As students reach beyond pen and paper centered learning, the traditional paper-based portfolio of work is increasingly outdated. The use of video, audio and images in learning, and the increasing use of the Internet create a need for a portfolio which is available anywhere, at any time, and which can be improved and built on throughout a student's lifetime.
Give your students ownership of their work
Student Jotter is a web based e-portfolio system which provides a versatile alternative to a physical portfolio of work. Students have access from home, school or anywhere they can connect to the Internet, and the system allows networking between students within the same school or district – promoting collaborative learning and allowing them to discuss work with their peers.
What makes Student Jotter so powerful?
- Fun to use
- Student Jotter is designed to engage students, to ensure they return time and again and keep their portfolio updated. Customizable pages, colorful themes and a range of drag and drop add ons let students personalize their portfolio to reflect their personality.
- Promotes communication
- The social networking aspects of Student Jotter promote communication between students, encouraging discussion and enabling them to support each other's learning. Students can build a network of “friends” within their school, and leave comments on their classmates work.
- Easy to manage
- From your point of view, Student Jotter is designed to be as easy as possible to manage to save you time. Set up is simple – you can export a list of users (from your school management system) and we'll create the accounts for you. From a security point of view, administrators have full access to all students' portfolios and can monitor or restrict messaging between users at their discretion. Student Jotter also employs filtering to monitor any use of obscene language or inappropriate links on a student's portfolio.
- Portable and accessible
- Accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection, Student Jotter is extremely portable and gives students the opportunity to share their work and achievements with parents. Over time, students build a collection of work which can be taken with them as they move from elementary school to high school and beyond.
Why should we use Student Jotter at our school?
Many schools pose the question “Why use a separate e-portfolio system – can't we use our existing LMS?” Whilst some of the features within Student Jotter are shared by LMS they are not necessarily as accessible to students outside of school, and as students move between schools, they may not be able to transfer their portfolio between different learning management systems. Student Jotter gives students a life-long portfolio, which they can maintain independently over their academic career.
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