Assign categories to tag evidence in Brightspace Portfolio

As you collect more evidence with Brightspace Portfolio, categories can help you easily find a specific piece of evidence. You can assign categories to tag the evidence you collect. This allows you to choose how you organize evidence for viewing. You can also view categories added by the instructor, and filter evidence by categories.

Note: Learners cannot delete categories added by the instructor or add custom categories.

  1. Open the Brightspace Portfolio app.
  2. With your device, collect new evidence or navigate to previously collected evidence.
  3. Optionally, record an audio or text reflection about the evidence.
  4. Under Categorize your work, tap Add Category.
  5. In the School Categories and Class Categories tabs, choose categories that apply to the evidence, for example, science and science fair.
  6. Navigate back to the My Evidence page.
  7. To filter evidence on the page by categories, tap Filter.