RevisedNovember2017 1

Portfolium:StudentGuideforBuildinganePortfolio

ThisguidewillwalkyouthroughbuildingaPortfoliumeportfolio.AlthoughthereareotherSUtoolswhereyoucanbuildanePortfolio(e.g.Canvas,GoogleSites),Portfolium’splatformwasbuiltspecificallyforstudentsStep1.CreateanAccount(ifyoudonotyethaveaPortfoliumaccountsetup).

Gotohttps://portfolium.com/joinandinsertyourSUemailaddressoropentheCanvascourseinwhichyourinstructorhasassignedyoutoaccessPortfolium.

ChooseapasswordforyourPortfoliumaccounttobeginbuildingyourePortfolio.

RevisedNovember2017 2

Step2.UpdateyourProfileTobeginbuildingyourePortfolio,1. ClickMeinthetop-rightcornerof

thepage

2. SelectViewProfile.

Clickoneachsectiontocomplete.

Step3.AddWorkClickAddProjectinthetop-rightcornerofthepage.ExamplesFindexamplesofwhattoputintoyourePortfolioathttp://help.portfolium.com/portfolium-com/what-is-portfolium/what-to-put-in-your-portfolium-portfolioorsearchthePortfoliumUserGuideathttp://help.portfolium.com.

RevisedNovember2017 3

Step4.Describeyourwork1. ProjectTitle

2. Uploadfiles–proveyourworkbyattachinganyrelecantmaterials,includingdefaultimages(orthumbnails),documents,videos,etc.

3. Pastealink–remembertoonlysharelinksthatcanbemadevisibletothepublic(GoogleDrivefilesthataresharedpubliclyarerecommended).Canvaslinkswillnotwork.

4. Category–thefieldofstudythatyourentryisrelatedto.

5. Description–explainwhatyourentryisabout.TIP:besuretoincludeinformationabouttheactualproject/experience/eventaswellasasummaryofwhatyoulearnedthroughouttheprocess.

6. Addskills,tools&software–listandshowcasethespecificskillsandprogramsyouusedinyourexperience.

7. Tagteammates–addcollaboratorsthatyouworkedonyourprojectwith.

8. Tagyourentry–addhashtagsaskeywordstodescribeyourportfolioentry.

RevisedNovember2017 4

Step4.EntrySettingsClickthegearboxinthetopright-corneroftheprojectforentrysettings.

EntryPrivacy(Visibility):Settheprivacyusingthedropdown.Toshowcaseyourselfandbuildahealthyonlineidentity,weencourageyoutokeepyourawesomeworkpublic!VisibilitySettings• Public:anyone• PortfoliumMembers:onlysigned-inmembersof

Portfolium• Connections:onlyusersyouareconnectedwith• Private:onlyyoucanviewyourentry(usefulfor

drafts)Tip:Ifyouwouldliketoshareyourworkwithsomeonedirectly(afacultymemberviaemailorinaCanvasassignment),setyourworktoPrivateandcopytheuniquePublicShareLink.Comments:Enableordisablefeedbackonthisentry.Whenfinished,clickSubmitAssignment.

ForhelpwithPortfolium,pleaseemailctlt@su.edu.