*A little bit about Jill, your lovely ITF!
Hmm … what can I tell you about myself? This is my second year as an ITF at Baruch, and I love working here with you all! I’m doing a PhD in English at the CUNY Graduate Center. I have been playing violin since I was two years old, and currently play with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. I played ice-hockey (right wing) in college. I shamefully admit to watching ‘Gossip Girl’ and even more shamefully admit to liking it! I am addicted to Thai food (the spicier, the better!) and yoga. And yes, I love to smile, as you can tell …
I’m so excited that you’ve made it onto our class blog … woohoo!!!
You probably are already familiar with the ePortfolio system from your Seminar 1 class and the Fall Tech Fair, but throughout the semester I’ll provide you with a review of some basic functions and some new tips & suggestions for getting the most out of your work with ePortfolios. You can always check the “From Your Friendly ITF” category to view all of my posts in one place.
I look forward to getting to know all of you as the semester continues. Please do come visit me during my regular office hours (Wednesdays, 10am-4pm in the Honors Lounge, Room 308 137 E. 25th Street – the building to the left of the library if you are facing it) or e-mail me (jill.belli@baruch.cuny.edu) with any questions/concerns, or just to say hi 🙂
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*Introductions; How to add images to posts
In order to start exploring the site and getting comfortable with posting/adding media, please make sure to create an initial post that introduces yourself to the class. Tell us a bit about yourself … what are your interests, hobbies, desires? Share some photos of you (you can either pull a photo from the web if you have one up there, upload one from your computer, or … you can even take one with photoshop right now!) and your family, friends, neighborhood, etc.
Your Professor and I will make Introductory posts too, so you can get to know us a bit better as well. Browse through everyone’s posts (if you choose the “Introductions” category for the right side of the homepage, you will be taken to all of these posts) and drop comments to get some conversation going!
Here’s a quick tutorial about how to do add images:
*Make sure that you resize all of your photos before uploading them to our course site. You can find easy instructions for doing so here.
1. When you decide you want to add an image to a post, click on the square button next to the right “Upload/Insert” at the top (if you scroll over it you will see that this is the “Add an Image” button). Remember that your image will show up within the post wherever your cursor is when you click “Add Image.” So if you want to insert the image in the middle of text, make sure to put it there.
2. Click on “select files” (next to “Choose Files to Upload”). If you are choosing a file from your computer, you can then browse for it (the same you would if you were uploading an attachment to an e-mail).
3. Once you find the image you want, click “Select.”
4. You can then re-title the image if you would like (to make it easier to manage/find later on) – if you wish, you can also add a “description” and “caption”
5. At the bottom of the screen you can change the “alignment” and “size” of the image.
6. Don’t forget to click “Insert into Post” (NOT “Save Changes”) at the bottom. If you don’t click “Insert into Post,” it won’t show up in your post when you publish it.
7. You can always click “Preview” before you click “Publish” to see what the post will like like after the images are added.
Remember, if you don’t like something, even after it is published, you can go back and change it (just click “Edit” and work away). That’s the nice thing about blogs … you can keep revising 🙂
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