EduKite gives students at your school or kindergarten their own portfolio website, or ‘ kite’ .Thissimple idea brings simplicity, usability and fun to e-learning. Kites combine onlinecommunication, activity management and e-portfolios together in a simple and easy to use way.Kites offer students the opportunity to display notices, activities, projects, wiki threads, events,and most importantly,e-portfolio items. EduKite is a complete e-learning framework. Kites are the basis of a learning and communication framework that will engage your entireschool community, and this is where EduKite shines. All three participant groups (children, parents and educators) are able to become involved through the simplicity the system offers.EduKite uses the same simple process to create a notice, build activities and portfolios, and evento administer the system. Previously difficult e-learning functions are now as simple as posting anotice – you need only follow the same process. The result is a system that allows teachers to usethe entire application with little training, allowing more time to be spent educating. Teachers whohave no previous experience with e-learning are soon hosting wikis, assessing work andmanaging e-portfolios online. All this is made possible through the advanced simplicity of theEduKite system design.Kites empower teachers to deliver qualitye-learningin a process that is simple anduncomplicated. Parents can visit their child's kite to see homework tasks, to check on the latestschool news and to browse through the portfolio. Meanwhile, children respond to projects andcollaborate via an activities-based wiki. EduKite is a fully functioning e-learning system thateveryone can master and enjoy.Edukite has an advanced e-portfolio process built into its DNA. The system encourages childrento develop a history of their achievements, which they can look back upon. Children and parentscan upload multimedia and artwork into their kites where they will be archived for safe keepingand reflection. Teachers can convert almost any content item into a portfolio item, allowingstraightforward record keeping.We are loving edukite this year. Our K-2 Dept put weekly spelling resultson and the kindys have uploaded photos and short movies -very positive parent response and 100% usage in my class!

Amanda Drain - Loquat Valley Anglican SchoolEdukite has an advanced e-portfolio process built into its DNA. The system encourages childrento develop a history of their achievements, which they can look back upon. Children and parentscan upload multimedia and artwork into their kites where they will be archived for safe keepingand reflection. Teachers can convert almost any content item into a portfolio item, allowingstraightforward record keeping.The Kite WikiEduKite’s collaboration wiki makes it possible for students to share knowledge and solve problems as a group. Students can communicate with each other from within their own kite, andthey can have a private dialog with their teacher, building and creating strong and trustingrelationships between educators and learners.Activity ManagementThe ease with which educators can review and assess student work with the EduKite system issupreme and unequaled. It is here that EduKite really shines. Using the unique task manager,educators can view each student’s entire activity in summary table, and roll from one student tothe next, viewing their completed work.Teachers simply create an activity topic and transmit it to an individual or group of students.Activities fall into two categories: homework and project. Homework items keep students and parents informed of day-to-day tasks. Projects have more advanced assessment and feedback features, which enable teachers to easily review student work.Special TasksEvery child is different, and that is why activities should not be the same for everyone. EduKiteallows teachers to modify an activity for any student. For example, when an activity is createdfor a specific class, teachers may wish to modify that task for certain students. EduKite is great if for working with special needs or gifted students.Reflections

Encouraging words and advice are always appreciated, regardless of the students’ abilities – EduKite makes providing this feedback easy. Creating a reflection notice is a breeze. Here ishow: create a notice, select a topic (such as maths), then launch the notice to the student or group. As each reflection notice relates to a specific learning area, it only appears when thestudent or parent is looking at subject-specific items.I must say that I am really impressed with the updated version of Edukite.I say this as someone who works at the school as well as a parent of a boy at the school.Thank you for your ongoing support of what we try to provide to our families.Rosalie Reeves - Deputy Principal - Canberra Grammar School, ACT No Previous IT Knowledge NecessaryEduKite makes traditional administration stresses a thing of the past. Unlike other systems on themarket, EduKite uses the same simple process to manage its database as it does to transmitcontent. Users can add students and parents to the system, create groups and control and managecontent without any training, making EduKite ideal for schools that do not have dedicated ITsupport staff. EduKite can be administered by teachers, librarians or office staff – it is up to you.Kites on a CloudCloud computingrefers to applications which are located on the Internet rather than on a server in your school. (The term cloud loosely means the Internet). Cloud-based applications are becoming increasingly popular as people look to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Cloudcomputing means maintaining hardware and software is no longer your responsibility – it ismanaged for you. If you have access to the cloud, you are ready to fly.Looking After ParentsEduKite works hard to keep parents informed of day-to-day activities. When a teacher posts anotice to a child’s kite, EduKite will send an email to that student’s parents, informing them thatsomething new is available for viewing. Parents can edit their own login and contact details, andcan even make contact with other parents. For example, those parents who have childreninvolved in soccer can use EduKite to make contact with other soccer parents.