PROJE

CT 3:

E-PORT

FOLIO

PHASE 1

WHAT IS AN E-PORTFOLIO?“An e-portfolio, also known as electronic portfolio, digital portfolio, or electronic resume, is a collection of documents that display your skill sets and body of work. These documents are displayed on the web on a page that the user updates frequently. The e-portfolio is more formal than a Facebook page but more creative and open than a LinkedIn page.”

(MIS Community Site)

http://community.mis.temple.edu/eportfolios/

PROJECT GUIDELINESAt a minimum, you must include the

following items in your e-portfolio: Professional photo of yourself Academic informationCareer interests & aspirations Personal interests, service work, favorite links

Current resume

GOAL• Employer opportunities

• Professional opportunities• Networking

Note: Your site will automatically get placed into search engines and people will be able to find you easily on the Internet.

GETTING STARTED• Create a personal “blog” on

community.mis.temple.edu • *You must log in to create your blog!

• Having issues? • Visit the MIS community site:

http://community.mis.temple.edu/eportfolios/

WHAT IS WORDPRESS?• WordPress is web software you

can use to create a website or blog.

Dashboard:• Themes• Pages• Widgets & Plug-Ins

PAGES & POSTS• Posts are entries listed in reverse

chronological order on the blog home page or on the posts page if you have set one.

• Pages are static and are not listed by date.

•Pages do not use tags or categories. •An About page is the classic example. Pages can be displayed in the sidebar using the Pages widget, and some themes display pages in tabs at the top of the blog.

WIDGETS & PLUG-INS• Plugins add extra functions beyond what your

theme provides, things like calendars, testimonial boxes, slideshows, etc.

• Every plugin comes with the description about its functionality and instruction how to enable it.

• Widgets enable you to customize your blog without having to go through the coding process.

•All you need to do is drag a certain widget from the widget area and drop it to the sidebar target content.

TIPS

PROFESSIONAL PHOTO…

• Keep it short and sweet• Visually appealing• Check the necessary plug-ins.•Depending on the functionality of your new WordPress theme; you may not need all the plug-ins you once had.• YouTube help videos• Differentiate yourself•“Best version of yourself” • Check out www.lynda.temple.edu

ANY

QUESTIONS?