VIA FOR STUDENTS

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LOGGING IN

Go to vialivetext.com and log in using your DISD login.
When you log in for the first time, you will be asked to accept the licensing agreement and then change your password.
If you want to keep your usual DISD password as your password, you can now change your password back. Click your name in the top right corner, then select Settings. Select Password to change your password. Use the back button below the Via logo in the upper left to return to the home page.

Your classes will be listed on the In Progress tab. Click the name of a class to see the assignments.
Work that you have submitted for a class will appear on your Timeline. You can also upload work directly to your Timeline.
Create ePortfolios on the Showcase tab, using work from your Timeline.

Click In Progress on the left. Then click the name of the class.
Click on the assignment.
If you need to upload a file, look for a black Select File button.
You can select a local file from your computer, a file that you previously uploaded to Via, or a file from Dropbox or Google Drive. Click the appropriate source and click the blue Choose button. You can select multiple files.
Navigate to the file(s) you want to upload and click Open.
Click the green Insert button.
Once your file(s) have finished uploading, slick the red SUBMIT button in the top right.

Click Timeline on the left.
Click the red + (plus) button in the bottom right, and then click Add work to timeline.
Enter a Title for your work at the top.
Click one of the Component options on the left: Click Text to enter text directly, and click one of the other components to add an image, an image gallery, a video, or an attachment of any file type.
Click the SAVE button in the top right.

Click Showcase on the left.
Click the red + (plus) button in the bottom right, and then click Create showcase.
Enter a Title for your showcase portfolio at the top.
Click one of the Component options on the left: Click Text to add a text box, Image to add an image file, etc.
Click the Pages tab to create a new page or to edit or delete an existing page. Each showcase portfolio can have up to 15 pages.
Click the SAVE button in the top right.

When you upload work for a course assignment, only the instructor of that course will be able to see your work. Otherwise, your work is completely private until you add it to a showcase ePortfolio and share that ePortfolio.
When you add work to your Timeline, no one can else see that work until you add it to a showcase ePortfolio and share that ePortfolio.
When you create a showcase ePortfolio, go to the Share tab to make it Public. Via will generate a unique URL for your ePortfolio, which you can copy and paste or share directly through Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

On Campus
For on-campus support, please contact the DISD Library.
From Watermark
Watermark provides support by email at support@watermarkinsights.com and by phone at (800) 311-5656, Monday-Thursday 5am-4pm and Friday 5am-2pm (Pacific).