{"id":18435,"date":"2025-06-29T12:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/?p=18435"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:36:50","slug":"task-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/task-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Task 6: Design a web portfolio 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Creating your own portfolio<\/h3>\nBecause web design skills are in demand, and specifically WordPress skills, New Media faculty sometimes use WordPress as a teaching tool. \u00a0We will show you how and why<\/a> to use the class WordPress.com website and later to create your own free WordPress.org portfolio, which you can use until you graduate and to apply for a job. These steps are summarized in the menu at bottom.\n

Submitting your Task<\/h3>\nWhen you’ve finished fleshing out your portfolio with your own real content,\u00a0 follow these steps:\n
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  1. Add a new post in the class dashboard (not your portfolio dashboard) with a title like “Task 6: Mary Gonzalez Portfolio.”<\/li>\n \t
  2. Add the URL to your portfolio in this post (use the link button to make it active).<\/li>\n \t
  3. Add a screenshot.<\/li>\n \t
  4. Make sure to add the “Task 6” category to help your TA find the post. \u26a0\ufe0f Be sure to click Publish<\/strong> when you’re done.<\/li>\n \t
  5. Complete the Task 6 reflection survey form<\/a>\u00a0to get full participation credit for this task.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    FAQ<\/h3>\n
    What’s the grading rubric?<\/summary>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    In this site, you:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Included link to a working portfolio<\/td>\n0\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Included a screenshot of your home page<\/td>\n0\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    In your own portfolio, you:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Created Home, About Me, and Posts pages<\/td>\n0\u201315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Added at least three initial posts<\/td>\n0\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Created a menu for and made categories for NMD courses<\/td>\n0\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Added your categories to your menu navigation<\/td>\n0\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    You were especially creative or attentive to the design<\/td>\n0\u201310+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nYour grade is the total of all points times 2, for a possible maximum of 100%.\n\nEach week that this task is late subtracts 10 points from this total grade.\n\n<\/details>
    I’m confused. Which posts do I make here versus at WordPress.com?<\/summary>Start by using the dashboard at WordPress.com to follow the instructions below. You’ll create an account and a number of posts.\n\nThen finish back in this dashboard, adding a single post for your Task 6 submission. In your Task 6 post, include a link to the new portfolio you made on WordPress.com.\n\n<\/details>
    How much money will this cost me?<\/summary>None. You can pay for a custom domain name like https:\/\/MaryGonzalez.com<\/em> if you like, but you don’t need to; you can just use the default URL you get from WordPress.com, eg https:\/\/mary-gonzalez-cool-portfolio.wordpress.com<\/em>.\n\n<\/details>
    How do I take a screenshot?<\/summary>To take a screenshot, click Shift-Command-4<\/em> on Mac or Shift-Windows-S<\/em> on PC.\n\n<\/details>
    Can I see a model answer?<\/summary>As one example for reference, here\u2019s a sample A assignment<\/a>. Your submission may look quite different and still get a good grade if you follow the rubric.\n\nAs more advanced models, here are four WordPress sites made by past New Media majors for an outside client (you do not need to make your portfolio as elaborate as these):\n