Mahara 1.4 Cookbook -- Mahara 1.4 Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Mahara for the Visual Arts -- Introduction -- Uploading and sharing a single image -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Protecting your opus -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding copyright to the image description -- Making a photo journal using Picasa -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Giving visitors more access to the photo -- Adding a Picasa slideshow, or an entire album, to a journal entry -- Using images you have stored in Mahara (rather than Picasa) -- See also… -- Journaling a project from start to finish -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Subscriptions to your journal -- See also -- Building a simple gallery -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Adding titles and captions -- Lining up the images more precisely -- Using the image gallery block -- See also… -- Using the Collections feature to create a gallery with an audio-guided tour -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating frames -- Adding a splash page -- See also -- 2. Literature and Writing -- Introduction -- Uploading a group of documents, and sharing them using the Secret URL -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- Adding a Creative Commons License.

How to edit a filename after upload -- See also -- A "Thought a Day" journal -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding an image banner to your page -- See also -- A page of writing samples -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more… -- Using the Some HTML block to create your Page (creating an artifact of your poem) -- See also -- A poetry chapbook -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using page corner links for navigation instead of the tabs -- Another option: Adding the Title Page to the Collection -- See also -- Thesis/research planning -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding the plan to your dashboard -- Sharing the plan with an advisor: -- Submitting a Page to a group or to a specific individual in a group: -- See also -- Language acquisition journal -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Settings in Audacity that can affect file size -- See also -- A Daily Gazette (Journalism page) -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding an image banner to your page -- Adding an image to your stories (journal posts) -- See also -- 3. The Professional Portfolio -- Introduction -- Adding content to Résumé -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Goals, Skills, and Interests -- See also -- A simple curriculum vitae -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Elaborating on your interests -- The cover letter -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding a link to an external website -- Adding a link to a document in your portfolio -- Inserting an image -- See also -- References and recommendations -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- See also -- The complete package: Cover letter, resume, and letters of reference -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating another package for a different employer -- Setting access levels for multiple collections -- See also -- Complex resume: the professional portfolio -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See Also -- The promotion and tenure portfolio -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding navigation to the Teaching, Service, and Scholarship collections -- Using the Journals feature for storing and adding text to a page -- Using a Résumé field to store your personal statement -- Saving your Word documents as HTML and displaying them in a page instead of using a textbox -- See also -- 4. Working with Groups -- Introduction -- Creating a group and adding members -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding members from their profile page: Controlled and Invite Only membership -- Changing roles -- See also -- Creating an interactive homepage for a course group -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a web page that features student projects -- Getting ready -- How to do it.... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Providing family-only access -- See also -- Creating templates -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- How students submit a page to a course group -- See also -- Creating a group newspaper using newsfeeds from student journals -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a multiple-paged paper -- Adding a YouTube video -- See also -- 5. The Primary Education Portfolio -- Introduction -- Submitting and locking pages -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Managing classroom journaling.

Using a locked page to follow progress on a research project -- See also -- Using a student journal to help students learn how to write a research paper -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Getting and embedding images from the Web -- Writing the first draft from the notes by using a page to rearrange paragraphs -- See also -- Progress reports and the transference of artifacts -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- A simple template for very young students -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating and using a simple template -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding a Navigation block for links to other pages in the student's portfolio -- See also -- A student portfolio of the primary education years -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding a slideshow to the homepage -- Adding pages to the collection -- See also -- A reading list (book reports) -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding the list to your dashboard -- Sharing the list with others -- Using slideshow to create a book -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding images to the slideshow -- See also… -- International project -- How to do it... -- See also -- Creating a classroom page to share with families -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 6. The Social Portfolio -- Introduction -- Setting a theme and a layout for your profile page -- How to do it... -- Posting comments to a Wall -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using the journal feature for your Wall -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Allowing others to subscribe to your journal -- See also.

Adding a counter -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Another option (statcounter.com) -- Adding a feed from Twitter -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- See Also… -- Sending feeds to Twitter and/or Facebook -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding hashtags and filtering -- See Also… -- Adding your external blog to your profile page -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Other RSS feeds -- See also -- 7. The College Application Portfolio -- Introduction -- The Art Portfolio and The Common Application: Art Supplement -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Exporting the portfolio -- Using video and audio (for Music, Theatre, Film, and Dance) -- Making each item in the list a link -- See also -- Using HTML to create your unofficial transcript -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Adding additional rows and/or columns -- See also -- Creating an academic achievements page -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- The Common Application: Extracurricular Activities & Work Experience portion -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using a journal posting for the Short Answer section -- See also -- The Athletic Supplement -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- See also -- 8. Certification and Accreditation Portfolio for Higher Education -- Introduction -- Building the ECIS International Teacher portfolio -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- The final portfolio, a collection that contains collections for each standard -- The final portfolio: one collection containing individual pages -- See also -- Templates for meeting teacher certification standards.

Getting ready.