BC Teacher Education Network

We are here to help you create your ePortfolio, so do not hesitate to ask for technical support. To get started on creating your ePortfolio we suggest the following steps:

The first Steps:

1. Log in if you have not already logged in; get familiar with the administration interface and click here for more information on it.  The administration interface is also, where the Dashboard in WordPress is located and you can get more info about it here.
2. Remember: When you are in the site administration area of your ePortfolio, you can get tips on what you are doing by clicking the “Help” menu on the top-right corner.

1. Review your settings, start by changing your Site Title under Settings>General. You need to hit the “Save” button to save your changes. (More information about General Settings here.)
2. Add a new post. You can pick one of the existing categories by checking a box on the sidebar of the authoring interface. You can manage your categories here. You will need to hit the blue “Publish” button on the right hand side before your post appears. Information on managing the privacy settings on individual posts is here.
3. We have created your ePortfolio with three pages. You can add more pages, or you can delete what is there. Maybe start by changing your about me page by introducing yourself and sharing a little about yourself.
4. You are welcome to change the images and upload your own. Here is information about using images from Google.
5. Probably the most common question from students is how to customize the menus on the navigation bar.  You can manage or update your navigation menu at Appearance>Menus. More information here. A video is available here.

How to section:

• Here is information about the terminology used in WordPress.
• Information on the differences between “posts” and “pages” here.
• Here is information on the difference between a category and a tag.
• Information about how to replace media an image or media file in WordPress here.
• Once you feel comfortable with the WordPress administration interface, you are ready to start changing your ePortfolio’s header image.
• You can manage, add or remove sidebar or footer widgets at Appearance>Widgets.
• You can change the theme in WordPress too, for more information check here.
• What is an ePortfolio? Click here for a quick video.
• What is reflective writing? Click here for more info.

Getting more help:

• Here is the Beginner’s guide for WordPress by WPBeginner.
• Here is the learn WordPress website by WordPress.
• Learn more about digital literacy skills here. Check out the menu sections and consider looking at the publish section.

Who or what has inspired you to pursue your program? What values/teachings does that person live by? Or how can you use your education as tool to live by that teaching?

Is there something from your culture that you have been working on or that you feel relates to what you are learning in your program or courses? If not how can you use the cultural item/process to explain a teaching or a personal story that relates to what you learned from the item or process.

Example:

Learning to cut fish at first did not seem difficult, until I tried hanging on to the slippery salmon while trying to cut neatly. This reminds me of my experience with trying to keep up with my tests and assignments and trying to keep a social life. It all seems like a slippery slope; once I focus too much on one the other slips out of my reach. Cutting salmon for me symbolizes the balance between hanging on and moving forward to reach my goals that will benefit my family and community. If I don’t learn how to cut salmon than there is less opportunities for my family and friends to have salmon during the year. Just as if I don’t finish my program than there may be less opportunities for myself to take care of my family and support my community. Once the salmon is cut I can decide whether to cook it up or make smoked salmon or even make dry fish. When I finished my program I had more opportunities just as I did once I was able to cut the salmon and decide what was the best way to share and preserve the fish for the future. – Crystalyn Lemieux