ePortfolio settings

Settings allow you change display options and preferences for your ePortfolio. Click Settings on the Dashboard, My Items, Explore, or Sharing Groups page to access these preferences.

Setting Description
Display Options
Default list size Select the number of items to display in your newsfeed, My Items, and Explore lists.
Number of activities on newsfeed items Select the maximum number of events you want to display in each newsfeed item.
My Modifications Choose whether to include activity you make on your own items to your newsfeed.
Number of unread invites on dashboard Select how many unread invites appear on your Dashboard.
Date Range Select how many days of past activity you want to show in your newsfeed.
Item Defaults
Item feedback

Choose whether you want to allow comments or assessments by default when creating new items.

Note  These settings enable commenting and assessments; you still need to set permissions around who can add comments or assessments.

RSS Updates
Feedback RSS

Notifies you when edits, comments, or assessments are made on one of your portfolio items (does not include changes that you make yourself).

To use the RSS feeds you must subscribe to an external RSS reader. There are many free RSS readers, such as Live Bookmarks and Google Reader, available on the internet.

Invite RSS

Notifies you when you receive a new invite to view another user's item.

To use the RSS feeds you must subscribe to an external RSS reader. There are many free RSS readers, such as Live Bookmarks and Google Reader, available on the internet.

Sharing Settings
Invite Delivery Method

Select Email Invitation if you want to receive an email when others invite you to view items from their ePortfolio.

Note  A copy of the invite always appears on your Invites page.

Default Sharing Group Select a default sharing group to apply to all new items in your portfolio that meet your filter criteria. Use this option if you consistently share new items with the same group of users.

 

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