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Updated September 23, 2014

Assignment 2: e-Portfolio
Students are encouraged to develop their ePortfolio. As more employers only accept
resumes in an electronic format and perform simple search engine results reviews on
potential candidates, developing an eportfolio offers an edge in the job market. An
ePortfolio is:
An opportunity to effectively represent yourself and your education.
A place to collect and save coursework.
A chance to showcase accomplishments and school work to family and friends.
A tool for creating digital resumes to send to employers.
A web portal for accessing your work, track your academic growth and plan your
career.
An electronic resource you can use to apply for transfer and financial aid.
A chance to reflect on your education.
A record of your skills, achievements and learning.

1. Create an account on www.weebly.com.
Weebly is a free, online tool we can use to build our ePortfolios.
You need to provide Weebly with your full name, email address and a password to create an
account.
You will need to Add Site.
Select site as your Type of Site.
Choose a theme for your site.
Next you need to choose your Website Domain.
o Use a Subdomain of Weebly.com this is free.
o Register a New Domain for a charge.
o Or use a Domain You Already Own.
Select the URL of your site carefully. We recommend that you use "First Name Last
Name ePortfolio" for your site name (e.g. AdamSmithePortfolio).
Change the title for your site from My Site to First Name Last Names ePortfolio.

2. Learn how to use Weebly.
Watch the step by step instructions posted at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2l5924P_2k
There are many more tutorials available online.

3. Post an introduction on the Home page of your ePortfolio. (10 points)
Post an introduction of yourself.
Review this link for ideas on what to include on your Home Page:
https://sites.google.com/site/loyolaeportfolio101/cover-page



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4. Create a Resume using a word processing program. (20 points)
Must include your name, email, contact number, skills, major, objective, work
experience and your e-portfolio site link
(If available), campus organization involvement, interests, training
Organized for readability and recognition
Be creative and original while keeping in mind the professional focus of a resume.

5. Rename the About page to Resume. Upload your resume here. (5 points)
Add a Document from the Media section.
Also add a File from the Media section so you have access to your file.

Additional Resources for creating your resume:

Perdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/719/1/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/6/23/
Sample Resumes -
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/teenstudentgrad/a/studentresume.htm
Resume Outline http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-
school/36957.html


6. Create a page named CSIT 101. (5 points)
Upload Assignment 1and/or the Midterm Project to this page both as a file and as a
document. If uploading both documents you may want to create a sub-page for
each.

7. Create an additional page with 2 subpages. (10 points)
This page could be for another course.
This page could contain your Transcript, schedule or it could be a page regarding
your campus organization involvement, interests, training etc.

8. Publish your site.
9. Send your site URL to your instructor through the Blackboard assignment
tool.


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Grading of Project
Welcome page 10 points
Resume 20 points
Upload resume 5 points
CSIT 101 page 5 points
Other page 10 points
Total 50 points
Points are awarded on content and creativity.
Points will be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors.