Getting started with eFolio

1. Getting started with eFolio Judy Donovan

2. What is a portfolio? • The short answer is a collection of objects (files, text, lesson plans, images, video clips, podcasts, etc.) which together form a picture of you, your education, and your teaching. • You will use eFolio as you progress through the College of Education. • This slide show will help you set up your account and learn the basics of creating yoru portfolio.

3. Before you can create your portfolio, you have to apply for an eFolio account. Allow a day for this to be completed.

4. Go to the website:  http://efoliomn.com/ and click on "Sign Up".

5. Please read the page and follow the directions. • You will get an email like the one shown on the next slide.

6. Thank you for requesting an eFolioMinnesota(TM) portfolio site!Consider starting your eFolioMinnesota by visiting the eFolio Online Support Center at:http://efolio.custhelp.com Several answers to help you get started are linked at the bottom of this email. Please remember that your eFolioMinnesota site has a size limit of 50 megabytes. You can build and change your site at:http://login.v2efoliomn.mnscu.edu (Some email services may not open the link displayed above. Please copy and paste the link into a new browser window for access to your owner site.)Your account details:Account Login (your email address): your email@mnsu.eduOver 18? over18; Birthdate is --Address: 56001Your password was set during the signup process. If you've forgotten your password, you can use the "forgotten password" link on the login page.Once your site is prepared to share with others, you may invite visitors to your private site or change your site to public. This will allow your Web-based portfolio to be accessed online. If you choose to keep the site private, eFolioMinnesota has a feature that allows you to give others the rights to view or access private sections of your site.Please remember that your password is a confidential piece of data. Do not reply to or forward this email to anyone else. Keep this email for your future reference.eFolioMinnesota is a product of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.http://www.efoliomn.com http://www.mnscu.edu *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Overview of eFolio Version 2.0:http://efolio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/efolio.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1747 Review tips for uploading files for efficient use of storage capacity:http://efolio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/efolio.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1594 Finding my Web-based portfolio:http://efolio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/efolio.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1577

7. After you get the email, go to this page and login:http://login.v2efoliomn.mnscu.edu

8. Your user name is your email address. After entering it, click on the Login (continue) button. • You will be asked for your Password. You set your own password, but if you cannot remember it, click on the “Forget Your Password?” link.

10. Check the Remember me for one month button if you like, but this will only work on your home computer – the school lab computers do not save cookies. • You will see a blank portfolio. Examine the following slide. • URL to portfolio: http://judydonovan.v2efoliomn.mnscu.edu/Owner/#

13. Your build tools are arranged into three areas. • The large center area is your workspace, which is used to build web pages, complete forms, and more. • The left area allows you to add, edit and manage your eFolio's content. • The right area shows the collection of pages in your current website, and this help menu. • It’s easy to expand or collapse the panels, including Help, just click the title bar!

14. Add Content • We will add content using the New Content area. Once an image or a file is in Content, you can then add it to a portfolio page.

16. Add a Picture • Have a picture you want to add on your desktop or somewhere else handy to complete this practice. • Click on New Content to expand the list, then Upload. • Click on Image and the Upload. • Click on Browse to find the picture.

19. Enter a title for the picture. • Enter a short description of the picture in the Roll over text box. • You can indicate if your image is a public image by checking the box. You can include the url of the image location in the url box. • When you are done click the Save button on the lower right.

20. My Content

21. Click on My Content. • You will see your picture listed. • You will also see a thumbnail (a small version) of your picture.

22. Drag the picture to your home page.

24. You will use this technique to add files, images, or anything else to your portfolio. • First upload the object to My Content. • Then drag and drop it on the page you choose.

25. Add pages

26. Examples • http://careylanger.efoliomn2.com this is a great example of a portfolio These links are from Dr. Filipovitch and show how the eFolio portfolio is used in Social Studies Education: • http://sbs.mnsu.edu/socialstudies/studentportfolios/examples.html • Here is the link to the assignment I give in my class: • http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/200S/PortfolioS.html • And here is the write-up I give students on doing portfolios: • http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/200S/PortfolioSS.html

27. Resources • http://efolio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/efolio.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1747&p_created=1222280952&p_sid=BPl5TGWj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_srch=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0xOTQsMTk0JnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ!!&p_li=&p_topview=1 • Some Screenshots from http://efolio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/efolio.cfg/php/enduser/fattach_get.php?p_sid=BPl5TGWj&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_tbl=9&p_id=1747&p_created=1239043423&p_olh=0