Creating an online portfolio in Merlot

Since I'm screenshoting and testing the Merlot "Content Builder" for creating an academic portfolio, I thought I should write up my notes somewhere (they are also going in a spreadsheet).

• Pros - free for educational community
• Need a separate login (if your institution is not listed, just add it; once you see your institution in the added row; click next...) 
• Templates
• Simple design process
• Can add images including logos   

 Once you have your login, you'll choose an alias. This "alias" is also going to be part of the URL will point people to for your portfolio, so choose carefully. You can not use spaces.

After you finish the alias process, you will be taken to the Content Builder screen. Merlot will encourage you to create a web page, but for an E-Portfolio, you want to "Create a Website".  Choose a "Blank Page" template to get started.

Name your portfolio.

You will see some default pages are loaded in. First we need to change the names of the web pages.
For the purposes of a basic e-portfolio :

•  Statement : bio, career goals and objectives, highlighted activities performed or in progress supporting a career objective
• Resume: education history, employment record, relevant projects, presentations, service experience, awards and recognition; samples of work in competency areas: major design and development projects of interest to employers 
• Supporting documentation (Textual Docs)
• Project work
• Contact 

So, we'll need 5 webpages within our portfolio.

Now click on 1 of the default pages and click on "Rename Web page" (side menu) to change the name.  Type in Resume and click on Save.

Your page is now renamed. Click on Edit to edit it.
If you have a resume in word or another document, you can copy and paste it into this page, but you'll want 
 

•  Copyright info at bottom, date, student name, ATC
• Supports creative commons