Kurt Dorset and Tracy Willcocks, Teachers at Takapuna School, trial ePortfolios

1. Are e-portfolios an effective
method of reporting to
parents?

2. •School review of existing portfolios.
•An increasing amount of work was being
mediated through ICT.
•Professional reading.
•Parent consultation.
•Environmental issues.
•Assessment- Feedback and feed forward.

3. •File management.
•Rubric.
•The survey.
•Team feedback.
•Next steps.

4. www.rubistar.com
CATEGORY Expert Competent Developing Beginning
Cut & Paste Is able to expertly operate Can operate the cut and Can operate the cut and Needs constant
the cut and paste paste functions with only paste functions with supervision to operate the
functions without minor supervision. regular supervision.. cut and paste functions.
supervision and can tutor
others.
Crop Pictures Able to crop pictures Can crop pictures with With support can crop Needs a lot of support to
skilfully and unaided. minimal assistance pictures. crop pictures.
Use of PowerPoint/ Knows how to expertly Using both programmes Needs support, but is able Is beginning to
Picture Manager use both programmes with skill but some to show a basic skill using understand the basics of
and can assist others. support still required. both programmes. both programmes but
requires constant
supervision.
Resize & Rotate Images Can expertly resize and Has greater confidence to Has successfully resized With constant teacher
rotate pictures. resize and rotate images and rotated images with input has been able to
with only minimal support. teacher support. resize and rotate an
image.
Save to File Can save to specific file Able to carry out save With guidance can save Beginning to learn how to
unaided. procedure. Some to a specified file. save to a file.
reminders required.
Layer Images Can expertly layer Has successfully layered Has successfully layered Beginning to learn how to
images. images with minor images with teacher layer images.
support. support.
Use two programmes Able to use two Is learning how to use two Teacher input necessary Not yet ready to use two
simultaneously programmes expertly at programmes to operate two programmes
the same time. simultaneously, but some programmes simultaneously.
teacher support required. simultaneously.

5. •The survey process.
•Setting up questions and
the survey.
•The responses.
•The results.

7. Does not give true impression of my child's contribution, can't
see mistakes that have been corrected by teacher or
how much assistance he has needed.
-Yes, but some artwork was not very clear and it is nice to be able
to flick through a folder.
Of the three computers at home only one had power point so not
necessarily everyone will be able to read this
format.

8. Its easy to understand,simple,concise,effective and clear. Well done
Takapuna Primary School.
its quite refreshing to see it presented that way's can see it in a
broader sense.
- We could see the ability of our son's computer skills and
written/language skills.

9. • Comparisons help clarify Childs level
• - describe the child's progress on each items in
detail, very descriptive and gives reasonable
accurate grading.
• The achievement criteria are explained clearly, as
well as the next expected level to work towards.
However, there is no
• opportunity for discussion when progress is
presented in this way.
• Need to understand more clearly what rubrics is.
• Gave an idea of progress but some personalised
comment could also be additional.

10. Making things easier for ourselves
Presentation to staff and review of
survey
Survey teachers (anon)
Portfolio’s of the future