These instructions assume you have downloaded RapidWeaver already and have created a basic web site as a RapidWeaver project file. Also, these instructions are for creating INTACS-referenced, longitudinal portfolios. See the Enhancements section for ideas for using RPM for ANY kind of portfolio.


Step Zero. Remember the RPM motto: “This is easier to DO than to DESCRIBE how to do!”

STEPS 1, 2, and 3 ARE PART OF THE INITIAL RPM SETUP:

Step 1: Create INTASC Listing Page
File > New Page > Styled Text
In Edit mode, add all the INTASC principles and the short version of each principle’s text in the page.

Step 2: Create an Individual INTASC Page
File > New Page > Styled Text
For each INTASC principle, create a Styled Text page. Type in
Drag it into the INTASC listing page to automatically nest it as a sublink to the INTASC page.

Step 3: Create an Artifacts and Rationales Listing Page
File > New Page > Blog
Use the Blog page type to create a page to list all artifact rationales as blog “entries”.
It will automatically be listed as a main level listing in your site.

FOR EACH ARTIFACT, REPEAT STEPS 4 AND 5 BELOW:

(but just do a few the first time you sit down to this task, and then go on to Step 6)
Step 4: Create a Rationale as a Blog Entry
In Edit mode of blog page, click on + sign in lower left corner to create an entry
Each rationale is entered as an entry in a blog page, which permits multiple categorizations and automatic linking.
In the entry’s categories field, enter the related INTASC principle.

Step 5: Link/Upload an Artifact
Create a link in the entry summary to the artifact.
An artifact can be:
1. An asset uploaded to the blog page. Go to Page Inspector > Page Header to upload an asset
2. A page link to another RW page
3. A URL link to another site

FOR EACH INTASC PRINCIPLE, REPEAT STEP 6


Step 6: Link INTASC Page to Rationales Page
In a page > Add Link
Rationale category page is auto-generated by the blog. Add a link to a related Rationale page per INTASC page.


SUGGESTIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO THE MODEL:


  1. Use the artifact blog page to organize ALL your artifacts, for courses, other standards etc. Just create more categories (see step 4).
  2. For Selected views of artifacts, such as those for decision points, just create a category for them and point your reviewer to that category list.
  3. Make your artifacts that are web pages as sub pages to the Artifacts and Rationales blog page.