Developing and Sharing a Portfolio

Go to your Blackboard Course.

Click on the Content Collection Tab.

Click on the Portfolio Creation icon under My Portfolios.

Follow the Portfolio Wizard Directions. Click on Next.

Fill in the Information requested.

Choose the design you would like. Click on Next.

Add a welcome message. Click on Next.

Give your file a name and then browse to find your file. Important: You may only add a file from My Content in the Content Collection. The file must be posted in My Content in order to be accessed and added to your portfolio.

Important. Click on Add in order to add your material to your portfolio.

Click on Next.

Add a link by filling in the Link Name, adding the link, and clicking on Add. As you see, I have added a link to the Internet Public Library. Click on Next.

You may add a Blank Item if you wish.

You will then be asked if you wish to make your portfolio available. Click on Yes and click on Next.

You will be asked if you wish to share comments. Click on Yes and click on Finish.

You will be asked if you wish now to create your portfolio. Click on OK.

You will receive notice that your portfolio has been created successfully. Click on Close Window.

You will be brought back to the My Portfolios site. You will see your portfolio. However, at this point, nobody can access your portfolio or add comments. Therefore, click on the Manage item to the right.

Click on Share portfolio.

You are offered a choice. You may share with your entire class. If so, choose Share with Courses to the extreme right. You may Share with External Users in the middle of the page, or you may share with Users at the far left.

Sharing with external users is very helpful if you wish to share material with a prospective employer. For most courses, however, you will be sharing with your class and also sharing with your professor or several peers. Click on the Share with Users icon.

Fill in Subject and Message and click on Browse.

Choose to search for a user using the Username, First Name, or Last Name. I have chosen last name and clicked on Search. The name appears on the right. Next, click on Submit.

Choose to send an e-mail to the person who will be sharing your portfolio. You may also send a copy of the message to yourself. Click on Submit.

When you go back to the My Portfolios site and click on Manage, you will see the list of those with whom you have shared your portfolio.

If you wish to add more material to your portfolio, just click on My Portfolios and on Contents.

Fill in the Item Name, and click on browse to add more content to your portfolio. Click on Submit.