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Mahara ePortfolios: Beginner's Guide

You're reading from   Mahara ePortfolios: Beginner's Guide Create your own ePortfolio and communities of interest within an educational and professional organization with this book and ebook

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849517768
Length 328 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Mahara ePortfolios Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
1. www.PacktPub.com
2. Preface
1. What can Mahara do for you? FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with Mahara 3. Create and Collect Content 4. Organize and Showcase your Portfolio 5. Share and Network in Groups 6. Course Groups and Other Roles in Mahara 7. Mahara Extensions Mahara Implementation Pre-Planner Installing Mahara Pop quiz — Answers

Chapter 2. Getting Started with Mahara

Now that you have understood some of the potential of Mahara, it's time to get started. The very first thing you are going to do is to register for a Mahara site, log in, and set up your own personal profile and dashboard pages. You will also have your first look at how you receive notifications and manage your Mahara settings.

In this chapter you will:

  • Register to join the demonstration Mahara site that accompanies this book

  • Explore the Mahara user interface

  • Learn how to enter your personal information

  • Begin to configure your personal profile page

  • Have a brief introduction to the Mahara text editor

  • Have a look at the dashboard page

  • Understand how you can manage your settings and receive notifications

By the end of this chapter, you will have started to set up your own profile page. You will have also had a look at your dashboard page in Mahara and be ready to start adding your stuff.

Registering with a Mahara site

I'm sure you can't wait to get inside a Mahara...

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