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Investigate Maximum 6 points (Make a document in Google Docs (firstinitial_lastinitial_Investigate_Eportfolio) which will show evidence of the required below, when completed, you will embed it into your Technology Blog) DUE October 26th @ 5pm Task 1: World Worst Web Sites. Check out the websites below. Does your E-Portfolio resemble these awful sites? One Two Three Four Five Six Chose 3 of the sites and find 5 design elements that need to be improved. Explain why each design element is poor and how they could be fixed. http://www.5safepoints.com/ is a terrible website because there are way to many adverts on the website. This is very distracting and unnecessary. http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/ is a terrible website because it is not organized at all. it is just a compilation of random facts, with lots of colours so that it confuses you. http://www.dokimos.org/ajff/ is a terrible website because it is so bright that you get lost and you cant find what your looking for. Also most people looking at this would think that if they did click on anything they would get a virus.

Task 2:) Do you know a well designed web site? Find 3 well designed websites, take a screenshot of the front page and then annotate (label) the design features. Explain why it is a cool site. http://kylesteed.com/ is a well designed web site.

The first well designed element is that this website is visually appealing without being over the top. The second well designed element is that this website is clear and easy to navigate around. The third well designed element is that the links are very user friendly and also creative so that they pull you in.

http://www.gerrenlamson.com/index.htm is also a well designed website.

The first well designed element is that you can see immediately whos eportfolio this is because the name is in the corner in bold. The second well designed element is that when you click on the different pages in the upper right corner the picture at the top, that currently says WORK changes. The third well designed element is that the colours are all complementary colours so they work well together.

http://www.christhurman.com/ is also a very well designed website

This is personally my favorite website because it is the most user friendly website ever made. You can either scroll down and go through all of his different pages or you could have clicked one of the links at the top and would scroll down to that section of his website. Another well designed element of this website is that it is visually appealing also when you scroll down to different pages he has all sorts of links and very user friendly buttons with an arrow that says click here for... Also I believe another well designed element of this website is that with the change in fonts it looks good.

Task 3: Answer these questions: What is the purpose of student portfolios? The purpose of a student portfolio is for a student to be able to put all of his/ her work together so that it is in one place. This can help make the student much more organized with their work. What is an e-portfolio? E-portfolio stands for electronic portfolio. The purpose of an e-portfolio is to put all of your work in one area, that is easy to navigate and very easy to find what youre looking for. What are the advantages / disadvantages of e-portfolios vs traditional portfolios? The advantages of an e-portfolio are that it will always be there. Also you cant lose any of your stuff unless you delete it purposefully. Some disadvantages are that you may have to scan some documents to put them online. Who will read your portfolio? In the future many people will read my e-portfolio. If I were to apply to Yale for university then they will be able to look over my work and also they will be able to set me apart from others which means I will have a higher chance of getting in. The same idea for a potential employer.

Now, do a search to find 3 successful e-portfolio's and analyse them. Justify your choice by: Identifying the purpose of the e-portfolio; Explaining the design of the portfolio in relation to the purpose of the E-Portfolio (ease of navigation, visually appealing, content, language style, etc. ) Explaining why you think this is a successful E-Portfolio

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I am going to create my e-portfolio using Weebly, using my Cedar School BVI account. This is at the moment for my teachers however in the future this e-portfolio will be used when I am trying to get into universities. Some desirable Items that I shall include in my e-portfolio consist of: - My work for each class. - Some of the big projects I have done (school related and also personal). - A large portion of my e-portfolio will be about my personal project and my process journal. - Possibly I will include some of my interests, and what I do well. Task 5: Present in design specification all the requirements your e-portfolio needs to meet. Essentials (must have) Function (navigation through site and accessibility to information) Structure (how it is organised) Style (colors, images, etc.) - A home button. - A clear button for each section. - Must have pages for each subject. - Must have categories. - A nice background image. Desirable (would be nice to have) - Professional looking buttons. - Very obvious navigation controls. - Changes the background image with each different page

B. Design Maximum 6 points (Make a document in Google Docs (firstinitial_lastinitial_Design_Eportfolio) which will show evidence of the required below, when completed, you will embed it into your Technology Blog) DUE November 2nd @ 5pm Task 1: Produce one or more designs for your product. Your designs clearly and accurately need to communicate how your E-Portfolio will look like (layout, structure, colors, images, etc.). Task 2:

Choose the most successful design and explain how it meets each of the design specification. Make adjustments in your design if needed (after revisiting ideas and checking how the design meets the design specifications). C. Plan Maximum 6 points (See the planning worksheet and follow the structure) DUE November 2nd @ 5pm Task 1: Present in detail what resources (materials, tools, equipment) you will need. Task 2: Present clear steps on how you will create your E-Portfolio. Add time needed and planned dates each step will be accomplished. Remember, the deadline is November 16th Later make adjustments to your plan every time it changes. Explain, justify changes. Evaluate the quality of your plan. NOTE. Make sure the plan is so accurate that someone else could follow it and make the intended product. Leave Changes and New Date columns empty as you will fill those as you work on the creation of your E-Portfolio. D. Create Maximum 6 points (Make a document in Google Docs (firstinitial_lastinitial_Create_Eportfolio) and create a process journal) DUE November 9th @ 5pm Task 1: Follow this E-Portfolio Checklist to include all elements in your E-Portfolio Task 2: Keep a simple process journal (digitally) to document the creation process and justify changes made to the design. Take photos or videos of the process. If you choose to work at home, great, just make sure process is recorded (notes, photos or videos). E. Evaluate Maximum 6 points (Make a document in Google Docs (firstinitial_lastinitial_Evaluate_Eportfolio) and write an evaluation/reflection) DUE November 16th @ 5pm Task 1:

Complete this E-Portfolio Rubric to self assess your E-Portfolio. Highlight the sections that correspond to your E-Portfolio. Once complete, embed into your Technology Blog Task 2: Complete the evaluation/reflection of the process and the product by answering these questions. F. Attitude and Effort Maximum 6 points (Every class, every task) *Do your best at every task, every class. *Be cooperative towards your classmates, group members as well as others around. *Clean up without reminders. *Complete all tasks on time! IMPORTANT !!! Evidence of your work should be presented at each stage of the project.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: A ... / 6 - Investigation into the dos and do nots of websites; experiments with different web page designs (described in a document), design brief (short summary), design specifications (table). B ... / 6 - The idea, and its presentation, written explanation on how the design specifications will be met). C ... / 6 Planning (table), reflection on plan. D ... / 6 - Creation process and quality of the E-Portfolio materials, tools used efficiently and all the design specifications are met, process is recorded with notes and photos or videos. E ... / 6 Evaluation, rubric & reflection (questions answered). F... / 6 - Attitude and effort.