The Digication Environment……………………………………………….. 2 Creating a Section………………………………………………………... 3 Adding and Editing Sections…………………………………………….... 3 Changing the Order of Sections Adding Pages to a Section Adding Modules………………………………………………………….. 4 Editing a Rich Text Module Publishing a Module Adding Media (Picture, Audio, Video, and PDF) Adding Media from the web (Videos)

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The Digication Editing Environment When you log into your Digication account, click on your e-Portfolio under My e-Portfolios section. Then, you will reach a page that looks something like the one below. Here are some of the important parts you need to be familiar with to edit your e-Portfolio.                

     

   

   

               

This shows you the different sections

in your e-Portfolio and allows you to navigate through

them. Think of sections as a tool to organize your

e-Portfolio content.

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This tab allows you to preview what your page will look like once it is published

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This tab shows you what your live e-Portfolio currently looks like.  

This button allows you to add additional modules to this page. The different types of modules available are Media Gallery, Rich Text, and Image/Video/Audio.

This shows you the pages within this section. You can

have as many pages as you want within each section. The page you are

editing will be underlined.

 

When you log in and view your portfolio, you first see it in Edit Mode, it displays all your editing options for adding Sections, Pages and Modules.

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Creating a Section Before adding content to your e-Portfolio, plan the structure of it. Also, remember that you can create more than one e-Portfolio with your account, so you do not need to fit all your projects or content into one e-Portfolio. What sections would best represent the work, information, topics, or achievements that you will present in your e-Portfolio? Within each section, what pages will you need to organize your content? You can modify these sections and pages later, but you need an initial structure to get started. Adding and Editing Sections 1. To add or edit your e-Portfolio sections, make

sure you are viewing your e-Portfolio in

Edit Mode.

2. Then click the Add/Edit tab.

3. To add a new section, click on button at the

right on the Add/Edit tab.

Changing the order of sections You can change the order of sections by dragging and dropping a section to a new place in the sequence. A red dotted line indicates the area where it may be dropped.

Adding Pages to a Section

1. Make sure the Edit tab is highlighted.

2. In the View Sections area, click the section to

which you want to add pages. In the following

example, the section About Me was selected.

3. In the View Pages area, click Add/Edit tab.

4. To add a new page, click the Add Page

button at the right.

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5. Enter the page name, and click the Save

button.

Adding Modules To add and edit content within your e-Portfolio, you must be in Edit mode. Select a section and a page within your e-Portfolio for which you want to add or edit content. The basic building block of structuring a page is a Module. Modules define what kind of content can be added and also the layout of this content within the page. You can add multiple modules to a page for flexibility in how you customize the presentation of your work. There are several types of Modules from which to choose:

Image/Video/Audio Module The Image/Video/Audio module enables you to display a single large piece of media, such as a movie, image, or an audio file.

Rich Text Module The Rich Text module provides a rich text area that can contain formatted text and display links, files, and images in-line.

Gallery Module The Gallery module gives you the flexibility of presenting multiple images on a page, using thumbnails or simple numbering across the page to link to large images. Each image has a rich text caption field as well.

Contact Form Module For added security and to avoid unsolicited e-mails, the Contact Form module enables you to be contacted through your e-Portfolio by email without publishing your email address.

You can choose multiple modules for each page you create. The variety of layouts enable you to choose ones that will best present your work. Let’s take a look at the Rick Text Module to see how we edit a Module in Digication.

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Editing a Module, e.g. Rich Text Module

The section you are

editing is underlined.

 

The page you are editing is

underlined. This section shows

you the pages within this

section. Click on the subpages to

navigate to them for editing.

 

Make sure you save your edits. If you don’t, you won’t be able to

publish them!  

These buttons allow you to insert photos and documents.  

These buttons allow you to edit your table. If you don’t know what something does, hold your mouse pointer over it for a few seconds and a yellow box will pop up naming the button.  

When you are on the edit tab you

can edit any of the text in the window just like you would in Microsoft Word.

 

To add and edit content

within your e-Portfolio, you

must be in Edit mode.

Select this button to start editing. Once published, the module will be added to this page.

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 Publishing a Module, e.g. Rich Text Module

Once  you  are  done  editing  the  content  of  your  Module.  You  will  have  to  publish  it  in  order  to  be  visible  to  others  when  they  visit  your  e-­‐Portfolio.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you have

unpublished changes you

will get a red “draft”

message on your preview

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Click on the publish tab to publish your edits.

Don’t forget to Save first,

otherwise you will not be able to publish the

module.

When you’re ready to publish

click on the big green Publish

Changes button  

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Adding Media (Picture, Audio, Video, and PDF) 1. Click the Add a Module option.

2. Choose Image, Video Audio under the Basic section

of the menu.

3. Then click Add this Module.

4. On the Edit tab of the module, click on the Replace

the Media option. A new window will appear.

5. Click Choose a File, locate the image you would

like to add to the page, click Ok.

You can upload the following media files:

- Images in bmp, gif, jpeg, jpg, png, tif, and tiff formats.

- Audio files such as mp3 and wav.

- Video in avi, flv, mov, mp4, mpg, mpg, swf, wmv file for formats.

- PDF files.

6. In this same window you have option of uploading Media from the web

Adding Media from the Web (Videos) To add media from the web, you will use the same Media module and click on Replace This Media. A window displays options to upload media from your computer or from the Web. 1. Click the Media from Web tab. 2. In the URL field, enter the URL (web address) of the video file. 3. Click the Done button at the bottom of the screen to add the video to the module.

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