LiveText and You

A C O M P R E H E N S I V E G U I D E T O U N D E R S T A N D I N G A N D N A V I G A T I N G L I V E T E X T

By ShaClair Garcia

Getting Started • Type in http://c1.livetext.com/ in the address bar Click Purchase/Register

Purchasing or Activating Your Product • If you’ve already purchased LiveText select Register Membership and continue with registering your product.

• If you still need to purchase your LiveText select Purchase Membership.

Logging On • Once you’ve created a username and password login to your account.

Creating Your Portfolio • Select Dashboard, then select New Document.

Creating Your Portfolio • In the Folder tab select Portfolios under the NWOSU heading • In the Template tab select NWOSU Teacher Education Portfolio • In the Title tab, create a title such as, Charlie Brown’s Portfolio • In the Description add your major area of study, ex. Special Education, Early Childhood Education, or Elementary Education, Secondary Education-Science • Last, select Save as New Document

Creating a New Document • Click Documents tab located in the top center of the screen • Click My Work tab • Click New

Creating a New Document Cont….

• Under Folder , choose Projects under LiveText heading • Under template choose Blank Project • Enter in a title • Save as New Document

Creating a New Document Cont….

• Click Manage Pages-the third tab in your document.

• Click on the box next to Blank Page then select Edit Title • Change to your desired title and press save.

Creating a New Document Cont….

• Next, press the Document View tab and with in your document press Edit under Manage Sections.

• Here is where you can change the Section Title, type a project paper, attach a Microsoft Word or PDF file, or an image. • When you are finished, press Save & Finish.

Sending for Review or Sharing • When you are finished with your document you can Send for Review or Share

• Click the Dashboard tab and look for your Portfolio under the My Work tab and click on it.

Using Your Portfolio

• In your portfolio you will notice benchmark requirements, field experience data, and competency requirements.

• Under Autobiography heading click edit. Here you can either upload your autobiography as a file attachment or copy and paste it into the text box. Click Save & Finish when you are done. Repeat for your unofficial transcript.

Editing

Adding Competency Information • Click Edit under any Competency • Follow the steps in the Text Box to remove the unwanted portions of the information and fill in the areas with your information

Adding Competency Information • To hyperlink your artifact press the Insert LiveText Document button • Click on the document you want to link and press Insert Document(s) • The only thing that should be showing on the Competency is the background information with a hyperlink to your artifact and your reflective commentary

Using the Field Experience Chart  To use the field experience chart, go into your portfolio and press edit next to the Field Experience Chart.

www.schoolreportcards.org

 Open a new web browser and go to www.schoolreportcards.org

• • Select School Report Cards Click to access the reports

Using schoolreportcards.org

 In #1 select the school year you would like to review (typically it will be the most current profile year).

 In #2 select the way in which you would like to search for the school you completed your field experience at.

 In #3 select Student and your state of residence.

Gathering Information  Once you’ve located your school find the information required for the Field Experience Chart. You will need the information in the School category.

Plugging in Information  Plug those numbers into your Field Experience Chart. If there isn’t a percentage for one of the categories DO NOT put in a zero unless the report card specifically says zero; otherwise, just leave it blank. When you are finished press Save & Finish.