Electronic Portfolios

First I will post my link for an example of a good electronic portfolio: http://www.kids-learn.org/class98/

The thing I liked the most about this portfolio, and what I looked for when I was searching, was that this portfolio had a journal done by the teacher. The journal talked about the activity that the students did during the day. The one thing that I did not like was that the journal was not reflective, but she may not have posted that online. She also had links to the online activities that she used in the classroom so that others could use the same activities. Another nice feature is the guestbook link at the bottom of the page. This portfolio was made over 10 years ago, which is amazing because I could not find anything better when searching, yet people are still commenting on it saying how great the site is. It stinks that one cannot comment on specific entries like a blog, but in 1998, I do not know if that was really an option. The two things that I looked for were a journal of events and activities that the students participated in, witht the guestbook being an excellent bonus.

Here is the link for the not so good portfolio: http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/math/it/samplePort/JAMES/Jim's%20Index.htm

For lack of a better word, this is pathetic. This portfolio was for the sole purpose of advertising himself for a job. No where on this site does the teacher show ANY activities that he would use or had used in a classroom. There was no journal to talk about anything that he did. This had absolutely nothing to do with inside the classroom; he had nothing to talk about with regards to students. I think the most important part of the portfolio is to show what one had learned and to show at least a few examples of things that have worked or that one things may work in a classroom.