Activity 3.3 Understanding eportfolio software (preview)

I'm speculating before I begin this review that the following features will be most important to me or to my hypothetical students..

1) ease of use
It has to be easy enough to learn. That can be achieved with built in support or readily available JIT tutorials.

2) flexibility yet structure
Dichotomy here, one wants flexibility yet there is a certain amount of structure needed, certainly for an absolute beginner who may need a set of guided questions. But a more experienced user may opt to drop this structure in favour of getting more freedom to design as they see fit.

3) interoperability / portability
If I'm going to invest so much time and energy into something and over an extended period of time.. then I need to feel confident that whatever I'm using will be transferable to another system.

4) support / modelling of benefits
For anyone just starting on this trek to build an eportfolio, their ability to "see" the benefits of an eportfolio and how those benefits can be easily realized is fundamental to realizing "buying in" ... That equates to providing clear models / examples and constantly available support. That support can come in many forms - interaction / collaboration with ones peers, and/or IT support agents.