Begin by going to the j2journal tile from your launchpad.

Open the journal you want to add content to.


Click '+ new'


Click 'Add file'



Staff can add any of the following;

  • files from their myfiles
  • files from their children's files
  • external links
  • content uploaded directly from the decvice they are working on
  • videos, sound, or photos taken directly into the journal
  • nothing- leave add a title and description 


Optionally add a title and a description

N.B. If the journal is to be shared with parents, any parents whose children are tagged in this piece of work will be able to read this description



Tag any/all children who were involved in this learning (could be 1 child, a group, or the whole class). 

N.B. If connected with the parent portal, only connected parents of the children tagged will be able to see this piece of work in the journal



Select any folders you would like this piece of work to be sorted into 

Option to add a new folder at this point (see https://support.j2e.com/a/solutions/articles/77000575037 for adding folders to a journal)



Click 'add item' to add the learning to the journal, and notify any parents connected to the children tagged (if parent settings enabled)