Portfolios

Portfolios can help you in many ways, but if you're not careful they can also harm you.

Positives:
*They're an excellent form of alternative assessment and they help with organization of works and achievements.
*They can help you when interviewing and job searching.
*They can help parents to keep up with their child's work and progress in the classroom.

Negatives:
*Portfolios can be impersonal and/or generic if you're not careful.
*They can sometimes cause you a headache if you don't keep up with them.

Then there is the argument about digital versus hard/paper copy. Some feel the digital is the only way: it is environment friendly and it saves filing cabinet space. But then others feel that it's easier to use paper because you never know if the other party will be able to open your digital portfolio. I'm sort of caught in between because I love having something real to hold in my hand, but I also love using less paper and having less to keep up with.

I hope to learn more about Portfolios in general, but especially which I prefer: paper or computer?!?!