ExamDirections Foryourfinalexamgrade,youwillbedesigningandsubmittingadigitalportfolio ofyourworkfromArt2thisyear.Pleasefollowthesedirectionstofindyourway aroundMaharaandpasstheexam. Step1:Takedigitalphotographsofyourwork. Choose6ofthefollowing8artworkstophotographforyourePortfolioonMahara. EithertakeamazingphotographsorusephotoeditingsoftwaresuchasPhotoshop, Piknik,orGimptoeditforquality.

Narrativepapercranedrawing Trompeloeilcoloredpencildrawing Ishoilpasteldrawing Acrylicpaintabstractsampler(oratleast2insets) Acrylicselfportraitpainting Visualmetaphorprint Interiorperspectivepaintings LandscapePainting Also,

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Step2.LogintoMahara Yourusernameandpasswordarethesameastheusernameandpasswordyouuse t tologintothenetwork/computersatschool.

*Ifyougetascreenaboutnotincourse, justclickcontinue. NextclickontheePortfoliolinkontherighthandside.

YouarenowinyourDashboard.Youhavethepowertoeditwhatinformationyou wanttoseehereusingthistoptabbarasyournavigationarea.

Step3:AddProfilePicture

AddaprofilepicturebyclickingovertotheProfilePicturestab.Chooseafile fromyourcomputertouse.Isuggestusingaphotoorartworkthatis100x100 pixels.Asquareformatwilldisplaythebest.Youcanuploadmultipleprofile picturesandtogglebetweenthem.

Step4:UploadPhotosofyourArtwork ClickovertotheFilestabunderContent.Thisisyouruploadandstoragearea. Usethistouploadallofthephotosofyourartwork.Youhavetouploadfiles individuallyandclickontheagreementcheckboxthatconfirmsyourfilesareyour own.

Noticethatyoucanthenmakefolderstoorganizeyourfiles.Thetwosquare buttonsontherightofthefilesallowyoutoeditordeletefiles.Youmayalsodrag anddropfiles(oneatatime)intofoldersthatyouvemade.

**Labeleachimageyoudownloadwith:Title,Media,Size. Step5:CreateaPage Pagesallowyoutolayoutimages,text,andfilesinyourowncreativeway.Hereare justafewideasofwhyyouwouldmakeapage: organizeyourportfolioofartworksand/orphotos

submissionforacollegeportfolioorscholarshipapplication proposalforanindependentwork thumbnailsorideapresentationforotherstoseeandcritique blog/journalyourprogress 1.Tostartcreatingapage,makesureyoufirsthavesomecontentloadedinyour filessectionsoyouhavesomeimagestoworkwith.ClickonthePortfoliotab andthePagessubtab.

2.ClickCreatePage.

3.CreatingapageworksasaDrag&Dropsystem.Simplydraganitemfromthe topbardownintoyourcanvasspacebelow.Onceitisdownthere,youcanmove andarrangeit.Thetopnavigationtabsseparateoutthedifferenttypesofcontent youcanaddintoyourpage.

4.Youhavecreativelicensetocreateapagehoweveryoulike,butyourpageMUST containthefollowingelements: Narrativepapercranedrawing Trompeloeilcoloredpencildrawing Ishoilpasteldrawing Acrylicpaintabstractsampler(oratleast2insets) Acrylicselfportraitpainting Visualmetaphorprint Interiorperspectivepaintings Landscape (6of8oftheaboveartworks)
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Step6:EditContentofyourPage Again,creativelicenseyoumayexperimentwithanduseanyoftheavailable optionshowever,youMUSTuseatleastthese3featurestoengagetheviewer whendisplayingyourportfolio. UndertheFiles,images,andvideotab

Thisdropsapictureontoyourpage.Youcancontrollabelingandsizingit.Choose thistodisplayasinglepicturelarger. Uploadingmultiplefiles Youcannotuploadmultiplefilesbysimplyselectingthem.ThatisaMahara dysfunction.However,youcanplacethemallintoacompressedfile,a.zipfile,and uploadthattoMahara.Moderncomputersallowyoutocreateazipfilefromany

numberoffilesthatyouhaveselectedinyourdocumentmanagementprogramby makingarightmouseclickandselectingCompress...(orsomethingsimilar).Once youhaveuploadedyourzipfiletoMahara,youcanunzipitthere.Clickonthe UnzipbuttonnexttotheEditbutton.Then,followtheonscreeninstructions.

Thisallowsthedisplayofmultipleimagesintheformofaslideshowthatyoucan clickthroughorasabunchofthumbnails.Thisisagreatfeatureforshowinga folderofimagesoracontactsheet. UndertheGeneraltab

Thisallowsyoutosimplyaddtextintoyourdesign.Youcanformatthetextby changingfont,size,etc.aswellasaddlinks. Thiscouldbegreatforaddingastatement,quotes,orthoughts. **Besuretosaveyourprogressby clickingontheDonebuttonatthebottom. Step7:TitleyourPage Youcaneditthetitle,descriptionandaddtagstoyourpagebyclickingoveratab.

Step8:EditLayoutofyourPage Tochangethelayoutdesignofyourpage,taboverandtrythedifferentcolumnand spacingoptions.

**Takealookatstudentsfromotherclassesforsomegreatideas. Step9:PreviewandShareyourPage Noonecanseeanyofyourpagesuntilyoueditaccessbysharingthem.Display Pageallowsyoutopreviewhowyourpagewouldlooktosomeoneelse. TheSharePagetaballowsyoutochoosewhoyougettoshareyourpublished pagewith.Therearealotofoptions,butyouMUSTaddFriendssothatIcansee it(btw,makesureIamyourfriend).

RemembertoSave! Step10:PostReply 1.ClickontheGroupstabinthemainnavigationbar.ThenclicktheFindGroups inthegreysubnavigationbar.

2.SearchforagroupbytypinginHoHSandhittingtheenterkey.Noticeyoucan a alsofilteryoursearchwiththedropdownmenuontheright.

3.Clickon:HoHSMangerArt2,tobedirectedtotheclasspage. **Ifyouarentamemberyet,clickonthegreenJointhisgroupbutton.

4.ClickontheForumstabandrespondtomyCheckingInpostbyclickingon Subscribeandtypingamessage. Youwillbegradedon: Completionofmandatorytasks Qualityofphotographedwork Navigationanddesignofportfoliopage