Background Information

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This PowerPoint will teach you about the fourth
training in PEPNets iTransition, eFolio My
Online Portfolio!

• Background Information
• Introduction
• Signing up for eFolio
• Creating your eFolio
• Key Points to Remember

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Background Information
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• iTransition is a freeonline training available
  at www.pepnet.org.

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• The iTransition curriculum has four trainings
• that can be completed in any order.

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iTransition Trainings

• Career Interests and Education Choices Its My
  Plan!
• First Year College Success Be the One!
• Essential Skills for College Living Its My
  Life!
• eFolio My Online Portfolio!

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An Introduction to My Online Portfolio!
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• Target Audience
• Students ages 14 and older, including current
  college students
• Professionals K-12 educators, disability
  services providers, rehabilitation counselors,
  and college faculty
• Description
• For students, creating an e-folio can
• Be a portfolio for student work
• Help students identify transition goals
• Provide a place to record progress and learning
  from theother three iTransition trainings
• Give students opportunities to practice
  communicating with others about themselves, their
  interests, and goals

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What is an eFolio?

• eFolio is an online portfolio
• of personal, academic, and career information.
• eFolio My Online Portfolio!
• is where teachers can help students
• register and then
• create their transition eFolio.

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PEPNets eFolio

• is free for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students
• requires no HTML or technical skills
• requires no software installation
• requires an email address to register

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• Students can use eFolio
• to record
• progress and learning
• from other iTransition trainings
• Examples
• Career exploration results from Its My Plan!
• Accommodations information from Be the One!
• Study skills self-assessment from Its My Life!

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Signing Up for an eFolio
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Signing Up for an eFolio
Click on the diamond to enter this training
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User Agreement
Read the user agreement and check the box
accepting terms of use.
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Select the type of eFolio you will
create(for student or professional)
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Register and create a username/password for your
eFolioBE SURE TO RECORD THIS INFORMATION FOR
YOURSELF!
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Creating Your eFolio
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This is an example of an eFolio.

• Sites can contain a wide variety of designs and
  information.

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The student may choose from multiple designs
layouts.
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PEPNet eFolio Contents

• Future Goals
• Support Staff
• Transition Areas
• Self Knowledge for
• Career Direction
• Postsecondary Planning
• Accommodations
• College Living Skills
• College Resources
• Resume Information

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Your eFolio Site

• To view your site
• http//yourname.epepnet.org
• To edit your site
• http//yourname.epepnet.org/admin

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This is the admin side of eFolio.
Create, modify, edit your content areas from here.
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Entering content is a breeze. The easy-to-use
text box is consistent throughout.
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Uploading photos, audio, video and documents is
easy with eFolio! Linking to other websites is
also an option.
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Access to eFolio content and editing rights is
controlled through a username and password login
system.
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Lets look at some sample eFolios

• http//sample1.epepnet.org
• http//sample2.epepnet.org

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Key Points and Support Materials
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• The best way to learn about eFolio is to make
  your own!
• eFolios can be standardized or highly individual,
  to suit teacher and student needs.
• Students can create eFolios as a stand-alone
  activity or with other iTransition training
  information.
• eFolios are not just for students!
  Professionals, teachers and parents can create
  eFolios, too!

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• Teacher Guides for each training with lesson
  extensions and additional teaching information
• PowerPoint presentations of each of the four
  trainings to be used for personnel preparation
  activities
• Knowledge Base FAQ and online technical support

These materials and resourcesare available
online at www.pepnet.org