ePortfolios: Common and Free ePortfolio Tools

Common and Free ePortfolio Tools

You can create an ePortfolio by using either or both of these tools. 

WordPress

• Wordpress is a free, open-source content management system that can be used to make websites and blogs. You will be using Wordpress.com to create an ePortfolio of your work throughout college. Get started by reading the directions at Learn Wordpress. 

  Wordpress allows you to create a blog, a static website, or both. The advantages of using Wordpress for your ePortfolio are the ability to:

  • Organize your posts chronologically
  • Tag your posts
  • Create a personal profile
  • Create discreet content areas with varying privacy restrictions
  • Allow readers to subscribe to your content via RSS feeds
  • Post and link to different types of media including videos, images, sound recordings, presentations, text files, and more

Google Sites

• Create a new site
• use the Profile Template
• Easy to build website 
• Limited to 15g of storage (if using a new google account), may need to pay a small monthly feee for additional storage

Weebly (for Education Account) 

• How to use Weebly as an ePortfolio: http://bucks.libguides.com/eportfolio/weebly
  • • Step1: Create a Weebly Account
    • Step 2: Choose a Theme and Create your ePortfolio URL
    • Step 3: Create your ePortfolio Pages
    • Step 4: Add Content to your ePortfolio
    • Step 5: Publish and Share your ePortfolio
     
  • Weebly example for future teachers (Links to an external site.)
  • Weebly example for artists
  • Weebly Example for Math
    
  • Weebly Help Center
    Live training, video tutorials, Q and A

LiveBinders

• http://www.livebinders.com/ Live Binders

LinkedIn 

• How to use LinkedIn as an ePortfolio: http://bucks.libguides.com/eportfolio/linkedin
  • Great for anyone! 
  • LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows you to build a custom page to demonstrate your academic and professional achievements.
  • Permits uploaded documents, pictures,presentations, and links to web content.
  • Bucks alumnae ePortfolio on LinkedIn example: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-catzin-3315292b (Links to an external site.)

Support from ePortfolio providers

• LinkedIn Help Center

  Step-by-step directions for most tasks, forum, and blog

Some of these tools offer a free version with little digital space for projects. A paid version would be required for larger projects to be stored.

Digication- ePortfolio platform.  [ Learned about this from Manhattenville college library]

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  Bulb
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  Digication
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  FreshGrade
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  Google Sites
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  Googlios
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  Livebinders
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  MentorMob
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  Padlet
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  Pathbrite
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  SeeSaw
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  Sprout Learning **
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  Three Ring
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  VisualCV
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  Weebly
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  Wix