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FolioMaker Pro News
April 2008
FolioMaker Pro version 3.5.0.5 has just been released. New features, new pricing... Existing users please visit our update page. Check out the new features... View our new pricing... Download a free trial... Order online


FolioMaker Record Coming soon
January 2008
A new version of FolioMaker Record will be launched in February with some amazing enhancements. As well as been able to.... Create your student portfolios with ease Make your observations and add work samples for each learning area Add images, video, audio or documents as work samples Use the built in Observation screen to record your commentary, context, phase of learning etc No more tedious copying and pasting from rubrics Generate your Early Learning Record and Summary Record automatically Built in automatic gender detection Publish your folios to cd Print your records directly from FolioMaker we have added some great new features.... Import and Export student records from your school Admin system Develop and edit your own rubrics Import and export of rubrics allows sharing and collaboration distribute a single observation (with worksamples) to multiple students export multiple folios with one click add private notes to each student record


Folios International Partner with Lutheran Education
November 2007
Folios International are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Lutheran Education South Eastern Region (Vic/Tas/NSW). Together we are developing "Learning with Purpose" - a learning and teaching management system. Learning with Purpose (LwP) is being developed to provide co-ordination of, and connection between the component parts of a school�s learning and teaching program. Integral to LwP is student understanding and ownership of their learning and the capacity of a school to provide a co-ordinated whole school program which will provide pathways for individual students. LwP is supported by a database. Central to the function of LwP is a unit planning template which is the point of connectivity for inputs and outputs. The unit plan connects 3 inputs (Mission/Policies, Curriculum framework and Annual planner/Unit Plan) with 3 outputs (Assessment, Recording and Reporting). LwP can be adapted to suit State/Territory systems and/or the needs of individual schools. The LwP Learning and Teaching Management System includes a school management system or can be connected to most schools� existing management system. The LwP unit plan, and associated assessment rubric, is based on a model of learning and is designed to develop student understanding and ownership of the learning. The unit plan, which provid e s definitions of the component parts of the learning model, also provides professional learning for teachers each time they plan a unit of work. Curriculum inputs, once entered into the curriculum plan, automatically populate the fields within assessment, recording and reporting templates.


Folios International Partner with CyberSafeKids
October 2007
We are thrilled to announce that we have now formally partnered with Internet safety Organisation CyberSafeKids. We have worked with Robyn Treyvaud of CyberSafeKids for many years so it is with great pleasure we welcome this partnership. Robyn is well known for her long involvement in and passion for the use of Information and Communications Technologies in education and beyond. She has lead workshops for the International Baccalaureate Organisation, presented at international conferences and published papers in Australia, UK and the United States of America. More recently. Robyn has taken a lead role in the area of Cybersafety in Australia, establishing the CyberSafeKids project and is currently delivering presentations about Internet safety locally, nationally and internationally to teachers, students and parents and is regularly consulted by the media for expert comments on issues associated with Internet safety. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Internet Safety Coalition in the US.


Folios International open new office in HK
September 2007
We now have an office based at Renaissance College, HK. This is great news for all our Asian clients - we are now only a hop, skip and jump away! Our contact details are... No.5 Hang Ming Street, Ma On Shan, HK Office : +852 35563587 Mobile : +852 68462412


FolioMaker Mac implemented at Canadian International School, HK
September 2007
Phase One of the first implementation of the all new network version of FolioMaker was completed at CDNIS this week. Thank-you to the team at CDNIS for the great feedback - the wait is finally over, FM Network has arrived!


Folios International partner with RCHK, HK
July 2007
We are very excited to announce that Folios International are partnering with Renaissance College, Hong Kong. Renaissance College / 啓新書院 (RCHK) is a student focused international teaching and learning institution that strives to build a culture which promotes peace and democracy, values diversity, and works toward a sustainable future for all. A vision that is very much shared by us here at Folios. We have been working with RCHK for the past year and have a very strong working relationship with the staff. We would like to thank Peter Kenny for this fantastic opportunity and we look forward to the exciting times ahead... 15th July, 2007: Dylan, Shubho, Dave and Peter formalising the partnership at RCHK


EARCOS Administrators' Conference 2007
November 2007
Come and see us at our trade stall at this years EARCOS Conference in Kuala Lumpar, November 3-6, 2007. The East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools is an organization of 105 member schools in East Asia. These schools have a total of more than 69,000 pre-K to 12th grade students.


Discovery College Website Launched
August 2007
Our current client base in Hong Kong is growing rapidly with the launch of the new Discovery College website - http://www.discovery.edu.hk Principal Mark Beach has some fantastic ideas for the future online presence of the school and we look forward to working with him in the coming months. Introduction to the School: As part of the HKSAR Government's strategy to provide parents with greater choice for their children's schooling, the Private Independent School initiative was introduced. A total of 10 sites were chosen for this initiative with the sites being allocated to providers following a competitive process. ESF was allocated two sites one of which is located at Yi Pak Bay in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island. The new Private Independent School in Discovery Bay combines a primary school and a secondary school which, in Hong Kong is called a "through train" school. There are 540 places for 5 to 11 year old students in the primary school - that is Years 1 - 6 in the ESF system. There are another 600 places in the Middle School for 11 to 16 year olds (Years 7 - 11) and 240 places in the Senior School for 16 to 18 year olds (Years 12 and 13).


IBAP Regional Conference in Singapore
July 2007
Come and see us at our stall at the IBAP Regional Conference in Singapore . We will also be at the PYP, MYP and DP Workshops 2 October 2007 � 8 October 2007 We will be demonstrating the latest version of FolioMaker and showing examples of how InquirySys is being used in IB schools for PYP, MYP and DP Assessment as well as general school management.