Uploading Artifacts into the Portfolio

Edit a Section in your Portfolio

  • Click on Edit to Begin
  • You have all the typical edit functions of a word processor.
  • You tin change fonts, sizes, colour, alignment, etc.
  • You can besides insert images within the textbox, insert "hot" links to a URL, insert a YouTube video of your teaching, and link to some other LiveText Document you have stored in your own account.

Insert a File Zipper or Paradigm From your Calculator or File Manager

    • Documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded to your portfolio either directly from your computer or from the file managing director.
    • Click on "File Attachment" either on the tab above or coil down to the File Attachments below and click edit.
    • Or click in "insert Prototype" on the tab above or roll downwardly to the Image Inserted Image below and click edit.
    • To upload from your computer, select Scan your computer to upload and locate your file.
    • All file and image attachments will be stored in the File Manager.
    • Yous tin can also add together your attachments directly from the File Managing director. See Below.
    • If you lot take already uploaded a file equally a signature assignment in i of your courses, that file volition be listed in the file manager.
    • Recommended: Upload files to the file manager throughout your programme, even if they aren't signature assignments. It's a groovy place to store your work!

Insert Tools within the Textbox

Insert Link to other LiveText Document

Insert a File Zipper From your Computer or File Manager

    • Documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations tin be uploaded to your portfolio either direct from your calculator or from the file director.
    • To upload from your figurer, select Browse your computer to upload and locate your file.
    • All file and epitome attachments volition be stored in the File Manager.
    • You can likewise add your attachments directly from the File Manager. See Below.
    • If y'all have already uploaded a file equally a signature assignment in one of your courses, that file volition exist listed in the file manager.
    • Recommended: Upload files to the file managing director throughout your program, even if they aren't signature assignments. It'south a bully identify to store your work!

Insert an Epitome or a File Attachment

  • You can also choose to upload an image from your figurer or from your file managing director.
  • You will want to re-size your images for the web. Try to stay under 500 pixels for web viewing. Save as .gif or .jpg files. See photograph editors. Picasa is complimentary, but also look to see what'southward included on your own reckoner. Windows computers generally take "Paint" nether the accessories section.
  • At the bottom of the folio, below your textbox, you will run into options of inserted file or inserted image. Click on "Edit."

Browse Your Computer to Upload Files and Images

  • Scroll downwards to the bottom of the page and select either "Inserted File" or "Inserted Image"
  • Click on "Edit" to Search for the file or image yous want to upload.
  • For Files - Locate the file (certificate, Adobe Acrobat pdf, PowerPoint, etc.) on your own Reckoner or usb drive.
  • For Images - Locate the graphic file you want to upload if you select image. (gif, jpeg (jpg), ping (png)

  • For Windows, select Documents. It's a good idea to create a file folder with all of your course files and images so you can always find them!
  • You may wish to salve Images in your Pictures folder.
  • Click on the Appropriate Binder and Locate the File or Image you want to upload.

Uploading from the File Managing director

  • Y'all can upload the image or the file zipper from the file manager.
  • All previous signature assignments are stored in your own personal LiveText file manager.
    • Scroll downwards to file manager and select file from list.

  • Click on "Add" to upload file from your file director.

  • Locate your file and "Add together" it from your File Attachment Menu.
  • Use the Search or Search by Date

Inserting Text, Artifacts, Images, and Spider web Links Directly into Text Box

You can also upload artifacts, link to resources, and write your reflections for each standard within the text box. If you lot are uploading academic APA papers, you lot volition want to upload the document file in gild to not lose the proper formatting for references, etc. You may wish to type brief introductory statements or apply a bulleted list to outline what yous have included in your artifact file attachments rather than re-create/pasting full text of a document. Although the reflection section is beginning, you will want to expect and add your reflection later on you've collected your artifacts as evidence of your proficiency with each standard. You can attach images and files (documents, presentations, spreadsheets, videos, etc.) to the text box.

  • You lot volition blazon, insert images, attach files, add together weblinks, etc. in the section edit text box.
  • Y'all take the typical editing options: fonts, font sizes, font style, colors, alignment, numbered or bulleted lists, etc
  • You can type directly into the text box or you can re-create/paste from Word.
  • Remember that you lot can only copy/paste text. Images volition demand to exist inserted or fastened.

For how to embed videos, presentations, and Prezis into your LiveText portfolio, go to https://sites.google.com/site/livetexttutorials/embedding-video

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