GOOD FOR PUPILS

Where circumstances allow there is much to be gained from allowing each pupil to be an active participant in the creation of their digital ‘portfolio’, which is a catalogue of all the events and activities they have been involved in and a showcase for the best examples of their work.

Portfolios are created by linking pictures, stories, documents and activities to pupils’ ‘People’ records. School Life has been designed to be easy to use: the program is consistent in operation; once you’ve learned how to link pictures then linking documents or other items is essentially identical. Teacher comments can be added to items and the linked work can form a very visual part of the pupil’s 'record of achievement'.

Whether or not they have a personal login, School Life also enables pupils to browse through all the school’s collection of media: photos, scanned images, video clips and audio. They can do this by following links from People, Places, Activities or diary events or just by browsing through the collections of items in each function. Work in literacy and humanities can be enhanced by School Life’s ability to support pupil’s work through access to stored multi-media content.

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