Putting your files online

Before we go into the detail of how you can put your files into Mahara, let's think over why you would want to do this.

Mahara replaces the USB stick

You can log on to Mahara from anywhere, if you have access to the Internet, using an Internet browser. This is great, because it means that you are able to upload and review your files, folders, journals, and pages whenever you need to! Some have described Mahara as an online USB stick, although you have already seen that Mahara offers so much more than this, when you started creating your profile page.

Mahara is a full-fledged ePortfolio and social networking system. It facilitates reflective learning both for individuals and for groups (communities). Mahara is not just another file storage area.

However, it remains true that Mahara is a central resource space, which allows you to share the stuff you put into it. No longer will you need to store all your important files in one place. Soon enough, you are going to be...