Creating a portfolio is a lot like writing a story. But this time, the protagonist is you or your students. A compelling story and stellar portfolio have a lot in common.
There is a beginning, middle and an end. There are clear delineations of events, times and places. There are pages and chapters and sections. In short, information has been capsuled, compartmentalized and packaged into comprehensible, digestible chunks to move the story forward, one step at a time.
There are many, and no way is necessarily wrong. It is your story and how you tell is completely up to you. Here are some ideas to get started.
Organizing your portfolio by subject area. This may be a great option for showing inter-disciplinary in the work. Students can create a collection for each subject and within that collection, they can organize the projects, reflect and refine and present their work to peers for feedback.
Many tech coaches or educators with a specialized role tend to organize their portfolio by idea or concept. If you have resources for achieving certain standards, teaching certain subjects, etc., organizing your work into collections might be easy. Plus, the sharing options on bulb allow you to select unique audiences for each collection within your portfolio. This is also a good option for students who wish to demonstrate their competency of a particular skill or for educators to document their professional development and credentials.
If you or your student users are already singularly focused on a discipline, simply organizing your portfolio by assignment is a good option.
This is an excellent organization option for younger students who use their portfolios to document their growth and show their progress over time. For educators who teach multiple grades and need to keep their curriculum clearly delineated, organizing collections by grade is the good option.
Whatever approach you decide to take, one of the simplest ways to start is to organize all your content and keep it in bulb. This will make sure your work stays with you throughout your life.
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