ED 7730 - My Digital Portfolio

For our final Project for the IT&DML Program, we had to create a digital portfolio that spoke to ourselves technologically.  Each of us took somewhat of a different route in our portfolios.

Some of us decided to create our own websites and use information and presentations from the IT&DML Program.

Some of us used this portfolio as a tool for job interviews, showcasing how versatile we have become this past year.

Some of us used this to showcase our beliefs of the use of technology in education, where it was, where it it is, and where it is going.

At the beginning of this final course, we were asked to create a mind map of what we thought our portfolio would look like.  The way that I had create my map, seemed to spread itself out into the form of a live binder.  Each part had sectioned itself off, and really started to create tabs within themselves.  After discovering this, I decided to create a live binder.

A live binder gave me the opportunity to create different tabs and subtabs.  I was able to give an introduction to each of my topics as they pertained to one another, as well as introducing the videos, tutorials, and creations that I had made.  Much of what I had to offer did focus around what I had learned and reviewed over this past year in the IT&DML Program, but I do hope to change focus in the future so that I can use this live binder as a tool in job interviews.

I hope you enjoy my live binder.  Please click below to see what I have to offer.

 Digital Portfolio

COMM 7728 - Digital Ethnography

For our final project for COMM 7728, we were asked to create a digital ethnography.  An ethnography is the description of one's customs and culture.  I have created my own digital ethnography using my own personal pictures.  This is like an auto biography, but in digital form.  I took a collection of pictures from when I was young to present day and created a slide show.  

To put all of these pictures together, I used a program called Soundslides.  Soundslides gives you the opportunity to create a slide show using a variety of pictures and movement. In order to add text to some of the slides, I used Microsoft Powerpoint and then saved each of the slides as a JPEG in order for them to be viewed as a picture in the program. 

I used Audacity to cut different songs together to create a musical background. The songs that I chose had meaning to them as they went over each picture.  So the choosing of the songs was very important to me.  I am not one that enjoys hearing my voice as a narrator, so I preferred hearing the music instead.  To get the music clips, I used a Youtube audio converter. It took a lot of time and work but it was a fun creation.  I hope you enjoy my video.

To view my video, click here.