Outline:

The new tool will allow any user to create an online questionnaire, for completion by a selection of individual users from a single class to every child in the county with an account.

Instead of surveying a class of 30 for their favourite author, ask up to 30,000 children!

Suitable for:

Questions can include audio or video clips (created using the enhanced webmail tools, if required), making questionnaires accessible to a wide range of children

Functionality

•  noticeboard feature allows teachers to invite other classes/schools to take part in their data collection activity
  
  
•  create questionnaires online with choice of question types - text answers, numeric, multiple choice etc
  
  
•   complete questionnaires online
  
  
•  browse completed questionnaire sheets
  
  
  
•  download all results as csv file for importing into existing school database program for detailed analysis, graphing etc

Internet safety:

Information collected can only be accessed by schools who subscribe to the Cambridgeshire primary portal. It is held in a secure area and cannot be accessed without logging in.

Collaborative activities can only be accessed by schools that sign up for them.

Support and training:

Documentation on using the system will be available online.

In addition, briefing sessions for the portal projects that will be using the questionnaire facility will also include an introduction to its use.

In-school training for individual schools or clusters can be provided at the usual consultancy rates.