Building E-Portfolios Using PowerPoint

Kathleen Montgomery is an Associate Professor in the Education Department at The University of Scranton. She is an elementary education generalist who has taught grades K-8 for sixteen years in the United States as well as in International Schools. She served as the Director of Undergraduate Programs at The University of Scranton and has authored numerous articles and a book on alternative assessment methods, including portfolio assessment. David A. Wiley is a Professor in the Education Department at the University of Scranton in Scranton PA. After teaching science for more than fourteen years, he moved to the University in 1988. He has served as Department Chair for over nine years, is now serving as Certification Officer, and was a co-author of the assessment plan used with teacher candidates at the University of Scranton. His research interests include mathematics and science education, technology education, and teacher effectiveness in the classroom setting. He has authored more than forty articles and three previous books in his areas of expertise. He has presented at the Pennsylvania and the National Science Teachers Associations, at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and meetings of many other organizations. His service agenda is heavy in the area of teacher preparation and working with science teacher professional associations. Dr. Wiley is married, the father of a son and three daughters, and lives in Clarks Summit, PA where, in his spare time, he volunteers with the Clarks Summit Fire Company.

• Part I: Assessment and the Use of Electronic PortfoliosChapter 1: The Foundations for Portfolio DevelopmentIntroductionTerms Used in Portfolio DevelopmentThe Advantages and Disadvantages of Portfolio AssessmentThe Performance-Based MovementReflection: An Integral Part of Portfolio DevelopmentThe Power of PortfoliosSummaryChapter 2: Kinds of Portfolios and Their UsesIntroductionTypes of PortfoliosPlanning for a PortfolioExamples From Purposeful PortfoliosSummaryChapter 3: Using Standards in Portfolio ConstructionIntroductionStandards for TeachersResources for StandardsSummaryChapter 4: Self-Assessment Through ReflectionIntroductionRubrics Can HelpReflection and Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment for TeachersSelf-Assessment Opportunities for StudentsSummaryChapter 5: Presenting the PortfolioIntroductionPresentation SkillsAdditional Resources for Design DecisionsPresenting the Portfolio to OthersPresentation of Teacher PortfoliosPresentations of Student PortfoliosProfessional Development PresentationsSummaryPart II: Using PowerPoint to Author E-PortfoliosChapter 6: Options for Electronic PortfoliosIntroductionWeb-Based E-Portfolio ToolsNon-Web-Based (Local) E-Portfolio ToolsSelecting a Portfolio ToolPowerPoint as an E-Portfolio Development ToolSummaryChapter 7: PowerPoint BasicsIntroductionStart at the BeginningStarting PowerPointSelecting a Slide BackgroundSelection of Font Type and SizeSelecting Slide Views to Accomplish WorkA Word About Copyright LawIs There Fair Use?Adding Clip Art to the PresentationAdding Internet Images to the PresentationAdding Sound to the PresentationAdding Movies to a PresentationAdding Internet or Document Links to the PresentationUsing Action ButtonsShowing the PresentationSummaryChapter 8: Building Nonlinear PowerPoint PortfoliosIntroductionMaking PowerPoint Less Linear by HyperlinkingBuilding a Structure for an Electronic PortfolioEditing Images Using Basic Photoshop Elements CapabilitiesEditing SoundEditing VideoSummaryChapter 9: Tools You Can UseIntroductionCollecting Documents for the PortfolioOf Dots and Pixels: Image SizesScanning Materials for Use as ArtifactsUsing Digital Cameras to Capture ImagesA Few Photography HintsCapturing and Using Digital VideoSaving a Portfolio to MediaBurning a CDSaving Information to a DVDSummaryChapter 10: Special Considerations and OptionsIntroductionPlanning an E-PortfolioWhat Happened? A Guide to Common Technical ErrorsDownloading Required Programs--For FreeDownloading QuickTime--For FreeThe Top Ten ListMoving a PowerPoint Presentation to the WebThe Future: What Promises to Make Electronic Portfolios More Effective?SummaryAppendix: Troubleshooting Your PowerPoint-Based E-Portfolio