The Child Portfolio module gives every student a space that keeps their documents and achievements throughout their school years: reports, diplomas, assessment and exam results, recommendations or individual work. Files are organized in up to eight folders, which you set up once for the whole school.
We recommend following the steps in order: first enable the module and set up the folders, then upload the files.
Tip: the portfolio is not linked to other modules, such as Gradebook or Child Development. Files are uploaded manually to each portfolio. The module is part of the Professional plan.
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1. How do I enable the Child Portfolio module?
Center Management › Kinderpedia Modules
From the left menu, go to Center Management › Kinderpedia Modules. Type “Portfolio” in the search field and turn on the switch on the Child Portfolio card. When the module is on, Active appears next to the switch and a Settings button appears on the card.
Note! The Kinderpedia Modules page is only available to account administrators (App Manager).
2. How do I set up the portfolio folders?
Child Portfolio › Settings
Open Child Portfolio and click the Settings button at the top right. You can find the same settings in Kinderpedia Modules, on the module card.
The window that opens shows the eight portfolio folders. For each folder you can set:
Folder Name: for example “Participation diplomas” or “Recommendations”.
Type: Educational or Individual. The type splits the folders into two groups, which you can download separately (see step 9).
Color: the color the folder has in the portfolio.
Show folder: turn the switch on so the folder appears in the portfolio.
Don't forget to click Save.
Choose the type from the list in the Type column:
To change the color, click the colored circle next to the folder and pick a color in the Color Picker.
3. How do I open a student's portfolio?
Child Portfolio
From the left menu, click Child Portfolio. The list of students, each with their class, appears on the left side of the page. Click a student's name to open their portfolio.
To find a student faster, choose the class from the All Groups list or type their name in the search field.
4. How do I upload files to the portfolio?
Child Portfolio › student
Once the student's portfolio is open, the folders are shown at the top, each with the number of files it contains. Click the folder you want to upload to, for example Participation diplomas.
Click the green Upload files button and choose the files from your computer. You can upload any type of file: PDF, documents, presentations, spreadsheets, images, audio, video or archives.
Uploaded files appear in the Files list, with their size and upload date, and the number on the folder goes up.
5. How do I search, filter and sort files?
Child Portfolio › student › Files
Above the file list there are three buttons:
Search (magnifying glass): type part of the file name.
Filter: tick the file types you want to see (PDF, Document, Presentation, Spreadsheet, Image, Audio, Video, Archive) and click Filter.
Sort: by date (newest or oldest first) or by name (A to Z or Z to A).
6. How do I see a file's details and download it?
Child Portfolio › student › Files
Click the file in the list. The Details panel on the right shows a preview, the name, type and size of the file. To save it on your computer, click Download.
When no file is selected, the Details panel shows the open folder: its type and how many files it contains.
7. How do I rename a file or add a description?
Child Portfolio › student › Files › Details
Select the file and click the pencil icon in the Details panel.
In the Edit file window, change the File Name (up to 100 characters) and, optionally, fill in the Description. Don't forget to click Save.
8. How do I delete a file?
Child Portfolio › student › Files › Details
Select the file and click the bin icon in the Details panel.
Note! Before you delete a file, check that you selected the right one. If you may need it later, download it first.
9. How do I download a student's whole portfolio?
Child Portfolio › student
When the student has at least one file in their portfolio, the Download Portfolio button appears at the top right. Click it and choose what to download: the Educational folders, the Individual folders or the whole portfolio. Only the types that contain files are listed.
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