Sign Up for an Sign Up for an eFolio Account eFolio Account & Take the Tour
& Take the TourIn this session new users will create their account, select a design and become familiar with what is in eFolio, where it is and how to navigate the interface.
eFolio
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Kristi A. Karels & Linda ThompsonOnline Support Center
Minnesota OnlineeFolioMinnesota
Signup for eFolioYour signup location depends on your relationship with eFolio…
www.efoliomn.com or www.myefolio.com
Sign Up
Welcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail AddressAccount DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!
Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail AddressAccount DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & Conditions
Sign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail AddressAccount DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up Code
Profile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail AddressAccount DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile Selection
Age RequirementsEmail AddressAccount DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge Requirements
Email AddressAccount DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail Address
Account DetailsReview Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail AddressAccount Details
Review Your DetailsLOGIN!
Sign UpWelcome!Terms & ConditionsSign Up CodeProfile SelectionAge RequirementsEmail AddressAccount DetailsReview Your Details
LOGIN!
An email is sent with loginlocation for future access
Login to your eFolio site
Text-based Mouse-based
Membership options for the eFolio site
Your eFolio owner site
Text-based Mouse-based
Owner’s Workspace
New ContentUnderstanding…
To Do ListUnderstanding…
MyContentToday…
MyContent is empty!Tomorrow?
MyContent is filling up!
Site Utilities Build
Designs
Utilities
Accounts
Site Utilities BuildMail
Designs
Utilities
Accounts
Site Utilities Build
MailDesigns
Utilities
Accounts
Site Utilities Build
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Accounts
Site Utilities Build
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Site Utilities Build
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Accounts
Task List
0Sign up for an eFolio site 0(Document your login info!!!)0Access your email if you wish to read the
welcome message0Login to your eFolio owner site0Log out of your owner site0Login to your eFolio owner site (text-based)0Logout of the text-based version0Login to the mouse-based version again0Change your site design0Click all the icons on the site and read the
help in the lower right… (Help changes depending on where you are in the site)
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Add Content to Add Content to Your eFolio SiteYour eFolio Site
In this session, new users will add content using "To Do" items, the data object types (such
as activities, courses taken, or employment), and upload files.
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New ContentUnderstanding…
MyContentToday…
MyContent is empty!Tomorrow?
MyContent is filling up!
To Do ListUnderstanding…
TitleBrief TextFull TextRelatedContentReflectionsFeedback
Basic
RelatedContent
Basics
ReflectionsFeedback
Adding New Content… ..goin’ to the grocery store
Using My Content… Ensure a full pantry!
Task List
0 Add new content “Event” for the eLearning/eFolio Summit 2012 July 25-26, 2012
0 Add new content “Contact” for today’s trainer (Kristi Karels, Online Support Center, [email protected] kristikarels.efoliomn.com
0 Add new content “event” for the next student contact day you have scheduled
0 Change your site design again!0 Add new content “event” for your next day off0 Complete your ToDo list…0 Embed a YouTube video – (Search for your college’s
“channel” and use one from there) TIP: use Web
Content>YouTube
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Control Pages, Control Pages, Content and Content and
LayoutLayoutIn this session, new users will add and delete pages, control where the pages are listed, add
content to the site pages and explore the purpose of the sidebars, main page space and the content property settings.
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Page Management
Page Management
0 Build0 Edit Properties0 Add0 Delete
Page Management
0 Build0 Edit Properties0 Add0 Delete
Task List
0 Create new page for special promotion of yourself (awards, special hobby, etc)
0 Drag and drop your “special” new page under Personal Info0 Change name of page called “Web Links” to Training0 Build your home page (drag your welcome message from
MyContent)0 Move your page structure around (alphabetize it!)0 Add 3 new pages –
0 1) Family 2) Friends 3) Workplace0 Add Subpages for each (my happy family, my nutty
friends, my wonderful colleagues)0 Experiment with hidden pages (click preview) and view
page structure0 Change your site design and preview your page structure0 Build content to at least 4 pages (drag and drop from
MyContent)0 Experiment with Content Properties (YOUR BEST FRIEND)
0 Turn on/off brief and full text0 Adjust font sizes and formatting0 Turn on feedback (back tab)
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Add Special Add Special Content to Content to Your eFolioYour eFolio
In this session, new users will learn how to add photos, video, audio and other HTML content.
In addition, they will learn how to create collections, add an image gallery and create a calendar of events.
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Task List
0 Upload 10 pictures to your site (use appropriate naming conventions)
0 BEWARE: file sizes can cause issues… Are you “Web” friendly?
0 Upload 3 files to your site (Do you have a flash drive with you?)
0 Search for content with your name or another keyword – create a collection with the magnet tool and drag to the page
0 Search for your event content… drag “event collection” to page and change content properties to make a calendar
0 Drag image collection to your site… use content properties to make an image collection
0 Turn on feedback and test on your public site0 Find feedback comments and post to your site0 Find some HTML content if you dare… and add to your
site (embedding videos is a safe/easy first step)
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