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| A portfolio | designed to showcase a student’s work that meets a prescribed set of standards and is deemed by the student to be his/her own work |
| electronic portfolio | information can be stored digitally on a computer hard drive or some sort of removable media ( |
| Electronic portfolio2 | easily add sound, pictures, graphics, and even video to an electronic portfolio |
| Traditional portfolio | folders, boxes, or 3-ring binders hold papers, pictures, cassette tapes, and more |
| Traditional portfolio2 | should contain a wide variety of examples of your work. There is usually a concentration of a particular style or technique or medium |
| Collections of work | The simplest form of electronic portfolio and you can use almost any word-processing or layout application you already have |
| Collections of work2 | Accessing the work requires the viewer to have the same software that was used to create the student work |
| Linear | these electronic portfolios are sequential and viewers start with an opening page and progress through a series of pages or slides |
| Interconnected | this is the most flexible format and students can create links to jump to and from pages, sections, and subjects |
| Feedback | viewers of electronic portfolios are encouraged to share their impressions and suggestions regarding student work |
| Feedback2 | can come not only from peers and teachers, but also via email from parents and the community |
