How are ePortfolios different from Facebook and MySpace?
Although ePortfolios typically have many of the same social networking features of Facebook (FB) and MySpace, they are intended for very different audiences. Specifically, ePortfolios are designed to spotlight your personal and professional goals, challenges and achievements in terms of learning, self-development, skills, and personal growth. There can be a good degree of overlap between the materials you might post on FB and your ePortfolioboth are a reflection of who you arebut your ePortfolio is closer to an on-line resume than it is a way to highlight how you spent your spring break. The ability to restrict access to selected portions of your ePortfolio via Access Keys means that you can feel comfortable sharing your ongoing work with peers and instructors that you might not want to post for general access until it is in a more finished format. So, when posting photos or other materials to your ePortfolio account for public access, please reflect on the image you wish to project to
