As I continue exploring the Google ePortfolio at my small community college in Honolulu, the component I always return to is the one that has been most successful, the blog as formative assessment.  In our previous ePortfolio system which was set up much like a social network (using software known as Elgg) students enjoyed blogging and reflecting on their experiences and learning.  The same holds true for the Google ePortfolio.  Using the announcements feature in Google Sites my class in has begun blogging about their service learning project - which is to teach English to immigrant children in a local elementary school.  From the beginning I asked them to log their expectation and make a post for each experience. This is something they have quickly latched on to.  Since the the last two terms were tediously spent training faculty and students on how to use google technology, it is great to see what students now in their  third term college can do once they feel comfortable setting up a site to use as an eportfolio.  They are really getting into it and I am able to leave short comments to guide them along.  I do hope to integrate more summative style assessments into their eportfolios  at some point but for now I am content with watching them enjoy the experience and being an active guide in it all.