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When running the activity, use the ◀ and ▶ buttons to step one-by-one through the slide show. Use the autoplay button to start/pause a slide show. The delay between slides can be controlled by the interval chosen in the combo box. (The default is 10 seconds.)

When running the activity, use the ◀ and ▶ buttons to step one-by-one through the slide show. Use the auto-play button to start/pause a slide show. The delay between slides can be controlled by the interval chosen in the combo box. (The default is 10 seconds.)

'''Did you know that:'''

'''Did you know that:'''

;Thumbnail-view Radio Button: used to switch to thumbnail view, where you can reorder the sequence of the slides by dragging them

;Thumbnail-view Radio Button: used to switch to thumbnail view, where you can reorder the sequence of the slides by dragging them

;Full-screen-view Button: hides the toolbars (Return from full-screen by hitting the Esc key.)

;Full-screen-view Button: hides the toolbars (Return from full-screen by hitting the Esc key.)

;Update-description Button: Used to edit the description of the entry currently being viewed (Note: use the Save-annotations Button to make these edits permenant).  

;Update-description Button: Used to edit the description of the entry currently being viewed (Note: use the Save-annotations Button to make these edits permanent).  

;Stop Button: used to exit the activity

;Stop Button: used to exit the activity

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'''Acitivity Toolbar'''

'''Activity Toolbar'''

;Activity name field: used to change the name of the activity (The name is used by the save-to-PDF Button.)

;Activity name field: used to change the name of the activity (The name is used by the save-to-PDF Button.)

By building upon the automatic accumulation of work in the Sugar journal, the portfolio process can readily be integrated into the classroom routine. It can be used as an assessment tool to help teachers, parents, and school administrators understand better the depth and breadth of what a child has learned.2 At a “portfolio social”, parents could be invited to view presentations and ask children about their learning. The classroom teacher can add addition assessment slides to the portfolio addressing themes such as work habits and personal growth. This can become part of an archive that travels with a child across grade levels. Through juxtaposition, the child and teacher can see what has changed over the course of the years, trends, and areas for improvement.

By building upon the automatic accumulation of work in the Sugar journal, the portfolio process can readily be integrated into the classroom routine. It can be used as an assessment tool to help teachers, parents, and school administrators understand better the depth and breadth of what a child has learned.2 At a “portfolio social”, parents could be invited to view presentations and ask children about their learning. The classroom teacher can add addition assessment slides to the portfolio addressing themes such as work habits and personal growth. This can become part of an archive that travels with a child across grade levels. Through juxtaposition, the child and teacher can see what has changed over the course of the years, trends, and areas for improvement.

It is recommended that periodically (once per week, month, semester) that the children are asked to select and edit items for a portfolio presentation. For example, a weekly presentation could be made to classmates; a monthly one to parents; and perhaps once per semester, a school-wide presentation that makes all of the learning visible to adminstrators and community members during a social event.

It is recommended that periodically (once per week, month, semester) that the children are asked to select and edit items for a portfolio presentation. For example, a weekly presentation could be made to classmates; a monthly one to parents; and perhaps once per semester, a school-wide presentation that makes all of the learning visible to administrators and community members during a social event.

Periodic PDF snapshots are also a great way to preserve a record of each child's work, and as a vehicle for assessing progress.

Periodic PDF snapshots are also a great way to preserve a record of each child's work, and as a vehicle for assessing progress.

== Extending Portfolio ==

== Extending Portfolio ==

In addition to using Portfolio as a tool for reflection, it can be used as a more general-purpose presentation tool. For example, a collection of photographs can be annotated (by using the title and description fields in the Journal detail view for each photo) and then made into a slideshow. The order of the slides can be modified from the Thumbnail view.

In addition to using Portfolio as a tool for reflection, it can be used as a more general-purpose presentation tool. For example, a collection of photographs can be annotated (by using the title and description fields in the Journal detail view for each photo) and then made into a slide show. The order of the slides can be modified from the Thumbnail view.

== Modifying Portfolio ==

== Modifying Portfolio ==