How to Create a Journal

Follow the screen shots below to see how to create a journal.

Step 1: Exit from this course (You can click on Home tab at the top of your page) and return to the initial Moodle page (Image 1.)

Step 2: Click on the "ESC Mahara ePortfolio" button on the right side of the screen (shown in Image 1), which will take you to the Mahara dashboard, as shown in Image 2.

Step 3: Click on the content tab from the menu icon in the upper right side of the page.  Then, choose "Journals "." (Image 3)

Step 4: Click on "Create Journal." Give it a name, such as "Betty Hurley's Journal," using your name.  Press "Create Journal" at the bottom. (Image 4)

Step 5: You will be taken back to the Journals page and should see your new journal listed.  Click on "New Entry" and add an introduction of yourself. Save the entry. You should now see that entry listed.

You now have your journal!  But,only you can see it so far. In the next set of instructions, you'll learn how to publish your journal.