Digital+Portfolios

Every year students in the Secondary School, choose items of work to add to a digital portfolio, which is basically a collection of work, and goals, with comments attached to it. This year we will be using wikis to create our digital portfolios. Working with wikis is an important skill that you apply later on to other areas of your school life. toc =Creating Y**our Wiki**= Please do not use your real name when creating the account. Instead choose a nickname and ensure that you have written it down correctly in your teacher's class list.
 * The first step is to go to www.wikispaces.com to create your account.**



Do Not Use Your Real Name. **Please make up a name for it, or use your avatar name.** I will gather up your wiki names later on in a Google Document.
 * Next create your wiki.**


 * When asked for a wiki type choose K-12 Education.**

=Fill in the Form=
 * __NEW!__ I have disabled this form for the rest of the school year. Please send my any information you want updated instead. **
 * Now fill in your wiki information HERE **.
 * //(You will be asked to sign in to your Google Apps account to do so.)//**

=**Setting Things Up**=
 * Once you have created your wiki, you will be redirected to your new wiki home page. There are many jobs to do at this point.**
 * 1) Invite your teacher to join your wiki.
 * 2) Personalise your wiki colours and icon.
 * 3) Make sure the permissions are set correctly.
 * 4) Edit your homepage.

=Upgrading Your Wiki= (In case you forgot to do this when you created your wiki)
 * Requesting a Plus Upgraded Account for education.**[[image:request_upgrade_last.png]]

**Members**
**Next return to your Homepage.** **Click on Manage Wiki and click on Members**

**or use the quick link in your wiki sidebar.**

Your next steps are to;
 * 1) **Invite your teacher to join your wiki. For Mrs Garcia's Classes please use jennifergarcia@abc-net.edu.sv or mrsjgarcia. For Mrs Serrano's Classes please use __silviaserrano@abc-net.edu.sv__ **


 * 1) **Personalise your wiki colours and icon.**
 * 2) **Make sure the permissions are set correctly.**
 * 3) **Edit your homepage.**

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=Permissions= Make sure your wiki permissions are set to private

=Personalising your Wiki=

Go to Manage and click on Look and Feel.



Colour and Logos
You can edit the logo and you can also edit the colour scheme.



=Editing Your Wiki=
 * Now watch a video on how to edit your wiki.**

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 * Once you have watched the video, practice editing your wiki, by working with fonts(sizes, position,headings, styles and colours), creating hyperlinks, and saving your work.**

=Homework= You will need to come up with an introduction to your digital portfolio. It should be a paragraph long and should discuss your school and hobby interests.
 * Begin with: **Hello this is my digital portfolio, which I will use to collect together examples of my best work, goals, and reflections.**
 * **My hobbies are....**
 * **My school interests are ....**
 * **My goals are ......**
 * **My skills are....**


 * Please remember no real names, or personal information such as phone numbers, friend and family names, addresses etc.. are allowed.