Help for Students Creating Portfolio and Blog Websites

September 4, 2017 stephhwilliams 0 Comments

This semester, Henderson State University students in Basic English, Freshman English A and Freshman English B will be creating final digital portfolios in lieu of an end-of-semester exam. These portfolios must contain all writing from the semester as well as a new reflective essay detailing the student’s learning during the course. To encourage students to work on portfolios throughout the term, rather than waiting until the last minute, they are also required to post frequent blog posts on that portfolio website. Students have received detailed instructions on these assignments. The following documents contain basic instructions (with screenshots) for creating a digital portfolio/blog website via three popular applications: Google Sites,

To encourage students to work on portfolios throughout the term, rather than waiting until the last minute, they are also required to post frequent blog posts on that portfolio website. Students have received detailed instructions on these assignments. The following documents contain basic instructions (with screenshots) for creating a digital portfolio/blog website via three popular applications: Google Sites,

The following documents contain basic instructions (with screenshots) for creating a digital portfolio/blog website via three popular applications: Google Sites, Wix and Weebly.  Students are not required to use one of these three but can look at each of the instruction sets to determine which to pursue. originally suggested that Google Sites was the easiest; however, after playing with the blog features

I originally suggested that Google Sites was the easiest; however, after playing with the blog features of each, I recommend Wix.com. It’s the most user friendly and simplest interface overall.

Google Sites Screenshot Guide

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Weebly.com Screenshot Guide

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Wix.com Screenshot Guide

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