ePortfolio

Students will not be able to access their ePortfolio until a Superuser enables it for them.

There are three ways you can enable the ePortfolio for students:

• Use the 'Bulk Modify' tool to import a data set of students with the ePortfolio enables flag set to true.

• Enable the ePortfolio for an individual user via the Admin > User modify interface.

• Using the ePortfolio Deployment tab in the Administration area, you can copy ePortfolio pages from one user to a list of target users, roles, or campuses. Before you click "Deploy Selected Pages", ensure the "Enable ePortfolios" toggle is set to yes. This will enable the ePortfolio for any user who does not yet have ePortfolio's enabled.

If you are using the first two methods, you will also need to work within your school to plan and create the ePortfolio templates that students will use to create their ePortfolio pages. These can be customised in Admin > ePortfolios.

To help students and teachers set up ePortfolios, templates can be used. These templates can be created in Administration > ePortfolios by a Superuser in your school.

There are a few components that differ from regular teaching and learning components that are used specifically for use on ePortfolios to help create fun and inspiring user owned areas.

To create an ePortfolio template:

1. Navigate to the ePortfolios tab in the Administration System. 

2. Click the + icon in the top right corner. 

3. Give your template a name and click 'Create'.

4. Use the drop down menu to select the template you would like to create.

5. Add components to the template by dragging and dropping them into the location you require them.

Modifying the ePortfolio template

You can modify the ePortfolio template by selecting the template you wish from the drop down menu. 

You can add, delete or move around components on the template page.

To change the name of the template, click the pen icon next to the template drop down menu.

Deleting the ePortfolio template

Simply select the template from the drop down menu and then press delete. Deleting a template will not delete ePortfolio pages that have been created from that template.

Our ePortfolio deployment tool is great for duplicating a user's ePortfolio pages to another user or to groups of users in bulk. The page that is deployed will be an exact copy of the original, except that it will not contain any files that might have been added to the original.

1. Navigate to the Admin Area.

2. Select ePortfolio > Deployment.

2. Select the user whose ePortfolio pages you wish to copy by typing their name in the 'Source User' field.

3. Select the pages you want to copy from the available options by ticking the checkboxes of the page/s you wish to deploy.

4. Select the recipient/s of the copied pages. There are two options to choose the recipient/s of the copied pages.

• You can choose the user/s to receive the copied ePortfolio pages by typing in the user/s' names in the 'Target User(s)' field.

• Alternatively, you can deploy the ePortfolio pages in bulk. You can also choose the target role/s and target campus/es by ticking the checkboxes next to your preferences.

5. Ensure 'Enable ePortfolios' is toggled to YES. This will enable the ePortfolio for any user who does not yet have ePortfolio's enabled. 

6. If 'Skip Duplicates' is toggled to YES, the system will skip duplicates for students who already have a page with the same name. 

7. If 'Perform Dry Run' is toggled to YES, this means no changes will be made to the database when the pages are deployed.

8. Select 'Deploy Selected Pages'. You will then receive confirmation that your deployment is complete.

1. Navigate to the ePortfolio.

2. Select 'Add Page' at the top of the page.

3. Define a Page Name and select a template for this page. 

4. Select who can view this ePortfolio page by setting the Group Permissions, searching for certain students.

5. Toggle 'Allow Parents' to ON or OFF.

6. Once complete, select 'Create Page'.

1. Navigate to the ePortfolio.

2. Select a page you wish to apply content to.

3. Select the 'plus' icon, and select the components to drag and drop onto the page. 

4. Modify the component using the 'settings cog'.

5. Edit the columns on the page using the 'slider' icon. Adjust page permissions by selecting the 'pencil' icon. Delete the page by selecting the 'bin' icon.