Student completion rules are requirements placed on course folders and/or course material. These requirements must be completed by students in the course. This feature allows teachers to structure the flow of their course, as well as to create self-paced learning for students. The following requirements are available for course folders and material, depending on the item for which you're setting a requirement:

Must complete
Must view the item
Must post a comment/reply
Must make a submission
Must score at least

Teachers may place more than one completion rule on a single item.

Set completion rules on folders

Setting completion rules on course folders requires students to complete a folder before progressing to the next folder.

To set completion rules on folders in a course, follow these steps:

Click on the Courses area on the top menu.
Click on a course you administer. Choose a course in which the material is organized into folders.
In the Materials area of the course, click on the Options button near the top of the page.
Select the option to add Student Completion.
To add a completion rule to individual folders, click on the Add requirement option and add a folder you'd like students to complete.
To add a completion rule to all folders, click on the option to Make all folders sequential.
Click Save Changes to complete.

Note: The setting, Requirements must be completed in sequential order, is enabled by default for top level folders. If you'd like students to complete folders in non-sequential order, we recommend setting completion rules only to material inside of folders.

Set completion rules on material inside folders

If your top level folders have a Must Complete rule, we recommend that you add completion rules to items inside of folders as well. This step gives students a way to complete the folder.

To add completion rules to material inside of folders, follow these steps:

Click on the gear to the right of a top level folder, or click on the Options button inside of the folder.
Select the option to add Student Completion.
Click on the Add requirement option and add a course material you'd like students to complete.
To add additional completion rules, click on the Add requirement option until you've added rules to all necessary items in the course.
Click Save Changes to complete.

Note: The order in which you organize the items in the Student Completion form has no bearing on the order in which students must complete the rules. The order in which students must complete the items in the course depends on the order in which the folders and course material is listed in the course.

Requirements must be completed in sequential order

In each folder, there is an option to require students to complete items in sequential order. This option is located in the upper right of the student completion form. When this option is enabled, students must successfully complete the rule(s) on one item before progressing to the next item.

Check Student Progress

As students complete student completion rules, you can view student progress by clicking on the Student Progress button on the course profile. Please note that the student progress information adjusts according to the area from which you're viewing students' progress. That is-- if you view students' progress from the course profile, you'll see a list of students' progress for the entire course. If you view students' progress from within a folder, you'll see students' progress of the items in the folder.

Portfolios

Both students and educators need to communicate their achievements and to reflect on what they learn. Portfolios provide them with the ability to quickly and easily collect, organize, and share their work with others.

Note: By default, all users will have permission to access Portfolios. This feature can be enabled and disabled by your System Admin.

System Admins: To enable users' ability to create Portfolios:

Click Manage Users in the left menu of your home screen.
Click Permissions.
The Portfolios permissions are in the Users area of this page.
Check the box corresponding to the permission Create Portfolios to enable Portfolio creation for the selected roles.

VIDEO - How to Create Portfolios

How to use porrtfolios

How Do I Use Portfolios?

How to Create a Portfolio

Click your name in the upper-right corner of any page in Schoology to open your personal profile page.
Click Portfolios in the left menu.
Click New Portfolio to add a new portfolio to your account, or click on an existing portfolio on the page to edit it.

Portfolios Page

Click to change the cover image for the portfolio. This is the image that displays for the portfolio on the main Portfolios page.
Click to title the portfolio. Your title displays below the cover image for the portfolio on the main page.
Click "What does this portfolio mean to you?" to add a description for the portfolio.
This text displays when you hover over the cover image for the portfolio on the main page.
Click Portfolio Items to open the menu, from which you can select:

Assignment Submissions.
Files from your computer.
Web links.
Web pages.

See the sections Adding Items to a Portfolio below for more information.

Added items display in the panel below the add button. Click and drag items to re-arrange them in your portfolio.
The time stamp in the upper-right shows when the portfolio was most recently saved. To the right of the time stamp is the Undo button . Click it to undo your most recent action – for example, if you accidentally delete an item from your portfolio, click Undo to add it back.
Note: The Undo button is a "single-level" function and cannot undo actions previous to the most recent one you completed.
The number below the Undo button shows how many items are in the portfolio. The items number displays in the lower-left corner of the portfolio on the main page.
This portfolio, for example, contains 12 items.
Click the circle in the lower-right to publish the portfolio and make it viewable for other Schoology users.
See the section Sharing Your Portfolio below for more information.

Adding Items to a Portfolio

After you add a portfolio, you can begin to build it with content added from your computer, from online links, and from web pages created directly in your portfolio.

You can add files from your computer to a portfolio by dragging and dropping one or more files onto the field below the Portfolio Items button. Alternately, you can click Portfolio Items and then:

To add Schoology assignments you've previously submitted in a course:

Click Assignment Submissions.
Select the course in which you submitted the assignment.
Select the course in the list and then click Add Submission.
You can also submit an assignment to a portfolio from the assignment itself by clicking theSubmit to Portfolio button in the Submissions area on the right side of the page.

To add files from your computer:

Click File and browse to the location where you’ve saved the content.
To add the file, highlight and then click Open, or just double-click it.
The portfolio item automatically takes the filename as its title, but you can edit the title by clicking into the text box.

To add web links:

Click Link/URL to open the Add a Link window.
Paste a URL to add a web page.
Paste a video embed code to add an embedded video—for example from YouTube or Vimeo.
The portfolio item automatically takes the webpage or embedded video’s name as its title, but you can edit the title by clicking into the text box.

To add a web page:

Click Page.
Enter a Title and Description for the page.
Use the Rich Text Editor to design a page within your Portfolio.
Use the Insert Content tool to add multimedia, links, items from your Schoology Resource Apps, and more to your Page. Click Here for more information on the Insert Content tool.
As you build your web page, click the Preview button in the upper-right, above the Rich Text Editor, to see how the page will look when published.

Note: Your Portfolio automatically saves once you have completed an upload, or once you have finished typing and clicked your cursor out of the text field. However, note that if you are experiencing poor Internet connectivity, auto-save may not function correctly. Check the auto-save timestamp in the upper right of your Portfolio item to ensure it is saving as you work.

Editing Items in a Portfolio

After you’ve added items to your portfolio, click on the content card to open it and add details or make changes.

Click on any level in the breadcrumbs to return to that area. For example, click on Portfolios to return to your main Portfolios page, or click on College Admission Samples to return to that portfolio.
Click to change the cover image for the portfolio item. This is the image that displays for the item on the main Portfolios page.
Click to title the item. Your title displays below the cover image for the item on the main page.
Click to add an item description. The description displays when you hover over the cover image for the item on the main page.
The item’s full page view display is how the item looks in your portfolio after you publish it.
Use the tools in toolbar above the page to change the percentage size of the display or to scroll through multi-page items.
Portfolio items also have a time stamp showing when your portfolio was last saved and an Undobutton to undo your most recent action.
A Replace button is also in the toolbar to change files you've added to your portfolio.
To replace a link you’ve added, highlight the link in the URL text box below the description and paste in the new link.
Use the arrows on each margin to browse through the other items in your portfolio.

Sharing Your Portfolio

Sharing Your Portfolio from a Private Link:

You can share your Portfolio using a private link that will allow the recipient to view your portfolio even if they are not logged into Schoology (or don't have a Schoology account).

To generate a private link for your Portfolio:

Go to your personal profile.
Click Portfolios on the left side of your profile.
Click the lower-right corner of your profile cover.
Select Share Portfolio.

Use Command + C (Mac) or CTRL + C (Windows) to copy the link to your clipboard, and paste into a Schoology Message or email to send to the recipient.

Note: Anyone with the link will be able to view your portfolio, even if your portfolio is Unpublished, and regardless of the privacy settings on your personal profile and/or whether or not they are logged into Schoology. The link overrides all privacy settings configured at the system or account level.

You may reset the URL that points to your portfolio to prevent anyone who previously held the link from continuing to access your Portfolio.

To reset your private link:

Go to your personal profile.
Click Portfolios on the left side of your profile.
Click the lower-right corner of your profile cover.
Select Share Portfolio.
Click Reset Link.

Sharing Your Portfolio from Your Personal Profile

The System Admin at your school manages the privacy settings for your personal profile, which includes your Portfolios. Depending on how your Admin configures these settings, your published Portfolios may be viewable by:

Everyone: Anyone who has the URL may view the portfolio.
Schoology users: Anyone with a Schoology account may view the portfolio.
District: Any Schoology user in your district may view the portfolio.
School: Any Schoology user in your school may view the portfolio.
Connections: Only Schoology users to whom you’re connected may view the portfolio.
No One: No other Schoology users may view the portfolio.

These settings affect who can view your Portfolios by navigating to your personal profile and clicking Portfolios on the left menu. You may also choose to further restrict the sharing permissions for your Portfolios. For example, if your admin has set portfolio-sharing permissions to District, you may choose to adjust your own settings to School, Connections, or No one.

Note: These settings apply to all of your Portfolios. You can not choose different privacy settings for different Portfolios.

To change your sharing permissions:

Click the arrow next to your name in the upper-right corner of any page in Schoology.
Select Privacy from the list.
In the Portfolios row, check the box for the group with whom you want to share your published portfolios. You can only select columns at or below the sharing permissions set by your System Admin.
Click Save Changes to update your settings.

Additional Information

Q: Can I organize my portfolio into sub-folders?

A: Although you cannot currently organize Schoology portfolios into sub-folders, you can create as many portfolios as necessary and organize them on your main Portfolios page.

You can review all your portfolios at a glance and quickly re-arrange them by drag-and-drop functionality.

Q: Why is the content of a web page I added to my portfolio not displaying?

A: Content from some popular web sites – including Wikipedia and Schoology.com – may be blocked in your portfolio due to perceived security risks from your web browser.

If this happens, when you open the link in your portfolio the contents of the web page will not display in the item pane. Different browsers indicate this issue in different ways; Chrome and Firefox, for example, display a gray shield icon in the URL field, while Internet Explorer shows a lock icon.

To display the content in the item pane, click the icon for your browser and follow the instructions. Review this article for more information.

If your content still doesn't display in the pane, Schoology provides an "open in" icon in the link pane .

Click the icon to view the web page in a separate tab in your web browser.

Q: How do I view someone else's portfolio?

A: To view another user's published portfolio, go to their personal profile page and click Portfolio in the left menu. You will be able to see all of their portfolios that are published and shared at a level at which you have access.

To send a message about the portfolio to its owner, click Send Feedback in the upper-right corner. A System Admin for your school manages the messaging permissions for your profile; review this article for more information on sending messages to other Schoology users.

Adjust settings

Click on Course Options → Edit Info

Use the tabs at the top of the page to change various course settings

*Privacy, *Moderate

Sync with Google Drive

Using Google Drive Resources

Need more help? Check out the Schoology Support Help Guides.