On e-portfolio set-up day, you'll need

• a computer for each student;
• one sample of work from each student;
• basic computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office or a similar program.

On set-up day, each student will create

• a folder on the hard drive or server, on a floppy disk or CD, or in another storage location;
• a word-processor document called "About this Portfolio;"
• a word-processor document called "Table of Contents;"
• links from a sample of his or her work and his or her "About this Portfolio" document to the portfolio's "Table of Contents."

Next: Step One: Creating the folder.