Ray Gen, Ed.D.
Loyola Marymount University

 

Introduction to e-Portfolios Technologies

Depending on the type or style of e-Portfolio one wishes to create, there are a number of Microsoft programs that are useful for the production of
e-Portfolios.

PowerPoint -

To create a your own customized slide show....

1. Open the PowerPoint application by clicking the start button on the bottom left. Go to "Programs" and select Microsoft PowerPoint.
2. This is open a title page. Type in the title of your presentation and a subtitle/date/your name  (or just your name).
3. Click on the toolbar above "Insert" and then "New Slide" - slide options will appear - select one. I recommend "Text and Content Layouts" which combine images and text.
4. Type a slide title, text, and insert a picture, graph, table, movie, or whatever you brought.
5. Repeat until you are finished.
6. Frills....
             A.  Use a common slide design background by... click on "Format" and then "Slide Design" - choose a design.
             B.  Use slide transitions... click on "Slide Show" and "Slide Transitions" experiment with different transitions...
             C.  Experiment with other frills under "Slide Show" - these are very powerful tools. (Animate text and objects; use
                   Action Buttons; etc.)
             D.  Write notes for yourself when you present your show to the class. Place your cursor in the text box below the slide and type your
                   speakers notes.
             E.  Add music or video.
             F.  Insert you voice.

For PowerPoint tutorials please see Florida Gulf Coast Tutorial
see also Internet4Classrooms tutorial for PowerPoint

FrontPage -

Lesson:  Making your web pages...

1. Create a new folder - name of the folder is your last name - use no spaces and no upper case letters.
2. Open a new page in Microsoft Frontpage.
3. Save your first page and title it  "index" - use no spaces, no upper case and no quotation marks.
4. You will create at least 2 more pages, name them using no spaces and no upper case letters.
5. All pictures, graphs, art, etc. must first be saved into your folder before you insert it into your web pages.
5. Choose a template design if you wish.
6. Insert a table into one of your pages.
7. Link all your pages together - use a common navigation scheme.
8. Create links to external pages.
IMPORTANT: everything you want on the web MUST be in your folder.

For additional tutorials, please see Florida Gulf Coast University  tutorial for Frontpage
see also Digital Education Network's tutorial

MovieMaker 2

To build a storyboard:

1. Import your photos and video. You'll see your clips in the Collections view.
2. Once you've decided which ones you want to put in your movie, click and drag the clips to the Storyboard in the order in which you'd like them to appear in your final movie
3. To rearrange your clips on the storyboard, just drag and drop them to a different location. :

Edit Your Clips
Trim your clips to get exactly the footage you need.

Add Audio
Import your favorite audio and then drag it to the timeline.

1. In the Taskpane, click on Import audio or music.
2. Navigate to the music track you'd like to add to your movie .
3. Click on Import.
4. The music track will appear in your Collection view.

5.Click on Show Timeline button in the Storyboard section of your screen.

6.Drag your music track to the Audio/Music level of the Timeline.

Save your Movie.

Online Tutorial