Two major categories of external media

1. Media being inserted into the ePortfolio

2. Media or webpages being linked to on an external webpage

These are not artifacts. This external media is from an outside source that allows you to reference external ideas and documents to provide more context to your viewer. By providing access to materials and webpages related to what you discuss and display, you can provide context to guide viewer perspective during ePortoflio viewing.

• When external media provides more information 

  • Ex: journal article or webpage about topic being discussed

  • Ex: webpage about an organization or program being referenced

• When external media provides an example or is an example

  • Ex: a project or course ePortfolio being referenced by you

  • Ex: similar project or document to the one being referenced

  • Note this is not how artifacts are included, but if you reference an artifact in another context in the site, inclusion as external media may be a good idea.

• When external media adds ethos or pathos to your discussion

  • Ex: website of organization or program you worked with 

  • Ex: lab website of professor research conducted with

  • Ex: website of business work or project is done for

How to reference external media

Can only embed documents from Google Drive in Google Sites

Any document types can be embedded, but try to consider accessibility when selecting file type.