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Personal Portfolios on Blackboard This handout has four parts: 1. Creating Personal Portfolios p. 2 11 2. Creating Personal Artifacts p. 12 17 3. Sharing Personal Portfolios p. 18 22 4. Downloading Personal Portfolios p. 23 26

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Personal  Portfolios  on  Blackboard    

This  handout  has  four  parts:  

 

1. Creating  Personal  Portfolios     p.  2  -­‐  11  

 

2. Creating  Personal  Artifacts     p.  12  -­‐  17  

 

3. Sharing  Personal  Portfolios     p.  18  -­‐  22  

 

4. Downloading  Personal  Portfolios   p.  23  -­‐  26  

 

   

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Part  1:    Creating  Personal  Portfolios  on  Blackboard  

 

Portfolios  are  your  own  personal  website  on  Blackboard.    They  provide  the  student  a  way  to  display  a  collection  of  artifacts.    Artifacts  are  materials  that  demonstrate  your  personal  skills  and  accomplishments.    

1. Portfolios  are  created  in  the  Content  Collection  area  of  Blackboard.    To  begin,  click  on  the  Content  Collection  tab.    

 

 

2. Next,  click  the  action  button  next  to  Portfolios  in  the  Jump  To  area.    

   

3. The  Portfolios  page  has  3  options.    Note  the  text  below  each  link.    

   

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4. Click  My  Portfolios.    Note  that  there  are  two  types  of  portfolios,  Personal  and  Basic.    You  will  be  creating  a  Personal  Portfolio.    Click  on  the  garnet  Create  Portfolio  button.  

   

5. Once  you  click  Create  Personal  Portfolio,  you  will  be  taken  to  a  portfolio  creation  wizard.    You  can  continue  with  the  wizard  by  clicking  Save  and  Continue.    You  can  click  submit  if  you  want  to  leave  the  wizard  and  come  back  later  or  if  you  want  to  go  through  the  rest  of  the  steps  manually.            

6. You  will  be  using  a  template  for  the  USC  Connect  Portfolio.    Click  Select  Existing  and  click  USC  Connect.    Then  click  Save  and  Continue.    

   

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7. Select  your  layout  theme.    You  can  place  your  navigation  links  or  buttons  on  either  the  right  or  left  side,  or  along  the  top.    

   

8. Select  a  background  color  (you  can  leave  it  white  if  you  wish).    You  can  also  use  a  background  image  if  you  have  one  that  will  work  well  with  a  webpage.    

   

9. You  can  change  the  default  font  and  default  font  color  for  the  portfolio  if  you  wish.    If  you  want  to  change  the  font  settings  for  the  page  title  and  page  headings  by  clicking  the  +  icon  to  expand  the  sections.    

   

10. Select  your  navigation  menu  options.    Select  either  buttons  or  text.    Keep  in  mind  that  buttons  only  work  well  if  your  page  titles  are  18  characters  or  less.    If  the  labels  are  going  to  be  longer  than  that,  you  should  use  text.    Text  can  wrap  to  additional  lines  if  

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necessary.    You  can  pick  the  background  color  of  the  Navigation  Menu,  the  font  and  the  font  color.

   

11. You  can  mark  this  step  as  complete  or  leave  it  marked  in  progress  until  you  are  done  with  your  portfolio.    Click  Save  and  Continue  to  move  to  the  next  step.    

   

12.  The  next  page  allows  you  to  build  the  content  within  your  portfolio.    Since  you  have  used  the  USC  Connect  template,  you  will  see  a  header,  a  footer,  an  About  page,  and  six  

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different  area  pages.    Click  the  action  button  next  to  Header  and  click  Edit.    

   

13. Replace  the  instructions  in  the  text  box  with  your  header  information.    Note  that  the  text  box  editor  works  a  lot  like  a  word  processor.    You  can  pick  fonts  and  colors,  add  images,  center,  italicize  and  bold.    However,  this  is  just  a  header  for  each  page.    It  will  display  at  the  top  of  every  page  in  your  portfolio.    You  may  want  to  put  something  like  “Joe  Student’s  USC  Connect  Portfolio”  or  create  a  small,  graphically  pleasing  page  banner.    When  you  have  finished  creating  your  header,  click  Submit.    

   

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14. After  you  click  submit,  you  will  be  taken  back  to  the  Build  page.    You  can  now  begin  working  on  the  main  content  for  your  portfolio.    The  first  content  area  is  labeled  About.    It  is  intended  to  be  a  welcome  page.    It  will  be  the  first  page  visitors  will  see  when  they  access  your  portfolio.    The  word  “About”  is  what  will  appear  in  the  navigation  menu.    You  can  change  that  label  to  Welcome,  Introduction,  or  anything  else  that  would  be  appropriate  for  the  opening  page.      To  change  the  About  Label,  click  the  action  button  next  to  the  word  “About”,  then  click  Edit.    

   

15. Change  the  title,  then  add  content  for  the  page.    You  can  click  Browse  to  add  an  existing  artifact  or  you  can  click  Create  New  Artifact  if  you  have  not  yet  created  the  artifact  you  need.                        

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16.    Click  Browse  to  add  an  existing  artifact.      a. Type  a  keyword  to  search  for  your  artifact  either  by  name  or  description    OR  b. Leave  the  search  box  blank  c. Click  Go  d. You  will  see  a  list  of  the  existing  artifacts  e. Select  the  artifact  you  want  to  use  by  clicking  the  check  box  to  the  left  of  the  

artifact  name  f. Click  submit      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.  See  section  ??  on  creating  artifacts  if  you  want  to  create  a  new  artifact.  

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18. After  you  have  selected  your  artifact,  click  submit.    

 19. Repeat  steps  14-­‐18  for  each  of  the  desired  content  areas.    If  you  want  to  remove  any  of  

the  content  areas,  put  a  check  in  the  box  next  to  its  name,  then  click  Delete.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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20.  If  you  want  to  add  additional  pages,  click  the  garnet  Create  Page  button.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.  Give  the  page  a  name  and  description.    You  can  add  artifacts  now,  or  go  back  and  click  edit  to  add  the  artifacts  later.      Click  Submit.    You  can  click  the  Submit  button  on  the  top  or  the  bottom  of  the  page.    They  both  do  the  same  thing.    

 22. When  you  are  done  adding  content,  click  Save  and  Continue.    

 

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23.  Click  the  check  box  next  to  Complete  if  you  wish  to  mark  your  portfolio  as  completed.        Click  the  check  box  next  to  Available  if  you  wish  to  make  your  portfolio  available  to  share  with  others.  Click  the  check  box  next  to  Comments  are  Private  if  you  prefer  not  to  allow  others  to  comment  on  your  portfolio.  Click  Submit.    

 24. On  the  next  page,  you  can  go  back  and  edit  any  of  the  portfolio  areas  if  you  choose.    

 25. You  can  share  your  portfolio  or  download  your  portfolio.    Those  topics  are  covered  in  

separate  handouts.  

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Part  2:    Creating  Personal  Artifacts  

Personal  artifacts  are  items  you  want  to  include  on  the  pages  of  your  portfolio.    They  can  be  examples  of  your  work  over  your  college  career,  like  a  paper  you  wrote  or  a  presentation  you  created,  or  you  can  create  an  artifact  from  scratch  using  the  text  editor  within  Blackboard.    Artifacts  can  be  video  files,  audio  files  or  links  to  other  web  pages.    Artifacts  are  stored  in  the  Content  Collection  area  of  Blackboard.  

1. Login  to  Blackboard  as  you  normally  do,  then  click  on  the  Content  Collection  tab.      

 

 

2. In  the  second  box  on  the  left  navigation  bar,  click  on  the  double  yellow  arrows  to  the  left  of  Portfolios  to  expand  the  selection.    Next,  click  on  the  Personal  Artifacts  link.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Click  on  the  garnet  Create  Personal  Artifact  button.  

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4. Type  a  name  and  a  description  for  your  artifact.    If  you  are  using  a  template  to  create  your  Personal  Portfolio,  you  may  want  to  name  your  artifacts  based  on  the  template  areas  where  you  will  display  them.    Don’t  click  submit  yet,  there  are  a  few  more  steps  before  you  are  done.

 

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5. The  next  area  is  called  a  text  box  editor.    It  works  very  much  like  a  word  processor.    You  can  type  anything  you  like,  bold  or  italicize  text,  change  font,  font  size,  or  font  color.      

                 

6. The  icons  on  the  third  row  are  for  inserting  files.    You  can  include  images,  videos,  audio  files,  Word  documents,  Excel  files,  PDFs,  or  other  types  of  files.    To  insert  a  file  click  on  the  appropriate  icon,  then  fill  in  the  details  in  the  box  that  pops  up.    Click  Browse,  then  navigate  to  the  file  you  wish  to  insert.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Click  on  the  file  you  want  to  insert,  then  click  open.    

 

 

8. Type  in  the  name  you  want  to  display  for  the  link  to  the  file,  then  click  Submit,  then  click  Submit  on  the  next  page.    The  link  will  appear  in  the  text  box.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9. If  you  want  to  include  an  image  click  on  the    icon.    The  image  will  display  within  your  page.    You  can  resize  the  image  by  clicking  on  the  image,  then  dragging  the  boxes  that  appear  on  the  corners  in  a  diagonal  direction,  either  smaller  or  larger.    However,  it  works  better  to  use  an  image  editing  program  to  size  the  image  ahead  of  time.  

10. To  include  a  link  to  another  web  page,  click  the    icon.    Fill  in  the  info  for  the  link,  then  click  Submit.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.  The  best  way  to  line  up  text  and  images  is  to  insert  a  table,  then  insert  the  text  or  

images  in  the  appropriate  cells.    To  insert  a  table  click  the    icon.    Fill  in  the  number  of  rows  and  columns  you  need,  then  click  Submit.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12. Insert  text  in  one  cell,  then  insert  an  image  in  another  cell  to  align  text  with  images.    

 13. When  you  have  added  all  the  content  for  the  artifact,  click  the  Submit  button.    14. The  artifact  is  now  available  for  use  in  your  Personal  Portfolios.    You  may  use  it  in  

multiple  portfolios  if  you  wish.  

   

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Part  3:    Sharing  Personal  Portfolios  

Once  you  have  created  your  Personal  Portfolio,  you  can  share  it  with  others.    You  can  share  it  with  other  users  of  the  USC  Blackboard  System.    You  can  share  it  with  individuals  who  are  not  users  of  the  USC  Blackboard  System  who  are  called  External  Users.    Portfolios  can  be  shared  with  entire  courses  and  organizations  as  well.  

1. Sign  on  to  Blackboard  as  you  normally  do.    Click  the  Content  Collection  tab.      

 

 

2. In  the  second  box  on  the  left  navigation  bar,  click  on  the  double  yellow  arrows  to  the  left  of  Portfolios  to  expand  the  selection.    Next,  click  on  the  My  Portfolios  link.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Click  on  the  action  button  next  to  the  name  of  your  portfolio.    

 

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4. Click  on  the  Edit  link.          

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Click  Share  Portfolio.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Click  the  garnet  Share  With  button,  then  click  on  the  type  of  use  with  whom  the  portfolio  will  be  shared.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. To  share  with  users  within  the  USC  Blackboard  system,  click  Users.    If  you  know  the  individual’s  username,  enter  it.    If  you  don’t,  you  can  browse  for  it.    You  can  click  to  send  email  and  a  message  will  be  sent  to  the  user  to  let  them  know  they  should  look  within  the  Received  Portfolios  area  to  view  the  portfolio.      When  done,  click  Submit.    

   

8. To  share  with  individuals  who  do  not  have  accounts  on  the  USC  Blackboard  system,  click  External  Users.      In  the  email  message  area  you  can  edit  the  message  that  will  be  sent  to  the  individual  if  you  like,  however  do  not  remove  the  <PORTFOLIO_URL>  .    That  phrase  causes  the  system  to  include  a  URL  or  link  to  the  portfolio  in  the  email.    

   

 

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9.  You  can  require  a  password  to  view  your  portfolio  and  you  can  set  an  expiration  time  if  you  desire.    Once  you  have  made  those  selections,  click  Submit  and  the  message  with  the  email  will  be  sent  to  the  individuals  listed  in  the  recipients  box  and  to  you.    You  can  use  that  link  in  other  portfolios  or  web  pages  if  you  desire.      

 10. If  you  need  to  retrieve  the  URL  at  a  later  date,  click  Share  Portfolio,  then  click  the  action  button  

next  to  the  user’s  name.    Click  Details  and  the  next  page  will  display  the  URL.    

                       

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11. To  share  with  all  the  users  within  a  particular  course,  click  Courses.    If  you  know  the  complete  course  ID,  you  can  type  it  in  the  box.    Otherwise,  click  Browse  to  find  the  course.    Type  in  part  of  the  course  ID,  click  Course  ID,  then  click  search.      Put  a  check  in  the  box  next  to  the  course  with  which  you  want  to  share  your  portfolio,  then  click  Submit.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Sharing  a  portfolio  with  an  Organization  works  the  same  as  sharing  with  a  Course,  except  that  you  click  Organizations.        

   

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Part  4:    Downloading  Personal  Portfolios  

1. Create  a  folder  on  your  computer  that  will  contain  the  portfolio  files  2. Login  to  Blackboard  and  click  on  Content  Collection  3. Click  Jump  To,  then  click  My  Portfolios  4. Determine  whether  your  portfolio  type  is  a  Basic  Portfolio  or  a  Personal  Portfolio  

 5. Follow  the  download  directions  below  for  your  portfolio  type,  then  return  to  number  6.  6. Save  the  file  to  the  folder  you  created.  

a. Navigate  to  the  folder  you  created  b. Name  the  file  something  meaningful  c. Click  Save  

7. Open  the  file  8. Click  Extract  All  Files  

   

9. Navigate  back  to  the  folder  you  created  for  your  portfolio  

10. Click  Extract  

 

 

 

 

11. Copy  the  portfolio  folder  to  a  CD  12. To  access  the  portfolio,  click  on  the  

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index.html  file  13. Portfolio  files  can  be  stored  wherever  you  have  storage  space  and  can  give  others  access  to  files  

 Basic  Portfolio  

1. Click  the  action  button  next  to  your  portfolio  2. Then  click  download  

 

3. Click  the  link  that  says  Click  to  Download  Portfolio  (note  the  instructions  below  that  link).  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Personal  Portfolios  

1. Click  the  Action  Button  next  to  your  portfolio  

2. Click  Edit  

 

   

 3. Under  Portfolio  to  Go,  click  Package  the  Portfolio  

 

 4. Click  download  and  note  the  instructions  below