My Digital Portfolio
Our Final Course Project
I decided on two sites for my digital portfolio--about.me and vizualize.me. I checked out several sites for this project, and found these two the easiest to use. I had trouble finding a single site that provided everything I was looking for, so I chose simplicity in my presentation. I initially wanted the ability to embed videos and other elements, have room for text, photos, etc. I found it difficult finding a site that allowed me to embed HTML code outside of the Google Sites, and I wanted to try something new, so I settled on about.me for my main page, and also created a link to my vizualize.me. Below is a screenshot of my homepage. I initially used the HTML code provided by about.me to embed into Blogger, but it changed the layout, so I chose to include a hyperlink instead (below).
My greatest internal debate with this project was deciding how much I really wanted to share. For example, I did not link my Facebook as this is a personal site for me. I even debated putting on my resume, however, I figure if people wanted to access information about me, there were already many sources, as evidenced in our Digital Dossier task! I then debated who I was truly marketing to with this assignment. Was it my students, my students' parents, or fellow educators with similar curriculum. Also, with a marketing background, I know the value in continually promoting myself, as I constantly fear that Business Education will be phased out of schools. Therefore, this site would be a great tool for networking purposes and job opportunities, should the need arise. It was with that realization I chose to include my formal resume. I included several links to sites I've used in the past several years, as well as my school website which has a lot of information about my classes and student exemplars. This is a great opportunity to take all of the different pieces of technology we've gathered and created through the years, and give them a home base! Hope you enjoy!!
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