E-Portfolio Software

All our first year students create an e-portfolio using Mahara ( server was managed by DIT) - This allows the student to create a portfolio of work throughout their college years. This is particularly beneficial for our Digital Media Students as they can showcase ther graphics ability with website links , photoshop images, videos they have created etc.

mahara.bluebrick.ie

Our second year software students also used foliofor.me , a cloud based eportfolio software ( also from MAHARA)
This eportfolio can be easily converted to a HTML web page & continued to be used by the student - our students created some great eportfolios & converted them to web pages.

foliofor.me

Other software we have used .......

Linked-in - social networking website for people in professional occupations. As of January 2013, LinkedIn reports more than 200 million acquired users in more than 200 countries and territories (LinkedIn, 2013) 

My Profile link : http://ie.linkedin.com/pub/annette-cosgrove/18/33b/64

PebblePad -    commercial eportfolio system and as such requires payment of an annual fee. 

http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/cs_documentation/overviewpebble/overviewpebble.htm video showing main features

Google Sites

https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en#topic=1689606

 are provided as part of the suite of free tools to Google account holders. Google sites has a variety of templates, all of which are suitable to use for eportfolio development. The beauty of Google sites is that it is free, integrates well with all other Google services such as Docs, Picasa and Blogger, has no requirement to be associated with an Institute and is available for life.

Wikis and Blogs

Although not designed specifically for use as an eportfolio, Wikis and blogs have all the features needed to be utilized as your own personal eportfolio system. You can upload and share files, link and embed online resources, blog, discuss and share.

So hopefully after this module you will all have excellent e-portfolios & technical blogs ....!!!!