Social Media Links in ePortfolio Dashboard and Presentations

Social Media Links in 'My Profile' in ePortfolio

Clicking on "My Profile" in the ePortfolio will allow you to enter information about yourself.  You can now add links to your various social media profiles.

NOTE: You will not be able to see the buttons on your own Dashboard, but users with whom you are sharing or in public Presentations will be able to see them.



POSSIBLE USE CASE: Add "My Profile" as a Component in Content Area 2 of a Presentation so that others can click on links to your social media sites.


Sharing Presentations via Social Media

In addition, any Presentation view will now have icons that allow viewers of the Presentation to share it via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.

Understanding 'My Items' in ePortfolio

"My Items" consolidates all of your artifacts, reflections, presentations, and collections into a single view, enabling you to view, search, and manage all of your content from one location. From the My Items page you can:

• Add ePortfolio content by clicking the New or Upload buttons
• Bulk add items to a presentation or collection from the action bar
• Perform common actions on your ePortfolio items, such as view, preview (image and HTML file artifacts only), edit, copy (presentations only), delete, and share

Your ePortfolio items display in a list that you can sort by name or date edited, ascending or descending. Filters at the top of the list enable you to search and manage specific sets of content; you can filter by item type or sharing status.

Once you share items with others and they provide comments or rubric assessments, icons that represent this activity appear beside your items in the My Items listing.

You can click on these icons to view details about which individuals or groups you are sharing an item with or review comments and rubric assessments made on that item.

Clicking on the sharing group icon or individual icon opens that item's Sharing Settings dialog. From here you can modify who can access your item.

Clicking on the feedback icon opens an item's View page where you can review comments from others.

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Click on the image below to see a full size view of the layout of My Items. 

Create a new presentation in ePortfolio

Create a new presentation

1. Click the New button on the My Items page and then click Presentation from the drop-down menu.
2. Give the presentation a Name and Description.
3. Add any Tags you want the presentation to have.
4. Make sure the allow Comments and Assessments check boxes are selected if you plan to share the presentation with others.
5. Click Save.

Add items to a presentation in ePortfolio

Add items to a presentation

1. Click the Content/Layout tab on the Edit Presentation page.
2. Click the Add Component button within the area of the page you want to add an item to.
3. Select the type of item you want to add.
4. Select the item you want to add.
5. Click Add.

Edit display options for artifacts in ePortfolio presentation

Edit the display options for artifacts in a presentation

1. Open the context menu (drop-down) for the item.
2. Select Edit Display Options.
3. Change the Title or Description of the item, if desired.
   Note  This will only change the title or description within the presentation.
4. Select whether you want the artifact to display in-place or as a link.
5. Select whether you want to auto-fit the artifact to the content area it is displayed in, or maintain its original size (if applicable).
6. Select which reflections associated with the artifact to display in the presentation (if applicable).
7. Select the appropriate options related to displaying comments and assessments.
   Note  The following file types may be displayed in-place: HTML, AVI, BMP, Flash and Shockwave Flash, GIF, JPG, MP3, PNG, QuickTime, RealAudio, WAV and WMV.

Edit the display options for reflections in ePortfolio presentation

Edit the display options for reflections in a presentation

1. Open the context menu (drop-down) for the item.
2. Select Edit Display Options.
3. Select the appropriate options related to displaying comments and assessments.
4. Click Save.

Modifying layout of presentation pages in ePortfolio

Modifying the layout of presentation pages

Use the Content/Layout tab to change where the navigation area appears on presentation pages and the arrangement of content.

Edit Presentation Navigation  Sets where the page naviagation appears. This is a presentation-level setting; you cannot select a different navigation position per presentation page.

Edit Page Layout  Sets the positioning of the content areas. This is a page-level setting; each page in your presentation can have different page layouts.

Item context menus enable you to move items to different content areas, change the order of items within a content area, and delete items from your presentation.

Use the Pages section of Content/Layout tab to add new pages to your presentation and reorder existing pages. If you have a larger presentation, you can hide subpages using those pages' Page Properties.

Setting the presentation banner in ePortfolio

Setting the presentation banner

A banner appears at the top of every page in a presentation. The presentation title usually appears in the banner, much like a header in a book. You can include additional text in the banner as a description.

Enter a banner title and description on the Banner tab on the Edit Presentation page.

Note  The theme of the presentation controls the style of the banner, including the background and fonts used. Use the Theme tab to modify banner styles.

Selecting and modifying a theme in ePortfolio

Selecting and modifying a theme

Themes are default style templates that help give your presentations a consistent look and feel. Themes are divided into styles which control one aspect of the design. For example, there are separate styles that control titles, links, dates and images.

Themes are provided by your organization, but you may be able to change some or all aspects of a theme.

Choose a theme

1. Click the Theme tab on the Edit Presentation page.
2. Click the Select button beside the theme you want to apply to your presentation.

Modify a theme

1. Click the Edit styles icon beside your current theme.
2. Select the element you want to modify in the list of page elements.
   Tip  Use the Filter drop-down menu to view specific groupings of elements.
3. Use the options that appear under the Preview window to edit the style.
4. Repeat for remaining elements.
5. Click Save.

Copying presentations in ePortfolio

Copying presentations

On the My Items page, click Copy from a presentation's context menu.

The following information is copied:

• the presentation’s description, tags, and comments and assessment properties
• the theme
• the banner title, description and appearance
• all pages, page layouts, page content, display options and display orders

The following information is not copied:

• permissions
• comments or assessments for the presentation
• reflections associated with the presentation

Note You can only copy presentations from your own portfolio

Associate reflections with other items in ePortfolio

Associate a reflection with an artifact, collection or presentation

1. Create and save a reflection or edit an existing reflection.
2. Click the Add button in the Associated Items area that appears.
3. Select whether you want to associate the reflection with An Artifact, A Collection or A Presentation.
4. Select the appropriate item from the list of items that appears, and click Add.
5. Click Save on the Edit Reflection page.

Export portfolio to HTML in ePortfolio

Export your portfolio to HTML

1. Do one of the following:
   • Go to the Edit Presentation page of the presentation you want to export and clickExport from the action bar.
   • Open the context menu of the presentation you want to export and click Export.
2. Select Export HTML version of presentation.
3. Click Next.
4. Click the link for your export file when the file packaging is complete.
   Tip  If you want to navigate away from this page or close the window, you can retrieve your export package from the Import/Export area in the Recent Import/Export Activity list.
5. Save the export file to your computer or storage device.

Creating a PDF PowerPoint presentation with notes and slide images

Creating a text-only PowerPoint presentation with notes and slide images

This process is especially useful for instructors wishing to deliver course content and lectures online. It is recommended that in addition to a voice-over PowerPoint presentation (created using Adobe Presenter) instructors also provide the content in a text-only format.

This process requires instructor to create a text transcript of their lecture and paste the text into the [Notes] area of the PowerPoint presentation.

1. Open the presentation with notes in PowerPoint 2007

2. Click on the [Office Button] in the top left corner

3. Select [Publish]

4. Select [Create Handouts in Microsoft Office Word]

5. Select [Notes below slides] from the [Send To Microsoft Office Word] menu

6. Click [OK]

Note: Word will open and display the PowerPoint slides and the notes text. You may alter the text and images in the Word document.

7. Save the finished document as a PDF

8. Click on the [Office Button] in the top left corner


9. Select [Save As]


10. Select [Adobe PDF]


11. Browse to the desired folder


12. Click [Save]

Importing ePortfolio Items

On rare occasions, you may need to import an ePortfolio item (for example, if your instructor is giving you a pre-made template of a Presentation to use).

Step 1:

1. Click on "Import/Export" in the left-hand navigation area
2. Select "Import ePortfolio Content"
3. Click [Choose File]
4. Browse to the file on your desktop and select it
5. Click [Next]

Step 2: After D2L has unpacked the item, click [Import All Items]

Step 3: Click [Open processing pop-up] to see how your import is progressing.

When it is complete, you can go to the appropriate areas of your ePortfolio to see the imported items.


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Exporting ePortfolio Presentations

Because ePortfolio Presentations are web sites built in the ePortfolio, you can export them either as D2L-formatted Presentation files or as html files that you can upload to another server.

To export a Presentation:

1. Click on "Presentations" in the ePortfolio left-hand menu

2. Click on the green arrow key to the right of the Presentation you'd like to export

3. In the pop-up window, select either

a. "Export HTML version of presentation" for a web-based version of your Presentation

b. "Export presentation to system specific file type" (that could be imported into another user's D2L ePortfolio).

4. Click 'Export"

5. In the next window, the Download File screen ("The file containing your exported items is ready for download:"), click on the file name and save it to your local computer.

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Submitting ePortfolio Items to a D2L Dropbox

To turn in an ePortfolio item to a Dropbox:
1. Enter the appropriate Dropbox in your ePortfolio class
2. Click [Add a file]
3. Click "ePortfolio" in the left-hand side of the pop-up window and make a mark by the item to be submitted
4. Click [Select Item] and, once the pop-up window disappears, click [Submit]
NOTE: When submitting a Presentation, you need only submit the Presentation itself and NOT all the Artifacts or Reflections that you've placed into the Presentation.


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Making ePortfolio Presentations available as publicly available web sites

To make your ePortfolio Presentation a publicly available web site:

1. Click "Presentations" in the left-hand menu

2. Click on the key icon to the right of the name of the Presentation

3. Make a checkmark in the box entitled, "Anyone with the URL below can access this item"

4. Copy the URL address of the web site you see ("https://...") and click [Done]
  5. You may then paste the URL address into an email and send to whomever you like. 
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Creating Presentations in the ePortfolio (Theme Tab)

The fourth tab of the ePortfolio Presentation area is called "Theme."
In this area, you can choose from a number of already existing themes or templates for your Presentation. To choose a theme that is not the default theme for the Presentation, simply scroll down and click on "Select" for the Theme that you wish to use.
Click on 'View Presentation' in the gray bar above to see what your Presentation now looks like.
Customizing Themes:
While you may choose to use one of the Themes that are available for your Presentation, you may also edit the Themes to make them more personalized. To do so, click on the icon to the right of the Theme that you've selected to use (hovering over it, you will see "Edit Styles").
Once you've decided to edit the Theme, you'll be able to change a great deal of the Presentation. Simply click on the area you wish to modify in the left-hand menu, and begin making changes.

Note: when you make changes here, you are only changing the Theme for this individual Presentation! The Theme will still be available in its default form for other Presentations.

Creating Presentations in the ePortfolio (BannerTab)

The third tab in the Content/Layout area of an ePortfolio Presentation is called "Banner" and adds a banner to your Presentation.
The banner will appear on every page above the Content areas and navigation area.

Embedding Videos in the ePortfolio (Content/LayoutTab)

Step 1: To add a video from YouTube to your ePortfolio Presentation, you'll need to place or 'embed' the video in a Text Area. Here's how to do that:

1. Go to the YouTube page where you can watch the video you are interested in putting in your Presentation. Below the video, you'll see a button called "Share." Click on "Share."
2. Next, you will see appear below this button a link to the video and a button called "Embed." Click on "Embed."
3. You will now see a highlighted field of text below the "Embed" button (it will normally begin with "iframe." Copy the whole line of text

Step 2: After you have copied the 'embed' text, return to the ePortfolio and click on "Presentations," and then click on the pencil icon for the Presentation to which you wish to add the YouTube video. Then, click on the "Content/Layout" tab.

On the page to which you wish to add the video, click "Add a Component" and choose "Text Area." When you do, you'll see a new window open up. In the lower-left hand corner of the area, there is a small icon (hovering over it, it will say "Edit HTML code"). Click on this icon.

Step 3: When you click on the small icon, a new window will open up. Paste the YouTube embed text into this area and then click "Update."

Step 4: After clicking "Update," you will return to the "Text Area" window. You should then see an icon like the one below in the "Text Area" window. You can type into the Text Area around the icon.

Once you see this image, you should then be able to select "Save" or "Save and Close" and return to the Presentation Content/Layout area.

You should now be able to see the YouTube video in the Presentation when you choose to "View Presentation."

D2L 9.2.1 SP6 – November 2011