Porchester Junior School Learning Platform HelpSheets
Using the Porchester Learning Platform (Pupil Guide)
Logging into your learning spaces
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From the website portal page, click on the
“learning spaces” icon
This will take you to the e-portfolio’s page. Click on
the “learning spaces” icon again.
A login window from “Typepad” should display.
Enter your school email address (it will be something like
[email protected])
Enter your password (it will be something like porchester00)
You should now be logged into your learning space, and be able to
“compose” articles
How to use Typepad;
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Title
The title you enter here will display as the article’s title on the website, and will
determine the URL for the article’s Permalink.
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Body
The Body is where you will type the content of your article. You can add formatting
to your text, such as font size, bolding, font colors, and so on. The Edit HTML tab
will allow to make direct edits to the HTML of the article, as well as choose a
formatting option.
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Inserting an Image
Including images with your articles is a fun and easy way to add extra personality
to your article. First, you will need to save the image to your computer. Then you
can upload the image to your article for display online. Please note that TypePad
does not provide image editing services so you should edit your image on your
computer before uploading it. Images should be in gif, jpg, or png format.
Directly above the content area on the Compose page, you will see the Insert
Image icon in the toolbar:
Created by Mr. Widdowson
© 2009
Porchester Junior School Learning Platform HelpSheets
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Categories
Select Categories for the article by placing checks in the boxes next to each
Category name. You can select as many Categories from the list as you wish. If
you'd like to add a new Category, click "Add a new category," enter the Category
name and click Create. The new Category will be automatically enabled for the
article.
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Inserting a File
Click the Insert File icon to open the file upload pop-up window. Browse your
computer for the file you would like to upload and click Upload File.
The file will be uploaded to the school account and a link to download the file will
be inserted into your article. If you'd like to edit the text for the link, highlight the
text and type the new text for the link.
The Insert File tool can be used to upload many types of files and is not limited to
audio and video. Some of the supported file types include PDF, DOC, TXT, ZIP,
and PSD.
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Inline Audio Player
When using the Insert File tool to upload an MP3 file to an article or Page, you will
be given the option to include an inline audio player for the file. The Insert File
tool will detect that the file is in the MP3 format and provide a menu where you
can choose either Inline Audio Player or Text Link for the audio format.
After inserting your audio file, you can edit the text for the file in the audio player
by simply highlighting it with your cursor and then typing the new title.
The player uses a small script that allows the file to be played in the reader's
browser while viewing the website. Hovering over the file name with your mouse will
display the play/pause buttons.
Created by Mr. Widdowson
© 2009