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Editing Your E-Portfolio:

e-Portfolio Editing

Editing and Viewing Modes

The tabs at the top left on the page let you switch among editing and viewing modes.

Edit Mode: When you log in and view your portfolio, you first see it in Edit Mode. Edit Mode (the Edit tab) displays all your editing options for adding Sections, Pages
and Modules (more about those features to follow).
Preview Mode: Click the Preview tab to preview your draft changes before you
publish them to ensure that they are what you want.
Published Mode: Click the Published tab to display the published version of your portfolio – what your e-Portfolio visitors see. It does not display anything saved as a draft.

Click the Portfolio Settings tab at the top right to do the following:

Change the settings of your e-Portfolio at any time by returning to the page where
you entered the Title, Web Address, and Permission Settings for your e-Portfolio.
Scroll to the bottom of the tab for the options Delete to erase your entire e-Portfolio and Download Your e-Portfolio to copy your E-portfolio to disk

Organizing Your e-Portfolio

Creating Sections and Pages

Before adding content to your e-Portfolio, plan the structure of your e-Portfolio. Also, remember that you can create more than one e-Portfolio with your account, so you do not need to fit all your projects or content into one e-Portfolio.

What sections would best represent the work, information, topics, or achievements that you will present in your e-Portfolio. Within each section, what pages will you need to organize your content. You can modify these sections and pages later, but you need an initial structure to get started.

Adding and Editing Sections

To add or edit your e-Portfolio sections, make sure you are viewing your e-Portfolio in Edit Mode. Then click the Add/Edit tab. To add a new section, click on the Add
Section button at the right on the Add/Edit tab.

In the Section name field, enter the title of the section you are adding, and click the Save button. To add another section, click the Add Section button again..

To add sections with customized Web page addresses or sections that you do not want
to display within the e-Portfolio (Hidden Sections), click the Show Advanced link.

To customize the Web page address of the section you are adding, complete the
displayed Section address.

To hide the section, click the Hide this page check-box.

To return to the page at which you can add sections without customized Web addresses, click the Hide Advanced link.

To edit an existing section, click the icon to the right of that section name at the bottom of the page.

Changing the order of sections

You can change the order of sections by dragging and dropping a section to a new place in the sequence. A red dotted line indicates the area where it may be dropped.

Adding Pages

To add e-Portfolio pages:
1. Make sure the Edit tab is highlighted.
2. In the View Sections area, click the section to which you want to add pages. In
the following example, the section About Me was selected.
3. In the View Pages area, click the Add/Edit tab. To add a new page, click the
Add Page button at the right.
4. Enter the page name, and click the Save button.

To add another new page, click the Add Page button again.

In the preceding sample screen, the pages Education and Interests have been added
and the page Hobbies is ready to be added.

To add sections with customized Web page addresses or sections that you do not want
to display within the e-Portfolio (Hidden Sections), click on the Show Advanced link.

Editing Pages

To edit an existing page, click the icon to the right of the page.

Changing the order and priority of pages
You can change the order of pages by dragging and dropping a page to a new place in
the sequence. You can also create a sub-page by dropping a page in an indented
location, as shown in the preceding sample screen..

Adding and Editing Modules

To add or edit content within your e-Portfolio you must be in Edit Mode. Select a section and a page within your e-Portfolio for which you want to add or edit content. In the following sample screen, the section Courses and the page Art History are selected.

You can use any combination of the following two options to structure the content of your e-Portfolio pages.

The basic building block of structuring a page is a Module. Modules define what kind of content can be added and also the layout of this content within the page. You can add multiple modules to a page for flexibility in how you customize the presentation of your work.

Adding Content to Your e-Portfolio

There are several types of Modules from which to choose:

Image/Video Module
The Image/Video module enables you to display a single large piece of media, such as
a movie or an image.

Rich Text Module
The Rich Text module provides a rich text area that can contain formatted text and
display links, files, and images in-line.

Gallery Module
The Gallery module gives you the flexibility of presenting multiple images on a page, using thumbnails or simple numbering across the page to link to large images. Each image has a rich text caption field as well.

Contact Form Module
For added security and to avoid unsolicited e-mails, the Contact Form module enables
you to be contacted through your e-Portfolio by email without publishing your email
address.

You can choose multiple modules for each page you create. The variety of layouts
enable you to choose ones that will best present your work.

Adding a Module to a Page

To add a module to a page:

Select the module type to add. In the following sample screen, the Image/Video
module has been selected.
Click Add This Module.
Click Done.

Module Options

After you finish adding a Module of any text or media type by clicking Done, several
buttons and tabs are available as options.

These buttons are at the top of the page:

Add A Module: Add another module to the current page.
Publish All: Publish any saved media or text modules to your e-Portfolio. This is especially helpful when there are multiple modules on a page.

These tabs are in a row below the buttons:

View Media or View Text: Display your saved but not published module content.
Edit: Add and edit module content.
Publish: Publish a specific module within your e-Portfolio.
Delete: Erase the module from the page.
Drag to reorder: Rearrange modules on a page.

Need more help?

e-Portfolio Quick Start Guide
e-Portfolio Help Guide
Courses and Communities Help Guide
Digication Support

Projecto Dos

Formulas

Part One: Savings and Loans

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2004 BMW X3 $17,999

In order to finance 40% of $17,999 for this 2004 BMW X3, or $7,199.60, I would need to save up for the remaining down payment of 60%, or $10,799.40.

A: To save $10,799.40 in one year with an interest rate of 3.5% compounded monthly, I will need to deposit $885.60 into my savings account every month. The compounded interest will produce $172.20 over the period of one year. Without the interest, I would need to save $899.95, a difference of $14.35 every month. In this way, interest works for me, not against me!

B: To repay the loan amount of $7,199.60 over a three-year period with an interest rate of 6.3% compounded monthly, I will need to pay $220 per month. The total amount of my loan, interest included, would actually come out to be $7,920.21. If I were to add an additional $50 toward the principal (making a monthly payment $270), I would pay the loan off in 29 months versus 36, a difference of seven months. The amount of the actual loan, however, would still be $7,830.29, a difference of only $89.92 overall. In this particular scenario, I'd rather use the extra $50 for insurance, gasoline, or frequent car washes for my new BMW! And, well.. maybe a few of the cool BMW accessories they sell at the dealership!

Part Two: Analyzing Risk

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ALI MAE'S Financial Portfolio in 2007 (10/1/07):

Apple Computers (AAPL) 15 shares @ $161.45/share: $2,421.75

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 10 shares @ $66.25/share: $662.50

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 60 shares @ $14.92/share: $895.20

Stock Total: $3,979.45

CD Deposit Amount at 3.5% APR: $1,020.55

PORTFOLIO TOTAL: $5,000.00

ALI MAE'S Financial Portfolio Two Weeks Later (10/15/07): *info unavailable for 10/08/07

Apple Computers (AAPL) 15 shares @ $170.42/share: $2,556.30

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 10 shares @ $64.23/share: $642.30

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 60 shares @ $13.96/share: $837.60

Stock Total: $4,036.20 (+$56.75)

CD Deposit Amount at 3.5% APR two weeks later: $1,022.05 (+$1.50)

PORTFOLIO TOTAL: $5,058.25 (+$58.25)

ALI MAE'S Financial Portfolio in 2008 (10/14/08):

Apple Computers (AAPL) 15 shares @ $104.08/share: $1,561.20

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 10 shares @ $64.00/share: $640.00

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 60 shares @ $12.32/share: $739.20

Stock Total: $2,940.40 (-$1,039.05)

CD Deposit Amount at 3.5% APR one year later: $1,056.73 (+36.18)

PORTFOLIO TOTAL: $3,997.13 (-$1,002.87)

RETURN ON INVESTMENT (2007-2008):

Apple Computers -35.5% -$860.55

Johnson & Johnson -3.4% -$22.50

Southwest Airlines -17.4% -$156.00

CD Deposit +3.5% +$36.30

All things considered, because I'm a boring person who prefers safe options I would have simply placed the entire $5,000 in CDs. Though the possibility of quick cash isn't the same with a CD as it is with playing the stock market, I'd rather know I'm earning a mere $36 per year than not know I'm going to be losing over $1,000. Of course the stock market is volatile (and is supposed to be!), but I prefer the stability and consistency of CDs. The con side of CDs is that they can be slow to grow and become profitable, but as a pro they are reliable and interest works on the customer's side. I don't know that there are immediate risks of investing in CDs. On the other hand, as a pro, stocks can be a fast way to earn money but there are no guarantees that they will. In my hypothetical portfolio, I started losing money as quickly as two weeks later. Within a year, each of my stocks had declined while my CD did not. Boring? Yes. Safe? Yes. But $36.30 richer because of my CD? Yes.

Part Three: Reflection

Who couldn't use a little extra every month?

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An exciting part of this project was the realization that interest isn't always "the bad guy". For me, interest has been something of a four-letter word; whether student loans, car loans, credit cards, or medical bills, interest is something I've never had a vacation away from. When I was working out the amount I'd need to save monthly for a down payment on a BMW, I was excited to learn that interest could result in something good for me. Knowing there is a real potential for 'free money' via interest makes me want to be more diligent in putting even a small amount of money into savings. I think it's important to see the positive side of interest because it helps us make more advantageous decisions when spending/investing/saving money, even if only a small amount. And you know, it's got me thinking.. what could do I do with all that extra cash?

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