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Sign Up and Create a Notion Account

1. Go to notion.com and select Get Notion free.
2. Sign up with your RPI email and verify your email if prompted.
3. Create your workspace name (you can use your name for a portfolio).
4. Once you’re in Notion, click your name in the upper-left, then open Settings.
5. Scroll down the left menu to Explore plans.
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Create Your Initial Pages

Use /page to create new pages. Here are three strong starter pages for your portfolio:

1. About Me / Engineering Profile

• Purpose: Introduce who you are and set the tone for your portfolio.
• Include:
  • Photo or avatar
  • A short intro (1–3 sentences)
  • Interests (robotics and beyond)
  • Why you chose Robotics Engineering
  • Skills you want to build this year
  • A favorite project, class, or technology so far
  • Project ideas you’re excited to explore
• What you want to convey:
  • What excites you about robotics?
  • What do you hope to be able to build by the end of your first year?

1. Learning Journal — ROBT 1010: Introduction to Robotics Engineering

• Purpose: Reflect on your learning in this course by adding entries weekly.
• Include (each entry):
  • Date
  • What we worked on
  • What I learned
  • What confused me
  • One question I still have
  • Next step

1. Projects

   This will be filled out in your college career to include projects from classes, personal hobby, internship experience, undergraduate research, etc.

2. Resources Library

Collect and organize:

• Helpful videos
• Tutorials
• Articles
• Code snippets
• Design references

This will become your personal knowledge base.

We will add other pages throughout the semester.

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