Create Portfolios
Portfolios can be created by teachers and students.
Teacher-Created Portfolios
Teachers can create student portfolios from any class site. You must first enable Portfolios for your class site.
Enable Student Portfolios
To activate Portfolios:
- Find or create a class class site.
- If you didn't enable Portfolios when creating your class site click Settings in the Utility links.
- Select Site Features from the drop-down menu.
- On the Setup tab, select Portfolios, then click Update. If the Portfolio option is not listed please contact support staff.
- Once the changes have been applied a Portfolios link will display on the navigation bar of your class site.
Add & Create Student Portfolios
To add students:
- Click Portfolios on the class site navigation bar. If you don't see it, follow the steps in Enable Student Portfolios, above.
- If you have already added students individually to your class, they will be listed on the left hand side. Their portfolios are now associated with your class.
- If a student does not have a portfolio, it will automatically be created.
- To add students, click Manage Students.
- Start adding students to your class by clicking Add Students.
- Type in or paste the names or usernames of students to find the correct users. You can also paste a list of students or usernames from a document or spreadsheet.
- Student portfolios are then created in the background. Each portfolio will take a minute to create so please give sufficient time for all portfolios to be created.
- Only select individual student users. Adding groups will not work unless specially configured for your district. For instance, you can add John Smith or Jane Williams; but not All Students.
- Only students can have a portfolio. Portfolios will not be created for non-student users added to your class site.
- Manage associated students from the Portfolio page or the Access tab in Manage Site. Either method gives students access to your class and creates a portfolio if one does not exist.
Student-Created Portfolios
Students can access their portfolio from the navigation on a class site (if portfolios are enabled on the site), or using the My Portfolio button on the My Site page.
When a student visits their portfolio for the first time, the site is automatically created. Site creation will take a few moments.
Once created, the student will be asked to select their current grade. The current grade can be changed by a student or teacher at any time.