| | | The Folios Roadshow | | | October 2009 | We are looking forward to a very busy October/November when we will be heading up to Queensland to do a number of presentations.
Look out for us....
Oct 19th - Griffith University, Mt Gravatt
Oct 21st - University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
- Griffith University, Logan
Oct 22nd - Australian Catholic University, Brisbane
Oct 23rd - Australian Catholic University, Brisbane
- The University of Queensland
Oct 26th - University of Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore
- Central Queensland University, Noosa
We have also locked down some venues and dates for our Portfolio &
Early Years Assessment workshops in Queensland.
The workshops run for 2 hrs and are completely free.
All participants will receive a 2009 ClassMon license and be set up to
create ELR's and Folios for this year.
The Cairns dates are 50% full, so if you are considering coming along
please register as soon as you can.
There is a limit of 3 teachers per school unless space permits more.
Please email training@foliosinternational.com
to register and clearly state which event you would like to attend.
Event 1 - Brisbane (Workshop)
Date : Tuesday October 20th, 2009
Time : 3.45pm - 5.45pm
Location : The Library, St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, 70
Tobruk St, Beenleigh. 4207
Event 2 - Brisbane (Early Years Assessment Forum) ***CANCELLED***
Date : Wednesday October 21st, 2009
Time : 5.45pm
Location : Griffith University, Logan Campus, Building L08_
Room 1.34
Event 3 - Noosa (Presentation)
Date : Monday October 26th, 2009
Time : 4pm
Location : CQUniversity, Faculty of Arts Business Informatics and Education,
Goodchap Street, Noosaville
Event 4 - Brisbane (Workshop)
Date : Tuesday October 27th, 2009
Time : 4pm - 6pm
Location : Griffith University, Logan Campus, Building L05,
Room 2.1
Note : All participants will need to bring their own PC laptop for
this workshop.
Event 5,6,7 - Cairns (Workshops)
Date : 18th, 19th & 20th of November, 2009
Time : 4pm - 6pm
Location : School of Education, James Cook University, Computer
lab A2.01
Note : The same workshop will be
repeated each day.
Event 8 - Townsville (Workshop)
Date : 23rd November, 2009,
Time : 4pm
Location : James Cook University, Townsville
Event 9 - Townsville (Workshop)
Date : 24th November, 2009,
Time : 3.45pm
Location : Belgian Gardens State
School, 43 Potts St, Belgian Gardens
Event 10 - Mackay (Workshop)
Date : Wednesday 25th November, 2009,
Time : 3.45pm
Location : Eimeo Road State School, 352 Eimeo Rd, Mackay, 4740
Event 11 - Mackay (Workshop)
Date : Thursday 26th November, 2009,
Time : 3.45pm
Location : Eimeo Road State School, 352 Eimeo Rd, Mackay, 4740
Event 12 - Rockhampton (Workshop)
Date : possibly Friday 27th November
Time : 12.30pm or 3.45pm (We will run 2 events if needed)
Location : Parkhurst State School - 11
Mason Avenue Parkhurst, Rockhampton
Each event will be broken into 2 parts. The first will be an
introduction to some of the tools available to help with monitoring and
assessment in the Early Years.
Next we will get our hands dirty. Teachers will set up their own class
(student information) and record some observations. We will then
produce learning records and digital portfolios.
We will also take a look at some tools that will help you with
personal/teacher/student portfolios.
At the end of the day teachers will have all the skills & tools
needed to....
Manage their class
o Use one simple program to manage and track each student in
your class
Manage worksamples
o Learn to use tools that will help you manage digital
content (Picasa, Video converters, File management...)
Record observations
o Record your observations and input your worksamples with
just a few clicks
Publish learning records
o Publish all your student learning records with a single
click
Produce student portfolios
o Produce beautifully formatted digital portfolios with NO
extra work
All participants will receive a free 2009 ClassMon license and be
set up to create ELR's and Folios for this year. Participants are
welcome (encouraged) to bring their own PC laptop so that we can get
you up and running on your own machine.
Places are filling fast so please contact
us as
early as possible.
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| | | ClassMon 1.0.1.0 update available - includes Australian Dictionary Spellcheck | | | August 2009 | Lots of great new features and enhancements including a built in media player and improved report print formatting. Visit our "Latest Updates" page for details.
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| | | FolioMaker Version 4 | | | August 2009 | We are excited to announce that at the end of this year we will be releasing a brand new version of FolioMaker - lots of great new features & improvements are on the way.
If you have any wishes or feedback then NOW is the time to tell us!
Stay Tuned...
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| | | ClassMon 1.0.0.8 update available - Fantastic new Slideshow feature | | | May 2009 | Enhancements in this version :
- New Slideshow Feature (turn on/off in Settings)
You can now create picture slideshows with images, captions and music and include slideshows in student portfolios.
A
teacher can create an individual slideshow for each student or one
slideshow can be associated with multiple students (the whole class).
For an introduction to this new feature please view the quickstart video - http://www.foliosinternational.com/Walks/CM/slideshow/Slideshow.htm
- With
this update we have also introduced automatic image resizing and
compression. As you add images to ClassMon (from hi- resolution sources
such as scanners and digital cameras) ClassMon will now auto compress
them to save space.
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| | | FAR NORTH EARLY CHILDHOOD NETWORK (FNECN) Forum in Cairns | | | May 2009 | FNECN is holding a Forum entitled "Assessment of children's learning".
Date : Wednesday 15 July,
Time : 5:00pm - 7:30pm,
Location : James Cook University, B1.031 (ground
floor of library building), Cairns Campus
Hosted by Dr Reesa Sorin
Assessment of Children's Learning using ClassMon
and introducing
Foundations for Families, a new curriculum for 0 – 5s
ClassMon is a recently developed software program to create ePortfolios for Childcare, Pre Prep, Prep and the School Years. David Harris, ClassMon developer, will demonstrate this program and how it can be used to monitor and assess learning and development.
Foundations for Families is a new 0 - 5 curriculum, developed by Communities for Children, Brisbane. Speakers Curriculum Developer Geraldine Harris and Tegan Dohnt will guide us through the program and how it can be used across disciplines.
Please contact Dr Reesa Sorin to register for this free forum.
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| | | Robyn Treyvaud on Channel 10 | | | May 2009 | Internet safety expert Robyn Treyvaud explains the risks of posting personal information on social networking sites as well as discussing issues with cyber-bullying. This was aired on Channel 10's "9am with David & Kim" show on Monday 11th May 2009
<View Video>
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| | | P-10 educators conference | | | April 2009 | Building success: Rethinking access and engagement.
Come and see ClassMon in action at the Queensland Studies Authority annual conference on May 1st.
The session is at 3.15pm on Day 2.
You will get an overview and demonstration of how ClassMon can be used to manage your early years class using the Early Years Curriculum framework.
For more information visit - http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/learning/6219.html
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| | | You can now use ClassMon to produce school reports | | | April 2009 | One tool - many functions - Learning Record, Checklists, School Report, Portfolios...
With the addition of a title page on the Learning Record schools can now produce a formal school report that can be sent home to parents.
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| | | ClassMon being rolled out at Universities | | | April 2009 | Over the next few weeks ClassMon is being introduced to pre-service teachers doing Early Childhood Education studies at James Cook University, Griffith University, the Australian Catholic University and the University of Southern Queensland.
This is a very exciting development for Folios International that will take ClassMon to a whole new level. To have so many fresh teachers using ClassMon, sharing rubrics and giving feedback will result in an even stronger product.
If you are a lecturer or pre-service teacher at an Australian University and would like to join this program please contact us.
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| | | Win ClassMon site licenses at CandK Early Childhood Conferences 2009 | | | March 2009 | If you are attending the C&K Early Childhood Conferences in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast make sure you enter the draw to win one of four 2009 ClassMon site licenses for your school.
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