Save and later gather together the best pieces you have created for a class or throughout your school career to put in an electronic portfolio. Throughout the semester or during your college career, keep important artwork or written works together in a binder or a computer folder so you can access them easily later. Organize them in chronological order, by importance, by type or by class, depending on your needs or the requirement of your class assignment.
Take pictures of, scan or take your pieces to a professional copy center to get them in a digital format. Save them in a commonly used format, such as PDF, GIF, Word or JPEG format, so that you can easily work with when putting them on a website. Use a graphic design or publisher program, such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Publisher, to organize and format your pieces before putting them online for your teacher, other students or potential employers to see.
Create your own site or use an existing site, such as Flickr, Behance Network, Snappixel, Carbonmade or Issuu, to create your student Web portfolio. Incorporate graphics, fonts and information into your website that make your portfolio visually stimulating and educational. Learn XHTML or CSS code before attempting to create your own website for your student portfolio.
Put videos, audio files or pictures in your portfolio if they fit you’re your theme, purpose or requirements. Include information about yourself and your student work. Talk about the creation process, purpose, significance or meaning of your pieces in brief descriptions within your student portfolio, depending on your teacher’s requirements or your own expectations. Also highlight how pieces helped you to develop certain skills that were useful in your class or will be valuable in your field.