the brightspace eportfolio lady and her lessons learned

The ePortfolio Ladyand

Her Lessons LearnedMichele FauxTeLT Contact

Durham Catholic DSB

History• Pathways Committee formed to look at "All About Me" for K to Grade 6• D2L makes a presentation on ePortfolio• Decision is made to use ePortfolio• Workflow designed to use Teacher-Created Collections• Presentation to Principals (Portable, Private, and Paperless)• Decision to fund small group training at schools• 3 after school workshops for early starters• 39/40 schools want to be part of the "pilot"

Why am I here?

Lesson Learned

THE TASK before THE TOOL

A PILOT isn't a pilot if EVERYONE is involved

Infrastructure: Devices

Infrastructure: Wifi

Lesson Learned

TOOLS must be provided

Reliable WIFI is essential

Teachers and Tech• International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) 2013

Report• 80% of Ontario students said "Lack of ICT Skills among teachers was an

obstacle to teaching and learning"

My Favorites (#1)

My Favorites (#2)• Where is the HOME button?

• How do I turn this on?

My Favorites (#3)

Work Device or Personal Device?

Lesson Learned

When work devices are given to teachers, there MUST be training.

Norms regarding use must be stated

What's my Password Again?

Lesson Learned

The Resistance Movement

"There is a free app that is easier to use....."

Lesson Learned

Some positive results and uses....

Infrastructure

• iPads for everyone (well....almost)

• improved Wifi (even in the portables)

BIG Users..• FDK

French Immersion

Career Planning (in Kindergarten)

If only I could be..........

A link to school goals..

Lesson Learned

Link to what teachers are already doing

eP Tip #1: Filter by Collections

Before After

eP Tip #2: Doing a "Full Sync" of the AppBefore After

How to Full Sync• click menu icon (top left)

• click Full Sync

• click OK

• click menu icon (top right)

eP Tip #3: Do it now

eP Tip #4: Upside Down Photos• lock iPad in Landscape

• keep Home button on the right side

• or........"Do It Now"

eP Tip #5: Split Screens

Help Desk Solution

Lock screen in "Portrait"

My solution (works most of the time)• click the gear • choose anything under Settings, then Back, and then Back

eP Tip #6: Adding an iPad Video Longer than 30 secondsIn Full version of eP, go to My Items and then:

Choose File Upload, Upload and then Photo Library

The eP Collections Creator !!

It's on our default Course Home page

Instantly, collections are created and shared.

Reaction?

Comments....• You've made it so easy!

• That's it???

• I can start to add to my collections?

• It was so much harder last year.

My eP Wish ListAutomatic Push to Student at Year's End

Change "Explore" to "Shared with me"

Let more than 1 person add to the collection (e.g. teacher & ECE, French/English teachers, teacher and student)

Let video in the app be longer than 30 s

The ePortfolio Lady

Michele FauxDurham Catholic DSB

Michele.Faux@dcdsb.ca