In cases where the work was unable to be synced within Evernote, for example with Prezi or YouTube, we simply put a link within the note that took you directly to their work within the respective iPad App. This capability meant that the children’s digital work was easily connected within their Evernote portfolio. Here is an example of a note synced with Bookcreator, along with the original work and the reflection.Įvernote also syncs with Apps such Explain Everything and iMovie to name but a few. Students can then easily show how work has progressed from the original draft-work into a final publication.
This is particularly useful in portfolios when used in conjunction with the photo function. The Photo function, in particular, proved incredibly useful when including artwork, book or display work and adding a reflection.Īnother superb function of Evernote is its ability to sync with other Apps ensuring productivity and workflow. You can simply add text, or take a photo or add a photo from your photo library. The real brilliance of Evernote though lies in the variety of ways that you can create notes. For example, by clicking on ‘ Exhibition‘ in the example above you would arrive at the following screenĪs you can see the navigation is simple and intuitive for both the students and whoever maybe observing the portfolio. If you click on a notebook, you can then select from the notes within. That simply means how many pieces of work were selected in each subject. The children then decided upon their own subject-based categories:Īs you can see, underneath the title of each notebook, the number of notes within the notebook is displayed. Therefore this year, I decided to use Evernote – an App that I had read a lot about but never really got to grips with myself it turned out to be a very worthwhile shift.Īs a class, we decided that using ‘Notebooks’ would be the best way to organise the portfolio (this could also done using the ‘tag’ feature). Last year I tried QR codes, and despite being eye-catching, they were far too time consuming and inefficient.
With the technology we have available today, far more efficient and interactive options are available. In years gone by this was done using a combination of paper, ink and a photocopier.
The reflection should highlight why the work was selected, progression, challenges involved and perhaps how the work could be improved in future. The idea is simple over the course of the year each class is given a small amount of time to bookmark work they would like to have in their portfolio and write a reflection to accompany it. At the end of the school year, every student in the Primary School at The International School of Monaco gets a chance to show a portfolio of their work to their parents.
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