Web Art2mahara 2014

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MAHARA

RAWR.


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MAHARA PROFILEPAGE -

basic infoabout you,introductionto portfolio

FINISHED

FULL WORKS

SKETCHBOOK

PAGES

GT THEME

PROGRESS

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PROFILE PAGE -basic info about you,

introduction to portfolio

add a profile picture

friend me friend your friends

join the group RHHS - Appel -Art 2 / Art 2 GT add information about yourself

(see instructionsat your table fordetails)


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remember you have to be in

ePortfolio to use Mahara


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how to add a profile picture1. find a picture. this can be anything! (it does not have to

actually be a picture of you!) if you are having troubledeciding, dont worry - you can always change it!

2. go to Content > Profile pictures


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how to add a profile picture3. upload your profile picture (if it is too big, check

out the next slide) and set it as default.

these are the ones Ihave already uploaded.if you havent uploadedany, this area will beblank for you.

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how to add a profile picture4. if you need to make your profile picture smaller,

open it in iPhoto, then click File > Export and makethe quality/size smaller. then try uploading it again!

you probably dont needto go all the way down toLow (smallest size) and

Small - you can experiment


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how to add friends/groups1. hover over Groups, click on Find Friends (type in my last

name, Appel, search, then request friendship)

2. hover over Groups, click on Find Groups (type in my lastname, Appel, search, then join the RHHS - Appel Art 2 group


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photograph your work.

SO IMPORTANTTO DO WELL.strongly recommend usingschool camera & lights.


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not too shabby!


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EW - too blue.


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EW - too warm.


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we dont want to seeanything but yourart! (no wall, nothumbtacks ifpossible, etc.)


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PROFILEPAGE -basic infoabout you,introductionto portfolio

FINISHED

FULL WORKS

SKETCHBOOK

PAGES

GT THEME

PROGRESS

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1. get a laptop (notice how / where it is,and be sure to return it in the same way!)

2. turn it on (HOLD DOWN OPTION, select

Macintosh HD)3. log in using your school username & PW

4. if that doesnt work, type

before your username,keep your password the same

5. open an Internet browser

TO START...

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6. go to our website:

appelrhhs.weebly.com7. use the drop down menu for Art 2 - hover

over Art 2, hover over Mahara, thenclick on MAHARA LOGIN

8. log in using your school username & PW

9.CLICK ON ePortfolio

NEXT STEPS...


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PROFILEPAGE -basic infoabout you,introductionto portfolio

FINISHED

FULL WORKS

SKETCHBOOK

PAGES

GT THEME

PROGRESS

breadth


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1. have photographed at least one work ofart you have made (ex: pre-instructional)

2. get the photograph from the class

computer once uploaded3. email the photo to yourself or use a flash

drive, then get it onto your mobile laptop

4. edit your photo in iPhoto5. put it on your Mahara Breadth page

6. save it to YOUR SCHOOL FOLDER!!!

TODAY...


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REMEMBER-After editing, EXPORT your

photos to the DESKTOP andMOVE THEM to YOUR

FOLDER (otherwise they aregone forever.)


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type !

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Desktop


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Now your photos,safely in YOUR

FOLDER, can be

accessed from ANYschool computer!


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adding images to your

Mahara portfolio:


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Hover over Portfolio, then click on Pages


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Click the edit pencil next to the page youreadding an image to.


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Click on Edit Content and Files, Images, and Video

From here drag (click hold and move) the box that looks


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From here, drag (click, hold, and move) the box that lookslike a cartoon landscape (grass, tree, sun) into any part ofthe empty white rectangular space above "Done."


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CLICK HERE

A window will pop up. Click in the box next to upload file.


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Select the image you want to upload and click Open

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Title your image with the assignment title (REQUIRED) and a personal title (ENCOURAGED )


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10. Give your image a better title than ImageTitle your image with the assignment title (REQUIRED) and a personal title (ENCOURAGED.)

Examples: Pre-Instructional DrawingWhite Things Drawing: Make a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul

Childhood Toys (Personal Collection Drawing) Cylburn Arboretum (Independent Piece)


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Scroll down and click on BOTH Showdescription and Save!

Fi ll dd h k di i d di


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Finally, we add the works dimensions and media.Click on the configure box in the corner of your image.


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Find the right picture in your list, then click Edit.

Add h d ( ) d d ( l ) f k


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Add the dimensions (size) and media (materials) of your workin the description block. Then click SAVE CHANGES!

Examples: 12x18, drawing pencil 5x3x10, clay sculpture

IMPORTANT- DO NOTCHANGE THE NAME OF

YOUR FILE


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CONGRAWRTULATIONS!

YOU ARE A MAHARASUPER PRO! I AM SO

PROUD!

but dont worry, you canstill always ask questions

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