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Before burning
your electronic portfolio to CD ROM, there are a
number of important steps to take to assure that
your CD ROM will work properly. I have listed these
as a series of questions below. Be sure you can
answer YES to each question before your begin the
burning process.
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YES
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NO
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Are all your
Electronic Portfolio files in one
folder?
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YES
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NO
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Does that folder
have an appropriate name?
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YES
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NO
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Is the Players
Folder inside that folder?
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YES
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NO
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Do all your files
have an extension (for example, .ppt .pps .jpg .doc
.pdf .html or .htm)
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YES
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NO
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Have you created
a file that explains how to navigate through your
Electronic Portfolio?
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YES
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NO
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Does this file
provide directions for installing the
Players?
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YES
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NO
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Have you named
this file Start.rtf?
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YES
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NO
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Is your
Start.txt file inside your
folder?
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YES
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NO
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Have you named
the file where your audience will start with an
appropriate name such as index.html or
Open.ppt or Begin.pdf?
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YES
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NO
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Is this file
inside your folder?
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YES
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NO
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Have you placed
three spaces before the Start.rtf
file?
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YES
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NO
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Have you placed
two spaces before the Open.ppt or
Begin.pdf file? Do not place two spaces
before your index.html file if you are
placing your Electronic Portfolio on the
Web.
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YES
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NO
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Have you made a
copy of your folder on the Desktop?
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YES
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NO
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Have you made a
copy of your folder on the Class server in
the Final Portfolios Folder?
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YES
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NO
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Have you checked
to see that all your links are appropriate and
working?
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YES
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NO
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Have you changed
your view to Icon View?
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YES
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NO
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Have you arranged
the icons and sized the window so your readers will
see only the Start.rtf file, the
index.html or Open.ppt or
Begin.pdf file, and the Players Folder
when they open your CD ROM?
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YES
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NO
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Have you named
your folder the name you wish to appear when your
CD ROM is opened?
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YES
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NO
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Have you asked a
peer to review your CD ROM for clarity, form and
content?
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YES
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NO
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Have you tested
your Electronic Portfolio and ALL the links on a
computer other than the one on which you created
it?
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If you
can answer YES to all these questions, you are
ready to burn!
Congratulations!
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