Create a portfolio on Blackboard.

1. Creating
Personal
Portfolios
on
Blackboard
Portfolios
are
your
own
personal
website
on
Blackboard.
They
provide
the
student
a
way
to
display
a
collection
of
artifacts.
Artifacts
are
materials
that
demonstrate
your
personal
skills
and
accomplishments.
1. Portfolios
are
created
in
the
Content
Collection
area
of
Blackboard.
To
begin,
click
on
the
Content
Collection
tab.
2. Next,
click
the
action
button
next
to
Portfolios
in
the
Jump
To
area.
3. The
Portfolios
page
has
3
options.
Note
the
text
below
each
link.

2. 4. Click
My
Portfolios.
Note
that
there
are
two
types
of
portfolios,
Personal
and
Basic.
You
will
be
creating
a
Personal
Portfolio.
Click
on
the
garnet
Create
Portfolio
button.
5. Once
you
click
Create
Personal
Portfolio,
you
will
be
taken
to
a
portfolio
creation
wizard.
You
can
continue
with
the
wizard
by
clicking
Save
and
Continue.
You
can
click
submit
if
you
want
to
leave
the
wizard
and
come
back
later
or
if
you
want
to
go
through
the
rest
of
the
steps
manually.
6. You
will
be
using
a
template
for
the
USC
Connect
Portfolio.
Click
Select
Existing
and
click
USC
Connect.
Then
click
Save
and
Continue.

3. 7. Select
your
layout
theme.
You
can
place
your
navigation
links
or
buttons
on
either
the
right
or
left
side,
or
along
the
top.
8. Select
a
background
color
(you
can
leave
it
white
if
you
wish).
You
can
also
use
a
background
image
if
you
have
one
that
will
work
well
with
a
webpage.
9. You
can
change
the
default
font
and
default
font
color
for
the
portfolio
if
you
wish.
If
you
want
to
change
the
font
settings
for
the
page
title
and
page
headings
by
clicking
the
+
icon
to
expand
the
sections.
10. Select
your
navigation
menu
options.
Select
either
buttons
or
text.
Keep
in
mind
that
buttons
only
work
well
if
your
page
titles
are
18
characters
or
less.
If
the
labels
are
going
to
be
longer
than
that,
you
should
use
text.
Text
can
wrap
to
additional
lines
if

4. necessary.
You
can
pick
the
background
color
of
the
Navigation
Menu,
the
font
and
the
font
color.
11. You
can
mark
this
step
as
complete
or
leave
it
marked
in
progress
until
you
are
done
with
your
portfolio.
Click
Save
and
Continue
to
move
to
the
next
step.
12.
The
next
page
allows
you
to
build
the
content
within
your
portfolio.
Since
you
have
used
the
USC
Connect
template,
you
will
see
a
header,
a
footer,
an
About
page,
and
six

5. different
area
pages.
Click
the
action
button
next
to
Header
and
click
Edit.
13. Replace
the
instructions
in
the
text
box
with
your
header
information.
Note
that
the
text
box
editor
works
a
lot
like
a
word
processor.
You
can
pick
fonts
and
colors,
add
images,
center,
italicize
and
bold.
However,
this
is
just
a
header
for
each
page.
It
will
display
at
the
top
of
every
page
in
your
portfolio.
You
may
want
to
put
something
like
“Joe
Student’s
USC
Connect
Portfolio”
or
create
a
small,
graphically
pleasing
page
banner.
When
you
have
finished
creating
your
header,
click
Submit.

6. 14. After
you
click
submit,
you
will
be
taken
back
to
the
Build
page.
You
can
now
begin
working
on
the
main
content
for
your
portfolio.
The
first
content
area
is
labeled
About.
It
is
intended
to
be
a
welcome
page.
It
will
be
the
first
page
visitors
will
see
when
they
access
your
portfolio.
The
word
“About”
is
what
will
appear
in
the
navigation
menu.
You
can
change
that
label
to
Welcome,
Introduction,
or
anything
else
that
would
be
appropriate
for
the
opening
page.
To
change
the
About
Label,
click
the
action
button
next
to
the
word
“About”,
then
click
Edit.
15. Change
the
title,
then
add
content
for
the
page.
You
can
click
Browse
to
add
an
existing
artifact
or
you
can
click
Create
New
Artifact
if
you
have
not
yet
created
the
artifact
you
need.

7. 16.
Click
Browse
to
add
an
existing
artifact.
a. Type
a
keyword
to
search
for
your
artifact
either
by
name
or
description
OR
b. Leave
the
search
box
blank
c. Click
Go
d. You
will
see
a
list
of
the
existing
artifacts
e. Select
the
artifact
you
want
to
use
by
clicking
the
check
box
to
the
left
of
the
artifact
name
f. Click
submit
17.
See
section
??
on
creating
artifacts
if
you
want
to
create
a
new
artifact.

8. 18. After
you
have
selected
your
artifact,
click
submit.
19. Repeat
steps
14-­‐18
for
each
of
the
desired
content
areas.
If
you
want
to
remove
any
of
the
content
areas,
put
a
check
in
the
box
next
to
its
name,
then
click
Delete.

9. 20.
If
you
want
to
add
additional
pages,
click
the
garnet
Create
Page
button.
21.
Give
the
page
a
name
and
description.
You
can
add
artifacts
now,
or
go
back
and
click
edit
to
add
the
artifacts
later.
Click
Submit.
You
can
click
the
Submit
button
on
the
top
or
the
bottom
of
the
page.
They
both
do
the
same
thing.
22. When
you
are
done
adding
content,
click
Save
and
Continue.

10. 23.
Click
the
check
box
next
to
Complete
if
you
wish
to
mark
your
portfolio
as
completed.
Click
the
check
box
next
to
Available
if
you
wish
to
make
your
portfolio
available
to
share
with
others.
Click
the
check
box
next
to
Comments
are
Private
if
you
prefer
not
to
allow
others
to
comment
on
your
portfolio.
Click
Submit.
24. On
the
next
page,
you
can
go
back
and
edit
any
of
the
portfolio
areas
if
you
choose.
25. You
can
share
your
portfolio
or
download
your
portfolio.
Those
topics
are
covered
in
separate
handouts.