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You're reading from Mahara 1.4 Cookbook Over 60 recipes for using Mahara for training, personal, or educational purposes

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2011

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849515061

Length 308 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Mahara

Concepts

Business Management

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Mahara 1.4 Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

Acknowledgement

About the Reviewers

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1. Preface

1. Mahara for the Visual Arts

Introduction
Uploading and sharing a single image
Protecting your opus
Making a photo journal using Picasa
Journaling a project from start to finish
See also
Building a simple gallery
Using the Collections feature to create a gallery with an audio-guided tour

2. Literature and Writing FREE CHAPTER

Introduction
Uploading a group of documents, and sharing them using the Secret URL
A "Thought a Day" journal
A page of writing samples
A poetry chapbook
Thesis/research planning
Language acquisition journal
A Daily Gazette (Journalism page)

3. The Professional Portfolio

Introduction
Adding content to Résumé
A simple curriculum vitae
The cover letter
References and recommendations
The complete package: Cover letter, resume, and letters of reference
Complex resume: the professional portfolio
The promotion and tenure portfolio

4. Working with Groups

Introduction
Creating a group and adding members
Creating an interactive homepage for a course group
Creating a web page that features student projects
Creating templates
Creating a group newspaper using newsfeeds from student journals

5. The Primary Education Portfolio

Introduction
Submitting and locking pages
Using a student journal to help students learn how to write a research paper
Progress reports and the transference of artifacts
A simple template for very young students
Creating and using a simple template
A student portfolio of the primary education years
A reading list (book reports)
Using slideshow to create a book
International project
Creating a classroom page to share with families

6. The Social Portfolio

Introduction
Setting a theme and a layout for your profile page
Posting comments to a Wall

7. The College Application Portfolio

Introduction
The Art Portfolio and The Common Application: Art Supplement
Using HTML to create your unofficial transcript
Creating an academic achievements page
The Common Application: Extracurricular Activities & Work Experience portion
The Athletic Supplement

8. Certification and Accreditation Portfolio for Higher Education

Introduction
Building the ECIS International Teacher portfolio
Templates for meeting teacher certification standards
Getting ready
How to do it...

Introduction

In this chapter, we will develop portfolios that can be used to demonstrate teaching abilities, to meet accreditation standards, and to fulfill teacher certification requirements.

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Introduction

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