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Publishing Work Online & Student Portfolios
Here is where Wixie really shines! Everything that is created in Wixie can be shared safely and securely online!
Each individual project that students create in Wixie can be shared and viewed online. Students also have the options to add projects to their Student Portfolio for online viewing as well. Both require a Project Key which keeps student work secure.
Each individual project that students create in Wixie can be shared and viewed online. Students also have the options to add projects to their Student Portfolio for online viewing as well. Both require a Project Key which keeps student work secure.
Publishing Individual Projects
When students finish a project that they want to publish it online. They should select the Wixie Hand and then select Share. They will notice that in the Projects page their work now has a blue share icon in the upper left hand corner.
Students Sharing with Others
The easiest way for students to share their published work is directly from the project using the Send Menu. Options include copying project URL, copying project embed code, exporting the file as images, pdf, flash, html, ePub or printing the file.
For example, if a student is working on their own Blog and they want to embed a project on their blog, they should click Send > Copy Project Embed > Select size of Project. This will copy the code to their clipboard. Students can then paste into their blog or other website to share their project. (Kudos to Jen Wong for sharing this at our Wixie Mixie)
For example, if a student is working on their own Blog and they want to embed a project on their blog, they should click Send > Copy Project Embed > Select size of Project. This will copy the code to their clipboard. Students can then paste into their blog or other website to share their project. (Kudos to Jen Wong for sharing this at our Wixie Mixie)
Another way that students can share their project with others is to: go the Home page (Click Wixie Hand, select Home), then click the green share icon for the project their want to share online with others.
This will bring up the sharing options. The student can share the URL and Public Access Key, post to social media, send an email to someone else directly from within Wixie.
Teachers Sharing Student Work with Others
If the teacher wants to share URL's and Public Keys with parents in an easy way, they should start by downloading the Student Project List for the class.
From the Teachers Home Screen they should click Students, Select the class that has shared projects. Below the list of students click the link in the Export Box : Student Project List. This will create an Excel spreadsheet with a sheet for each student containing a URL for each project that they have created. There will also be a Summary sheet at the very end with all projects for that class.
From the Teachers Home Screen they should click Students, Select the class that has shared projects. Below the list of students click the link in the Export Box : Student Project List. This will create an Excel spreadsheet with a sheet for each student containing a URL for each project that they have created. There will also be a Summary sheet at the very end with all projects for that class.
You can easily take the Excel document and use it in a Mail Merge to send out information to parents or create a class Symbaloo board with hyperlinks to student projects for classroom sharing.
What You See When Viewing an Individual Project Online
Student Portfolio's
Students also have the option of publishing their work to their own personal Student Portfolio. From the Projects Screen, a student should click on a project that they would like to share and then click the Add to Portfolio button. You will notice a orange/brown square in the upper right hand corner of the file indicating that it is now part of their student portfolio.
If a student adds something that they want to remove, from the project screen, click the Portfolio tab. Then click the project they no longer want to be published in their Portfolio and click Remove.
Students Sharing
If a student wants to share their published student portfolio, they can go the Home page (Click Wixie Hand, select Home), then click the green share icon for their portfolio page.
Any file with the briefcase icon illuminated is available on their published portfolio. Students can also quickly select or deselect projects to share on their portfolio from this screen by clicking the briefcase icon.
Any file with the briefcase icon illuminated is available on their published portfolio. Students can also quickly select or deselect projects to share on their portfolio from this screen by clicking the briefcase icon.
This will bring up the sharing options for published portfolios. The student can share the URL and Public Access Key, post to social media, send an email to someone else directly from within Wixie.
Teacher Sharing
If the teacher wants to share URL's and Public Keys with parents in an easy way, they should start by downloading the Student Log Ins for the class.
From the Teachers Home Screen they should click Students, Select the class that has shared projects. Below the list of students click the link in the Export Box : Student Log Ins. This will create an Excel spreadsheet with a sheet for each class you teach containing student names, logins, passwords, and a URL for their portfolio along with a Public Key.
From the Teachers Home Screen they should click Students, Select the class that has shared projects. Below the list of students click the link in the Export Box : Student Log Ins. This will create an Excel spreadsheet with a sheet for each class you teach containing student names, logins, passwords, and a URL for their portfolio along with a Public Key.
You can easily take the Excel document and use it in a Mail Merge to send out information to parents or create a class Symbaloo board with hyperlinks to student projects for classroom sharing.
What You See When Viewing an Student Portfolio Online
Trudden Technology
Carrie Trudden
Instructional Technology Teacher
Instructional Technology Teacher
Email: carrie_trudden@hcpss.org
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Location: Clarksville Elementary School, Clarksville, MD
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