Account setup

  1. Visit http://livetext.com
  2. Click the Register Account button.
  3. Complete and submit the form.

Creating your portfolio

  1. Click the "Documents" tab near the upper left corner.
  2. To create your portfolio, click the New button.
  3. Under Choose a folder... select Portfolios under "Lawrence University".
  4. Under Choose a template... select the appropriate template.
  5. In the Title field, enter a name for your portfolio like this:
    • John Smith's Music Education Portfolio
  6. Leave the Description field blank and click the Save as New Document button.

Adding the Lawrence Teaching Standards set

  1. Click the "My Account" link in the upper right corner.
  2. Click the Edit link (at the far right) next to Standards Sets.
  3. Click the Add button.
  4. Use the page number links at the top to get to the last page.
  5. Once you've reached the end, move back a page or two until you see "WI-LAWR-TEPS-2010".
  6. Check the box next to WI-LAWR-TEPS-2010.
  7. Click the Add button above the list.

Changing the design of your portfolio

  1. Open your portfolio document.
  2. Click the Edit Properties tab.
  3. Select an option next to the Style Set menu.  Please do not change the Type (Portfolio) or Layout (Multiple Page) of your document.