Creativity With Pride

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Creativity With Pride
GOSBECKS PRIMARY SCHOOL E-Folio
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E-FOLIO

• This presentation will give an overview of how
  Gosbecks Primary School uses its Learning
  Platform e-folio - creatively to enhance
  pupils learning. Our aim is to encourage pupils
  to take pride in their work, be creative and
  adventurous whilst being actively responsible for
  their own web space.
• The following slides will show screen shots
  of how pupils access e-folio via a link on the
  schools web site, the desk top background, email
  and the administration areas.

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We access e-folio via a link on our school
website which is set as our home page.
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A secure login screen opens requiring a unique
user name and password.
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The users desktop opens as below. The user can
add and remove properties, upload files to their
personal files box and search for resources.
Properties
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By clicking on the tabs users can access
favourite search engines under bookmarks, search
for resources, customize their desktop and link
directly to the school website.
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When a user selects search for a property the
following screen appears. By entering a topic
into the search bar all relevant resources are
listed below. The user simply selects a property
and adds it to their desktop.
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All users have the option to personalise their
desktop background by customizing the theme.
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Below are just two of the themes available to
choose from. Some themes are set in colour and
design whilst others allow the freedom to
customize further.
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Email accessibility is determined at
administrator level with there being three
options email within the school only, email
within the Essex deployment (only schools with
e-folio) and full email to any domain. These
privileges can be set individually, by group or
whole school.
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My Classes is an add on facility which allows
teachers to create groups (called classes) of
which only those users who are made members have
access. Below are a few examples of how we use
My Classes at Gosbecks
Groups
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The Administrator area where users are added,
removed, moved up in groups and privileges set.
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Presented by Annette Murphy and Jo Wells Gosbecks
Primary School Colchester www.gosbecks.co.uk