STEPS IN DEVELOPING
AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM PORTFOLIO
What to prepare
 Choose artifacts with their corresponding graded rubrics from
course portfolios that you plan to include in your program
portfolio. Documents must be in electronic format.
 In selecting artifacts and rubrics remember that your program
portfolio should provide evidence of having met a minimum of
two elements in each of the five standards, a total of 10
elements. You want to make sure that your partial program
portfolio will lead into meeting this requirement.
 Choose artifacts and their corresponding rubrics that are
most appropriate in meeting the elements/standards. DO NOT
include an artifact which corresponding reflection requires
rewriting per your course instructor evaluation UNLESS you
have rewritten the reflection to address ALL six questions in
the rubric. Include the original and rewritten reflections, as
well as the graded rubric for review by your program advisor.
 Scan ALL graded rubrics of artifacts/reflections you have
decided to include in your program portfolio.
 Also scan other pertinent documents, such as proof of
membership to professional organizations in reading and
language arts, proof of attendance in conferences in reading
and language arts, completed mid-program portfolio evaluation,
or pre-comps/thesis evaluation, etc.
NOTE: It is helpful to keep a Standards Checklist to remind you
of elements you of what artifacts and reflections you already
completed throughout developing your program portfolio.
How to Package a Course Portfolio Folder in Microsoft Office
PowerPoint 2003 and in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Before Burning It on to a CD
View Tutorial on Creating a PowerPoint 2003 Presentation
Using Windows 2000/Me/XP
<http://www.reading.ccsu.edu/ProgramCoursePortfolio/PPT03Tutorial.doc>
View Tutorial on Creating a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
<http://www.reading.ccsu.edu/ProgramCoursePortfolio/PPT07Tutorial.doc>
IMPORTANT: Before packaging a folder make sure you save your
completed electronic portfolio “PowerPoint and linked documents”
in the correct version. If you do not have Microsoft PowerPoint
2007 in your home computer, save as Microsoft 1997-2003
version. Otherwise, once you have created your CD you will only
be able to open it on a computer with a Microsoft PowerPoint
2007.
To save a presentation as a package, follow these steps:
1. Place completed electronic portfolio with all of your linked documents in a
folder on your desktop. Name the folder. (It is helpful to include the date
in naming your folder.)
2. Start PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2007.
3. Open the PowerPoint presentation file that you want to package.
4. In PowerPoint 2003, click File, and then click Package for CD.
In PowerPoint 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, point to Publish,
and then click Package for CD.
Note This process packages the presentation for either a folder or a CD.
5. Click on Copy to Folder button; then click on Browse button to find your
folder on desktop. Click on your folder; then click on Select button; and
click OK. Your folder will automatically be packaged. The “package” will
appear in your desktop folder (see #1) as CD Presentation. You will now be
able to burn this package on to a CD.
6. Note By default, PowerPoint Viewer 2003 will play all files automatically in
the order that is specified. You can specify the order that you want when
you include additional files.
7. If you want, you can click Options to change the following settings:
• Include the PowerPoint Viewer
• Include linked files
• Embed TrueType fonts
• Use a password to help to protect the PowerPoint presentation
IMPORTANT: The PowerPoint Viewer 2003 package will play on
computers that are running Microsoft Windows 98 Second
Edition or a later version of Windows. You do not have to have
PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2007 to play these files.
Last steps
 Check to make sure ALL your links are active before
submitting your electronic program portfolio to your program
advisor for evaluation.
 Burn your package folder on to a CD. Check once again that
ALL links are active.
 Make an appointment to meet with your program advisor at
mid-program, pre-comps/thesis, and pre-graduation points (for
master’s candidates) OR at mid-program, post-practicum, and
pre-graduation (for 6th year candidates) to review your
program portfolio.