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There are many ways to record a portfolio.

### E-portfolio There are several advantages to utilising online portfolios in comparison to traditional, offline portfolios. These online portfolios can be created and managed with various operating systems and free online tools, helping to promote digital literacy (Lorenzo and Ittelson, 2005). Their creation and management by students align with 21st-century practices, and they allow for quick and easy modifications, making them portable and transferable (Simatele, 2015). {% hint style="success" %} **ManageBac allows you to add portfolios and journalling functionality to any class, task or project.** {% endhint %} Online portfolios provide more opportunities for personalisation and creativity, and they are also more environmentally friendly. Another major benefit of online portfolios is that they can be viewed by multiple users at the same time. This means that a teacher or tutor can access and review the portfolio multiple times before the final assessment and submission. Many online tools for portfolio building also have back-end functions, such as adding comments and tracking changes. {% content-ref url="/pages/HhSUfFqvDibSKDvAdW9G" %} [Using ManageBac for Portfolios and Journalling](/portfolios-and-journalling-a-whole-school-app./using-managebac-for-portfolios-and-journalling.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ### Physical portfolio This might consist of a binder or folder, commonly used for storing physical copies of student assignments or work. This type of portfolio is usually necessary when a physical submission of the student's work is required, such as for a Personal Project Exhibition or Visual Art Project. A real portfolio also has valuable tactile and aesthetic qualities in its own right. The act of making the journal or portfolio adds to student ownership and the reflective process. It is sometimes possible to combine both with a Physical Portfolio being copied into a digital one using photography/ video or other elements. Combining the best of both methods and generating a process of reflection. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide.fariaedu.com/portfolios-and-journalling-a-whole-school-app./physical-or-digital.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.