How
To Directions For Students 
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I.
How
To Download Your Portfolio
1. Login LiveText
at: college.livetext.com (Using FireFox,
Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On your main page, Dashboard,
select Documents tab.
3. The Documents page will open, select the "+ New" button. The Create a Document page will open.
3. From Choose a folder dropdown
list, under Valdosta State
University
select
Portfolios.
4. From the Choose a template dropdown list, select Your Program Portfolio (e.g., ECE
Initial Program Portfolio).
5. Wait until the screen displays the
template outline on the right side of the screen.
6. Enter the Title for your portfolio: “Name of Your Program Portfolio” (e.g., ECE
Initial Program Portfolio).
7. Click “Save as
New Document” button.
II.
How
To Download Your Teacher Work Sample
1. Login LiveText
at: college.livetext.com (Using FireFox,
Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On your main page, My Desk, select Create button (top of
page). The Create Document page opens.
3. From Choose a Folder dropdown
list, under Valdosta State
University
select Projects.
4. From the Choose a Template dropdown list, select the Teacher Work Sample for your program
.
5. Wait until the screen displays the
template outline on the right side of the screen.
6. Enter the Title for your Teacher Work Sample “Name of Your Program Teacher Work
Sample” (e.g., ECE Teacher Work Sample).
7.
Click “Save as
New Document” button
III.
How
To Edit Your Documents:
1. Login LiveText
at: college.livetext.com (Using FireFox,
Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On your main page, Dashboard,
select Documents tab.
3. Open your document to edit
by clicking on the name of your document.
4. After your document opens, find the section in your document that
you would like to edit, and click on the "Edit" on the top right of that
section.
5. An editing window will open
and you can edit the section selected.
6. As you edit, you can save by clicking on the "Save" button at the bottom of the
page.
7.
When you have completed your editing,
then click on the "Save and
Finish"
button at the top right side (this will take you back to your document
page).
IV.
How
To Send Your Documents for Review
1. Login LiveText at: college.livetext.com (Using
FireFox,
Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On Dashboard (main page), find your document you
would
like to send for review.
3. Click on your document for review.
4. After your document opens, click on the "Send for Review"
top of page.
5. Search for Reviewers small
window will open. Type last name of reviewer, this
will
bring up a list of names.
6. Click on the name of
reviewer, this will put a red X
in front of the reviewer’s name. Then
click the “Submit for Review”
button. (Your document will be sent to your
reviewer’s LiveText
account to be assessed.) (If you want to
send to
additional reviewers, repeat steps
4-6.)
V.
How
To Hide & Unhide Pages & Sections of Your Portfolio or
Documents in LiveText
(If you
want to only
send or submit only a certain page or section in LiveText, then you can
hide the pages of your portfolio or document that you do not want to
send.)
A. How To Hide
Pages
1. Open the portfolio or document
in your LiveText that you want to send, but would like to hide some of
the pages.
2. At the top of
the page, select "Manage Pages."
3. Put
a check in the box in front of all of the pages that you want
to hide. (The page that you want to send should not be
checked.)
4. Click on the "Hide." (The text for the pages
that you want to hide will turn a light gray color.)
5. Click “Save & Finish”
at top right side of the page. (This will take you to the page
that you did not hide and you are ready to send the page or pages that
you did not hide.)
(After you submit or
share your document, then you may want to unhide pages of your
document. Then your document will be ready to use again.)
Unhide Pages: If
you want to unhide your
pages: Select the Manage Pages
and check the
pages that you want to unhide. Click on Unhide and then click on the Save & Finish button.
B.
How To Hide
Sections on a Page
1. Open the page in your
portfolio or document that you want to hide some of the sections.
2. On the top
right of the page, select "Manage
Sections."
3. Put a check in the box in front of all of the section(s)
that you want to hide. (The section(s) that you want to
send should not be checked.)
4. Click on the "Hide." (The text for the pages
that you want to hide will turn a light gray color.)
5. Click “Save & Finish”
at top right side of the page. (This will take you to the page
and section(s) that you did not hide and you are ready to Submit for
Review or Share.)
(After
you submit or share your document, then you may want to unhide
the sections.)
Unhide Sections: If
you want to unhide your
sections: Select the Manage Sections
and check the sections that
you want to unhide. Click on Unhide
and then Save & Finish.
VI. How
To View Your Assessments in LiveText
1. Login LiveText at: college.livetext.com (Using
FireFox,
Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On Dashboard (main page), click on "Reviews" tab.
3. Under the Sent tab, click on the document
that you would like to view your assessment.
4. After your document opens, click on the "View Assessment"
at top of page. Assessment window will open. (You may need
to click on Rubrics to view
all of the assessment.)
VII. How To Print a Copy of Your
Assessment Rubric
1. Login LiveText at: college.livetext.com (Using
FireFox,
Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On Dashboard (main page), click on "Reviews".
3. Under the Sent tab, click on the document
that you would like to view and print your assessment.
4. After your document opens, click on the "View Assessment"
at top of page.
5. A rubic window will open with your assement, and
it will have a "Print" button
(or Ctrl "P") to print your
assessment rubric. (You may need to click
on Rubrics to view all of the assessment.)
VIII. How To Download “Lesson Plan
Template
for ATTACHED Lesson Plan” & To Attach a Lesson Plan”
A. Download
Lesson Plan Template to Attach Documents
1.
Login LiveText at: college.livetext.com (Using
FireFox, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla)
2. On your main page, Dashboard,
select Documents
tab. The Create a Document page opens.
3. From Choose a Folder dropdown
list, under Valdosta State
University
select Lesson Plans.
4. From the Choose a Template dropdown list, select Lesson
Plan Template for ATTACHED Lesson Plan.
5. Wait until the screen displays the
template outline on the right side of the screen.
6. Enter the title for your
document: give the name of the course
for the lesson plan, lesson plan number
(1 or 2), and the person that observed that lesson (Supervisor, Mentor,
Peer,
or Self-evaluation), for examples: “ECED
3000 Lesson Plan 1 Observed by Supervisor” and “READ 3500 Lesson Plan 2
Observed by
Supervisor.”
7. Click “Save
as
New Document” button.
B.
Attaching
Lesson Plan to the ATTACHED Lesson Plan Template
1. After Lesson Plan Template
for ATTACHED Lesson Plan opens.
2. Select “Edit” for the Section for Attaching Lesson Plan.
3. Complete the sentence in
this section to discribe your lesson plan: Attached below is a lesson
plan written for….
4. To add lesson plan file, click on “Edit” of the File Attachment(s) at
bottom of page.
5. An attachment window opens. To add your lesson plan file
attachment, click on "Upload New File". Click on “Browse”
and select your lesson plan to
attach and
click on Upload File. After your file is uploaded then
Save & Finish.
6. This takes you back to the Edit page, and you should see your
attachment at bottom of page. Select Save & Finish when you
have
completed your editing.
7.
Now you are ready to Send for Review your Attached Lesson Plan Document
to the person who observed you teaching the lesson.
(See below Section IV: How To Send
Your
Documents for Review.)
IX.
How
To Create a Page and Add Sections to a Page:
A. How to Create
a Page
1. Open
LiveText at college.livetext.com
(Using
Internet Explorer or Mozilla).
2. On your main page, Dashboard, select the Document tab.
3. The Document section will open and you can
select your document that you want to add a page.
4. Click on Manage
Pages tab and the Manage Pages window will open. Select "+ New ..." button.
5. A "Please enter a Page Title" pop-up window will
open, then you can type in the title for your new page. Click on OK.
6. The page will automatically be placed at the
bottom of your list. You can move the new page by clicking on the
“Page Order” button.
7. An “Edit Page
Order” box will appear. Using the side scroll down bar,
scroll down to
the bottom of the box and click on your new page.
8. When that page is highlighted (after you click on
it), click on the arrow up button on the right side of the box.
9. Keep clicking the up button until your
highlighted page is at your desired location.
10. Click the Save
button at the bottom and takes you to the Manage Pages, click on Save & Finish.
B. How to Create
Sections on a Page
1. Open
the page that you want to add a section and click on the "Manage Sections" button.
2. The Manage Sections page opens and select the "Create Section" button. A drop-down box will appear. Click
on “Text &
Image.”
3. A pop-up box will appear prompting you to enter a
Section Title and then click “OK”
4. Create another section, following steps 3-4.
X.
How
To Move Information & Files from your Old Portfolio to your New
Portfolio:
(Tip -
To move your portfolio information: open your "old portfolio" in
Mozilla & your "new portfolio" in Internet
Explorer.)
A.
To Open Old Portfolio:
1.
Open LiveText at college.livetext.com
using
Mozilla. (You need to
be sure your old portfolio and your new portfolio are opened in two
different browsers.)
2. On Dashboard (main page),
select the Document section
and find your "old portfolio."
3. Open your "old portfolio."
B. To
Open New Portfolio:
4.
Open LiveText at college.livetext.com
using
Internet Explorer. (You need to be
sure your old portfolio and your new portfolio are opened in two
different browsers.)
5.
On Dashboard (main page),
select the Document section
and find your "new portfolio."
6. Open your "new portfolio."
C.
To Move Text
Information
from your Old
Portfolio to your New Portfolio:
9. Now you have your "old portfolio" and your "new portfolio"
open.
10. Open your "old portfolio" to the page that you want to copy text. (Do not open the edit window to copy
text from your old portfolio.) Highlight the text and copy.
11.
Open your "new portfolio" to the section that you would like to add
information from your "old portfolio" and
click on the Edit on the top
right of that section.
12. An editing window will open,
paste the
information from your "old portfolio" into your "new portfolio."
13.
When you have completed your editing
then click on
the "Save & Finish" button
on the top
right side (this will take you back to your portfolio page).
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