Tim’s Blog

I had not really heard of the term Portal in an educational context before so it was interesting ot read this article and I found out that educational portals put otgether links to sites and resources educators would be interested in viewing. Portals are designed to eliminate the hours of searching that might be invested if standard search engines were used.

Educational portals feature lessons, units, printable resources, creative ideas and more. Some portals are free while others are subscription services but they offer additional resources.

Chamberlain states that for educational portals to be a success they need to contain 7 essential components: Vision, Commitment, technical expertise, coordination, feedback, forward motion and instructional focus.

I am glad I read this article as I had never really come across this technology/resource before and am keen to find out if this resource is avalibale in NSW, Australia.