Categories of ePortfolio Tools

Individual & Institutional Institutional
Authoring Tools Static Web Services Interactive Web Services Software - Server required Hosted Services Assessment Systems
- Hosted Services

Mozilla Composer

Apple's iWeb, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, nVu, or any web authoring tool

Microsoft Office & Open Office: Word, Powerpoint & Lecshare Pro

Adobe Acrobat

MovieMaker2, PhotoStory3, iMovie, or any video editing tool

GeoCities

eFolio Minnesota

Tripod

Digication

KEEP Toolkit

GooglePages

WordPress (blog)

WikiSpaces
PB Wiki

GoogleDocs - Document and Presentation

ZOHO Writer

EduSpaces (Elgg)

Userland's Manila

Blackboard
(old: Content System and new: Vista/CE)

Open Source tools:
Elgg, Mahara, OSPI, ePEARL
Embedded in Moodle: Moofolio, MyStuff (U.K.)

Open Source Content Management Systems: Plone, Drupal

Microsoft SharePoint

MyEport (Maricopa)

Think.com (K12 school accounts only)

nuVentive's iWebfolio

PebblePad (U.K.)

Pupil Pages (K12)

Epsilen

My eCoach

TaskStream

College LiveText

Chalk & Wire

FolioTek

nuVentive's TracDat

Richer Picture

These are tools that can be used to author portfolios (offline), but require web server space to publish online. Portfolios created with these tools can also be published on CD-R or DVD-R. No interactivity* These are static web services that an individual or institution may use to create and publish a presentation portfolio - little or no interactivity* (Web 1.0) These are dynamic web services that an individual or institution may use to create and publish a presentation portfolio AND allows interactivity* (Web 2.0) These are systems that an institution would install on their own server to provide space for hosting portfolios. Interactivity* but NO data management system** These are systems that an institution adopts (no server required) that host portfolios. Usually supports interactivity* but NO data management** or reporting systems There are hosted systems that an institution would adopt (no server required) that will allow hosting portfolios, facilitates interactivity, and includes a data management** and reporting system for assessment

*Interactivity allows dialogue and feedback in the portfolio, either through comments or collaborative editing
Level of Interactivity: Lower < - - - - - - - - - - - - > Higher

**Data management system allows collection of evaluation data about portfolios,
and can produce reports aggregating quantitative data
Level of Personal Expression and Creativity for the Portfolio Developer:
Higher < - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Lower

©2007, Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D. - Updated May 9, 2008