looking forward to more! Good discussion of alternate tools for eportfolios! I’m Dr. Barrett’s daughter. We happen to be in Istanbul, Turkey right now working with a school to “vamp up” their eportfolios. They’ve been using PowerPoint for a couple years and are looking for ways to make eportfolios more interactive.

They’ve installed WordPress on their own server and the teachers are learning how to use it. One issue we ran into here is that Google Sites is blocked in Turkey. No one seems to know why (or they don’t want to talk about it). Google sites was our first choice to use, but since it wasn’t possible, WordPress turned out to be the best option for this school.

Have you also looked into VoiceThread? It may be a great tool to use with younger students (who don’t have the typing skills) because it’s not text based, but uses images and audio.

I’ve just started following your tweets…looking forward to more!

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]]> By: Adrienne http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-332 Adrienne Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:59 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-332 <a href="#comment-331" rel="nofollow">@Clint </a> Yes, I think it does. @Clint
Yes, I think it does.

]]> By: Clint http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-331 Clint Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:55:05 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-331 <a href="#comment-329" rel="nofollow">@Adrienne </a> And that post was what prompted me to mock up that Portfolio site today and write <em>this</em> post! Does that mean I actually prompted myself to write this post??? @Adrienne
And that post was what prompted me to mock up that Portfolio site today and write this post! Does that mean I actually prompted myself to write this post???

]]> By: Adrienne http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/eportfolio-mock-ups/#comment-329 Adrienne Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:37:17 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=246#comment-329 ha! I just wrote a <a href="http://pocketsofchange.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/simple-sites/" rel="nofollow">blog post</a> on the new Google Sites templates. It *was* you <a href="http://twitter.com/amichetti/status/5801391026" rel="nofollow">who was asking</a> about Google Sites! ha! I just wrote a blog post on the new Google Sites templates. It *was* you who was asking about Google Sites!

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