Portfolio Development Process

After revising the activities, I found out that I entered the discussion group but I forgot to write my blog entry. 
When reading the article, I noticed that the first thing we need to consider is our motivation towards using e-portfolios. We need to establish our purpose because this will give our work the path to follow. There is a huge tendency on evaluating with tests going on, and we are leaving the main goal behind (Students´ learning process). In many occasions, an exam does not tell you whether the student has progressed over time or not because there are many factors that alter the results. By looking at other ways of evaluation (namely portfolios) we are able to see the real improvement in a somewhat more fruitful context. 
Before considering if we are going to develop a portfolio, we need to keep in mind the development vs presentation deal. Is our goal to assess how much our students have learnt, or do we want to show off their work? I believe we have to look for a balance in this, since both parts are important. The development (workplace) will provide us with a great deat of information and will take our students´reflection to a higher level. However, given so much work it is also important for them to present it, and by comparing their work with their classmates, a different perspective could be given from their classmates.
We also need to go through all the stages in a portfolio development, and establish in which parts we are going to intervene (as teachers). Our students are the main motif to create an e-portfolio and we do not have to loose this from sight.