Below is my recent presentation entitled “ePortfolios: An Interactive Inspection of a Primary Teacher’s Journey with ePortfolios from Inspiration to Implementation.” The presentation was given at ULearn09 held in Christchurch, N.Z.

The presentation was broken into three parts; my research, a chance for individuals to look through 7 of my student’s ePortfolios and lastly a look at three ePortfolio perspectives (students, parents and mine).

The video interviews (lasting 6 mins long) with a sample of my Parents is not viewable from the slideshow below. I do not currently have permission to share the video publicly. However if you are interested email me at j_lietze@yahoo.co.nz or if you have a Centre4 login you can view my presentation with the video and notes here.

What: Survey results from Parents. Their response to our class blogging.

Why: I wanted to gather data to see the Parents perceptions of the class blog and how often they use it. I also wanted to perform a stage 2 survey to see if Parents have moved to purchasing broadband since the last survey in June 2007.

How: The survey was stuck into each student’s diary in November 2007 for their Parents. Parents had one week to complete the short survey.

Results:

18 of the 23 Parents completed the survey (78% participation).

1/ Q: “Do you have a working computer at home?”

A: 95% = Yes (95% said “yes” in June)

2/ Q: “Do you have broadband? (Fast Internet connection)”

A: 83% = Yes (55% said “yes” in June)

3/ Q: “On average how often do you as a Parent and your child interact with the class blog?”

A:

4/ Q: “Do you believe that the class blog benefits your child’s education?”

A: 14/18 Parents (78%) = Yes (4 Parents (22%) failed to complete this question.)

Summary:

1. Most Parents (95%) had a working computer at home.
2. Children and Parents were far less likely to use the class blog if they didn’t have broadband.
3. There has been a definite shift (55% – 83%) to purchasing broadband since June this year.
4. 53% of students use the class blog at home on average more than twice a week.
5. 78% of Parents interact with the class blog on average less than twice a week.
6. ALL Parents who correctly completed the survey believe the class blog benefits their child’s education. One reason why four Parents may not have filled this part of the survey in could be because the question was hard to read and may have been missed accidentally.

What: Survey results from my class of 6-7 year olds. Their response to using our class blog.

Why: I wanted to gather data to see what percentage of the class actively interacted with the class blog and how often. I also wanted to see what I could do better as an educator through the blog.

How: Students were given the survey in class. I read out the questions and helped them through it so they understood.

Results:

Feeling Statements 1-3:

Question 4:

• “Circle the 2 things that you like the most about the class blog.”

Question 5:

• “If you could choose, what would you like more of on the blog?”

The students said: *Our Art *More games *More jokes *More Maths games

Question 6:

• “I also liked….”

Question 7:

• “I didn’t like……”

The students said:

Question 8:

• “Circle the number that shows how you feel about the class blog.” (1=bad, 2=ok, 3=good, 4=great, 5=awesome)

5% rated it as a 4. 95% rated it as a 5.

Summary:

1. I am convinced the majority of students enjoyed the blog and used it often.
2. Many enjoyed the Maths games/links more than the Reading games/links.
3. Mathletics was the favourite activity connected to the blog.
4. In the future I will publish more of the students art on the blog and include links to other class blog sites.