What is Bulb?

Bulb is a tool with which you can build a professional online portfolio.You can share pages or collections within the portfolio with specific people or colleges, making this a great platform for showcasing your talents and strengths during the admissions process. 

Click here to see a sample Bulb portfolio

How To Access Bulb

1- Login to the Frisco ISD Portal

2- Search/find the "Clever" tile

3- Choose "Login with LDAP"

4- Type in your computer username and password

5- Click on "Login"

6- Choose the "Bulb" tile

7- You should now see the homepage of your Bulb portfolio.

 

What Can I Do In Bulb?

Set your Profile:

- Add a cover image. Note the large pixel requirement. I recommend using PixabayPhotosforclass or Unsplash to find large images that can be used without citation (you always want to be conscious of copyright).
- Add a profile picture or Avatar. For using with colleges, it is best to use and actual photo of yourself. Remember that when sharing a personal photo with personal information, you want to closely regulate access to that information and only allow specific people with the link to see it. 
- Type a 140 word description

Create a page:

For a template, you can go to http://at.bulb.re/p2R (you must be logged in to Bulb first), scroll down and select the blue button that says Use Template. Click Ok on the pop up window confirming that you want to make a copy of the template. 

To publish and control sharing- click the Publish button at the top right of the page. Click on the blue button that says Create Private Share Link. This will generate a link to that page or collection that you can send to specific people or entities without making all of your personal information public. 

Create a Collection:

A collection is simply a group of pages. You can create a collection inside a collection. It is possible to share a single page or a single collection with someone using a link.

Getting Help With Bulb

Bulb has created a whole portfolio just to help you use the tool. Click here to access the Bulb Help Portfolio.

 

Bulb also has a channel on YouTube (click here to access the channel) which includes videos such as:

- How to create a private share link

- organizing and reorganizing content

- Bulb for Seniors (saving your content to use after your FISD login disappears)

 

You are also welcome to contact Mrs. Hampton at hamptonk@friscoisd.org if you need help, or go and visit her in the library.