[Yr7-10it] RE: [Year 12 IPM] Website projects

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Interesting and based on MS Word macros too.

I was curious what things should be included in a digital portfolio.
Portfolios are not meant to include everything that students produce. I have
read that they should record the product, processes and perceptions.

On our Novell network, students can easily create an Intranet page by
creating a H:\public_html directory. They can create a 'digital portfolio'
using any web editor to create an index.html page with a table of contents
that links to samples of their work with some supporting notes. It seems
native enough to encourage them to work this way and it permits the use of
different media (htm, doc, ppt, mp3, fla etc).
 
I have a basic HTM template file that I encourage my IT students to start
with. They can add an object they have made to their directory, create a
link to the file, add a description of the task, suitable reflection on the
activity etc. I also have some free software called Synchronise that can
allow them to sync this (and other files) with their USB keys so they can
work on it from home.

To do it successfully in a school seems more to be more of a cultural than
technical issue. I dread thinking that it will become just a ppt or doc
collection when there is so much that can be explored.

Can anybody indicate if we are on the right track?

Regards Roland

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Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
  
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Subject: RE: [Yr7-10it] RE: [Year 12 IPM] Website projects

Hi Geraldine and Keith,
 
I do digital portfolios with my students and was considering using digital
portfolio software. I got in contact with a company from England who had
created this special software called Opeus. It looked impressive but at the
time we couldn't purchase it! Here is the website http://www.opeus.com/
Pam

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Sent: Sun 10/07/2005 8:18 AM
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Subject: [Yr7-10it] RE: [Year 12 IPM] Website projects
Geraldine - I would be interested in reading any plans you have for
this. I tried it in Semester 1, and it sort of worked, but have
rewritten my instructions (for Yr 8 Multi-media class) for Sem 2 and
hope it will work better.
Keith



On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:40:17 +1000, "Geraldine McKenna"
<gmckenna at ozemail.com.au> said:
> I have been doing a bit of reading on digital portfolios and plan to do
> this
> in Dreamweaver with year 7s this semester. They have done one in
> Powerpoint.
> It is something that can be ongoing and fits in well with new VELS stuff.
> Students can display and reflect on work completed in any range of other
> subject areas or simply demonstrate skills acquired within IT.
> Geraldine McKenna
> Avila College
> Mt Waverley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]On
> Behalf Of Sam Denniston
> Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2005 12:50 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Website projects
>
>
> Hi
>
> I have to prepare a web design course for semester 2.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas for ongoing projects that the students can
> do that would last for (at least) a term?)
>
> Thanks a lot!
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