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Student Assignment Entries in Portfolium In addition to self-selected Portfolium entries, students may be requested to submit a Portfolium Assignment entry. This document outlines the student assignment submission process.
Step 1: Claim Portfolium Account
First time users will need to claim their Portfolium account. There are two ways to claim a Portfolium
account. The first way is within the Tarleton Blackboard learning management system and the second is
directly on the Portfolium website at http://tarleton.portfolium.com. Note: Portfolium will be available even
after graduation and does not require continued Blackboard access.
Method 1: Claim Account via Blackboard 1. Log in to Blackboard (http://blackboardlearn.tarleton.edu) 2. From the My Blackboard tab, locate the Tools module and select Portfolium.
3. A new window will appear with three options: Add Work, Update Profile, and Activity Feed. Select the Update Profile button to begin. If this is your first time to access Portfolium, you will be instructed to claim your account. The next step will be to start the Student Onboard Process located on Page 3: Step 2.
Select Update
Profile to begin.
From the My Blackboard
page, locate Portfolium
from the Tools module.
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Method 2: Claim student account directly from Portfolium
This method does not require Blackboard access.
1. Navigate to Portfolium (http://tarleton.portfolium.com) 2. Use assigned Student Go.Tarleton Email Address and select Continue.
3. A first time user will be instructed to have the activation email resent if the account has not been activated before. If this option is presented, select the Resend Welcome Email button.
An email will be sent to
the university student
email account.
Use Student
University email
address.
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4. Navigate to the Go.Tarleton Student Email Address login and open up the message sent from
Portfolium. Select the Access My Portfolium button from the email message.
5. The account will now be activated.
Step 2: Student Onboarding (for First Time Users):
The first time Portfolium is accessed, four quick questions will be presented to get you thinking about the benefits of an ePortfolio.
1. Select type(s) of ways you think you’ll use this new ePortfolio.
Determine how you’ll
use your new ePortfolio.
Once selected, the student
onboarding process will start.
How to access the University
Go.Tarleton Email Address
Step 1: Navigate to www.tarleton.edu
Step 2: Hover over the Login link
Step 3: Select Student Email
Step 4: Select the green Login button.
Contact 254-968-9885 – Option 1 if you
have questions about student email access.
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2. Edit skills that have either already been gained or hope to achieve by graduation. Portfolium suggests popular skills in your major. Additional skills can be added by typing them in.
3. Your portfolio is designed to showcase several experiences both in and outside the classroom. Decide what other types of entries you hope to add over time.
4. Next, optionally attach a resume you have one already created. A resume can be added later.
Attaching a resume can be
completed at a later time.
Don’t worry if you are not
ready to attach a resume.
Decide what activities outside
the classroom you’d like to
add to your new ePortoflio.
Add custom
skills if desired.
Determine skills you
have already or
would like to develop.
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5. The final step is to set a password for the account. Remember: Portfolium can be accessed outside Blackboard and will be available after graduation. This final step ensures you can access Portfolium after graduation.
Step 3: Submitting Portfolium Assignment Entries
Portfolium entries can be added after the account has been claimed.
There are two types of entries: Student generated entries and assignment generated entries that are preloaded. The preloaded assignment entries will be designated with an assignment tag on the entry. The following steps outline how to submit a Portfolium Assignment entry.
1. Log in to Blackboard (http://blackboardlearn.tarleton.edu) 2. From the My Blackboard tab, locate the Tools module and select Portfolium.
3. A new window will appear with three options: Add Work, Update Profile, and Activity Feed. Select the Update Profile button to begin.
Select Update
Profile to begin.
Remember: Portfolium can be accessed
even after graduation. This password
will allow you to access your account at
http://tarleton.portfolium.com
From the My Blackboard
page, locate Portfolium
from the Tools module.
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4. Select the Portfolio tab and locate the assignment. Next, select the ellipses (3 dots) next to the assignment and choose Edit.
Note: If no assignment is listed in this portfolio area, the instructor has not published their Portfolium course. An instructor will need to publish the course in order for the assignment to be visible for students.
Select Edit to begin the
Assignment Authoring stage.
Notice the assignment
label on the entry.
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Step 4: Assignment Authoring
Once an assignment is in Edit Mode, there are three phases of assignment creation:
1. Basic Info 2. Details & Attachments 3. Settings
The following screenshots detail the three assignment phases.
Phase 1: Basic Info
Add up to 5 images Choose a category Give it a title Add a description
Phase 2: Details & Attachments
Tag your teammates Tag your entry with keywords, aka hashtags Enter the skills and software that you used Attach files - Word docs, PowerPoints, Excel Spreadsheets, and PDFs Embed links
Add up to five pictures to
describe the entry.
The Category & Sub
Category should be preset.
Please leave these set.
The Title should be preset.
This can be updated, if desired.
Modify the description,
if desired.
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Phase 3: Settings
Edit Privacy Allow/Disable comments Delete Entry
Set the desired privacy level.
Your instructor may have
supplied a recommended
setting to use.
If the assignment will be public,
determine if comments can be left.
If this was a group assignment, tag
group members in the assignment.
Make the assignment easier to
search and add “tags.”
Skills will be prepopulated. Feel free
to add more if they fit the assignment.
Attach a document such as
Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
PDF, etc. to the entry.
Public entries can be viewed at
http://portfolios.tarleton.edu.
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