Boža Jazbinšek, OŠ Dobje

E-portfolio as the means of work-study student orientation in primary school Preparing students for further education and entry into the world of work is also one of the tasks of primary school teachers. All professionals at school, especially counseling service within the career guidance help them on their way. Here students learn to identify their personality traits, characteristics and values, to present and justify their points of view, and to give and receive criticism and most importantly – to take responsibility for their decisions. Given the fact that our school follows the trend of e-competent school, we started to use the web application Mahara in career guidance. Once a paper folder of the Employment Service has been replaced by e-Portfolio (e-environment) that enables students the way of communication they like. Mahara is a collection of achievements, products, reflections, their thinking and self-awareness accumulated during the time. Forums and views allow the individual to obtain information about how others (classmates, teachers, parents, who are involved in the process) see him. The student gets feedback from critical friends in different situations, which enables him to create a realistic picture of himself, find his strengths, improve them and make the decision about the job easier.