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ePEARL Electronic Portfolio Encouraging Active Reflective Learning

ePEARL Available online. Guides students step-by-step. Sets up goals—individual/class/teacher. Outlines/scaffolds project plan. Posts work in K-12 portfolio. Supports feedback and reflection. Enables sharing with peers, parents, teachers. Anyone used it?

Inquiry = Authentic Learning Students will Develop Questions to guide their learning Research sources of information Synthesize ideas Share evidence of their understanding Reflect on their learning Become self-directed learners

Overview Video HSD commitment – class lists done for you 15 megabytes available for each student portfolio (bar at top). Google ePEARL, or…. http://grover.concordia.ca/epearl/tutorial/level23.php Skip Level 1 to “Meg’s P”

Portfolio Assessment Collection – Over time, students collect samples of work, in varying stages of completion. Selection – Students select pieces to include in their portfolios, according to criteria set by teacher/class. Reflection – Students think about why the piece is included, what they want the audience to know about it, and what they have learned from it. Celebration – Students share their portfolios with parents, peers, and teachers to receive descriptive feedback.

Outcomes Correlation SS – SS Skills, Gr. 3-8 SS – Content outcomes ELA – Manage Information and Ideas Science LwICT – 3 main areas addressed -- -Critical and Creative Thinking -Responsibility and Ethics -ICT Literacy Skills Go through handout—Outcomes.

Start-up for teachers 1. To access ePEARL in HSD: http://epearlhsd.merlin.mb.ca/epearl. 2. User name = email name 3. Password = “teacher” Screen with “Level” –just “Continue”.

Teacher Tabs Home Artifacts Presentations Personalize Manage Resources

Start-up for teachers 4. Go to “Personalize” (or “Manage”) tab, then to Teacher Account, then Password -- change to protect privacy; write down. 5. Go to “Classes”. Class list, with user names and passwords for all, already done by HSD; can be printed. 6. Always “logout” at top right.

Browse and Play To “Personalize”- own Welcome page. See handout – “Job Aids”, p. 3-5. See O with ? inside—always good help. Change Image--some given or upload from own files. Change Banner—from given or websites (check first? Download extras to shared folder?). Change Theme. Write Welcome message.

Personalize Tabs 1. Welcome screen – picture and text. 2. Themes – background and banner. 3. Folders and, 4. Colour Codes – See Resources tab, to Tutorial to Level 2/3 to Personalize Part 2 (for student). Under Resources tab to Teacher to My Account–Colour codes are different. 5. Teacher Account

Tab 5 -- Manage 1. Main Menu 2. My Account – password, nickname. 3. My Classes – Edit, View, Link me to other classes, Link teacher to other classes. 4. My Students – Name, Username, Password, Level. Can edit, limit view, print list.

Tab 6 – Resources ePEARL Documentation – 1. Teacher Guide – 42 pages 2. Job Aids – handout 3. Parent Guide – 4 pages, can be copied. 4. FAQs

Tab 6 -- Resources ePearl Support Virtual Tutorial – for teachers ePearl Wiki Video Clips – to show to students; to Level 2 – see “Doing”, can download. Rubric -- guide only, in handout Contact us

Teacher tabs Home Artifacts Presentations Personalize Manage Resources

Artifacts “ePEARL for Teachers” 1. Planning – 5 steps 2. Doing 3. Reflection -- 3 steps In “Professional” folder, see “edit” version, then “share” version.

Simplify Practise ePEARL using research already done; eg. Arctic animal. Or familiar, like autobiography. So not learning two new things at same time. Prep/teach in class before lab time: Goals, Strategies, Criteria. Students can type from templates, filling in blanks to personalize.

Copyright Materials on web are copyright protected. Create own graphics—photos, recordings. Some copyright-free sites: http://www.freefoto.com/ www.freeplaymusic.com http://creativecommons.org http://freemusicarchive.org http://commons.wikimedia.org

No Internet Access? ePEARL not on Intranet. Student makes PowerPoint presentation. Follows along in computer class. Does same Inquiry Question, Goals, Description of Task, etc., as rest. Can browse Shared folder for pictures, World Book, and more to find information.

Share and Feedback Portfolios automatically shared with teacher. Can be shared/unshared with classmates, other classes, classes in other schools (except SRSS). To “Resources”, to “Teacher Guide”, p. 22. “Collaborate”, p.24 “Parent Mode”, p. 27

Tab 3 -- Presentations T.G. p. 27 After sharing and revising, Students click on “Present” icon, to REFLECT and SELECT. Artifact is then automatically in the Presentations folder, no editing. Artifact also remains in original folder; editing possible.

Before First Lab… Give each student a duotang or pocket folder, entitled “ePEARL”, with student name on the front, to hold rough copies, handouts, research notes, and other. Each student receives a sticky label printed with: -his/her username, -password –website, and pastes inside front cover.

Class 1 – In Lab Login, using info from front of duotang. Students explore (with teacher guidance) the “Welcome Screen” and “Personalize” tab–Banner, Image, and Theme. “My Account” tab--Passwords may be changed at teacher’s discretion. (Passwords always visible to teachers on the class list.) Nicknames Designate “Folders” according to your instructions. Colours: see “help” for suggestions, or see mine.

Class 2 – In Lab Login Before Class 2, students use digital cameras to take pictures to be copied to their Welcome Screens. Students write own Welcome messages, rough copy and edit. Upload and attach own picture. Type Welcome message (see template).

Class 3 – In Lab Finish typing “Welcome” message. Edit – self, then with peer who is done. Google your topic while others finish. “General Goals”—type from display on screen; all students do same goals for now. GOALS--“To learn how to record my learning and post it on ePEARL.” and-- “To figure out something new every time I come to my account.”

Class 4 -- Artifacts Tab See “Job Aid” under Resources tab. View Billy Student’s portfolio. Browse across all top--questions? To “New Artifact” icon. To “Select a Folder” “Colour Code” Date entered automatically. To “Learning Process” review To green arrow for Next.

Class 4 – New Artifact Title – “How is the ______ suited to the Arctic habitat?” PPT. slide of title, if no Internet. Change colour code. Date enters automatically. Task Description – students typed in 5 questions to be answered, as given on large screen.

Evaluation Please feel free to ask for help when using in the future. Let me know how ePEARL works for you. Email me.