1. ePortfolios

2. Brendon Muir
Founder

3. Notes
This is an exhibitor sponsored session; we’re promoting
our product Spike@School that has an ePortfolio module.
Our aim today is to teach you how our ePortfolio module
works, not to go into ePortfolio theory.
I’ll try to make sure that you’re all keeping up with the
instructions but yell out if you if you’re having trouble.
The tutorial is self paced, so feel free to read and work
ahead of me if you want to get done faster.

4. What does an ePortfolio look
like?

5. Title Area

6. Columns

7. Types of Content
Blog Calendar

8. Types of Content
Comment Area Embedded Item

9. Types of Content
File Set Image Gallery

10. Types of Content
Link Set Page

11. Types of Content
Quiz Set

12. You can:
Add as many of each type as you like.
Reorder content pieces.
Change the background colour/image.
Make the ePortfolio public and/or password protected.

13. Let’s get started…

14. Logging In
Log into your existing Spike@School website or…
Log into our training site using the instructions on Page 1.

15. Create a new ePortfolio
Area
An ePortfolio Area houses your Members (students) who
will be creating ePortfolios.
Follow the instructions on Page 1 to create your ePortfolio
Area.

16. Create a new Member
A Member is just a user within your ePortfolio Area. You’ll
normally create a member account for each student in
your classroom.
Instructions for creating a Member are on Page 1.

17. Breadcrumbs
Help you navigate in Spike@School. They show you the
way home.
The grey box on Page 2 has more info.

18. Logout
You need to log out of the Admin System to simulate what
it is like for a student to log into their ePortfolio Area.
If you remain logged into the Admin System you can see
all Members and ePortfolios without a password. This is
useful for auditing purposes.

19. Containers
Containers house ePortfolios in your ePortfolio Area.
You can create your own custom container structures.
Think of them as folders.
You don’t have to have any containers if you don’t want to.
Instructions for making a container are on Page 2.

20. Add a New ePortfolio
Follow the instructions on Page 2 and 3 to create your first
ePortfolio and enter into it.

21. Edit Settings
Make your ePortfolio prettier by changing the background
colour or by uploading a background image. See Page 4.
If you make your ePortfolio public anyone can view the
ePortfolio via a link under your name on the entry page for
this ePortfolio Area.
If you give your ePortfolio a password the public viewers
will first need to enter this password before being able to
view the ePortfolio.
You can combine both options to list the ePortfolio under
your name and also require a password to view it.

22. Edit the Overview
You can edit the Overview at the top of the ePortfolio.
The overview allows you to introduce and summarise your
ePortfolio. You have more screen width to play with.
Follow the instructions on Page 4 to learn how to do this.

23. Next
Follow the instructions in Pages 4-9 as we add an
instance of each of the available content types:
Blogs
Calendars
Comment Areas
Embedded Items
File Sets
Image Galleries
Link Sets
Pages
Quiz Sets

24. Blogs
Make regular posts about progress or learning.

25. Calendars
Log past and upcoming events.

26. Comment Areas
Allow visitors to post comments.

27. Embedded Items
Include embeddable content from other sites.

28. File Sets
Store files in an organised way.

29. Image Galleries
Upload images relating to your ePortfolio.

30. Link Sets
Organise relevant links to websites.

31. Pages
The multi-purpose publishing tool.

32. Quiz Sets
Create quizzes for your visitors to take.