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Message Board

How to Do I Create a Message Board?

How Do I Create, Edit & Delete a Category?

How Do I Create a Thread?

How Do I Interact With a Post?

Wall

How to Do I Use a Wall?

Web Content Display

How do I Create a Web Content Display?

How do I Add Content to a Web Content Display?

How do I Copy the Content of a Web Content Display?

Wiki

How Do I use a Wiki?

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What Are Applications? What Are Applications?
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What Are Applications?

Applications (synonymous with portlets) are small “gadgets” or programs that you can place on your page.

On the MyCollege portal, they look like little windows or screens that are placed around the pages. Below you can see an example of my blog page with all sorts of apps on it. Usually apps have a header (a black bar with gold text) that tells you what that application is or has been named. The very text that you are reading has been placing in a Web Content Display application.

Some applications are locked to students but there are plenty available to make your pages useful, interesting and personal. To read an overview of what kind of applications are available to you check out Applications Overview below.

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Apps Examples

The above image is how a page (in this case, my blog page) might look. The below image is the same page but color coded and titled in Photoshop to show you how each unit is a different application.

 

Image of App Example Colored

Applications Overview Applications Overview
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Applications Overview

There are a wide variety of applications, or portlets, that are available for you to put on your page. This section gives you an overview of some of your options.

Apps Examples

  • Activities
    • Creates a list of your recent actions
  • Blogs Aggregator
    • Lists any recent blogs
  • Calendar
    • Creates a calendar to put events and reminders in.
  • Dictionary
    • Type in a word and you’re sent to that word’s entry on a dictionary website.
    • Comes with a thesaurus.
  • Document Library
    • Creates a place to store downloadable documents in created folders.
    • You can also place links to these documents in your blogs, messageboards, etc.
  • Image Gallery
    • Creates a place to store downloadable images in created folders.
    • You can also use these images on your page
  • Friends
    • A listings of all of your friends
  • Friends Activities
    • Creates a list of all you friends recent activity
  • Google Gadget
    • Lets you place a Google Gadget on your page
  • My Messages
    • Creates a place for you to check your messages.
  • Message Board
    • Creates a message board where you can chat with your friends about whatever topics you choose.
  • My Communities
    • Creates an app that allows you to view your current communities and which ones are available to you.
  • Polls
    • Place an app that will allow you to create a poll
  • QuickNote
    • Creates a virtual “post-it-note” for you to write reminders on.
  • Summary
    • Places a “mini profile” of you on the page
  • Unit Converter
    • A gadget that allows you to convert measurements to other forms of measure (inches to meters, etc)
  • Wall
    • A place for you to make announcement or news on
  • Wiki
    • An Editable Wikipedia is started on your page.
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Google Gadgets

Google gadgets can be games, quote or pictures rotators, news feeds, calendars or virtual pets. Use common sense though and don’t pick one you could get in trouble for.

How Do I Set Up An Application? How Do I Set Up An Application?
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Adding An Application

To place an application, navigate to the page you would like to add the application to. Go to Menu and select Add Application (see first image below). The Add App screen will pop up (see second image below). You can select your application by moving through the categories or by typing the name of your application in the search box.


Placing An Application

To place an application on your page, select it from the list and drag it onto the page (see image below).

Image of Placing an App

Changing Page Layout

For this tutorial, I have added a Message Board to an otherwise empty page and now I will change the page layout so my Message Board fills up the whole page. I go up to Menu and select Layout Template . This will bring me to the Layout Screen (see image). I click the circle next to 1 Column and click Save. Now my Message Board App fills the entire page.

 

Image of Page Layout Screen