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Creating an Online School Newspaper
What do we have to do?
Identify Student Skills
• Observe how students interact with the computer
• Survey students• Review last year’s lesson plans• Review last year’s school newspaper
Survey Student Interests
• What are some of the sections (sports, news, entertainment) of the newspaper do students want to include in their wiki?
• What jobs interest students?• How should students be grouped?
Permissions
• Seek permission from the headmaster about creating a school newspaper wiki
• Review parent/student permissions for online photos and publication permissions
National Technology Standards
• Review National Technology Standards to insure that wiki project is in compliance with seventh grade standards
• Review school technology standards to insure that skills will be developed for students
Mini Lessons
• Create a set of mini lessons for students– Creating a wiki banner– How to conduct an interview– Appropriate headlines– Taking good photos– Uploading to wiki– Investigative reporting
Collaborate
• With language arts teacher for editing student work
• With division heads to help guide school policy procedures
• With classroom teachers to gather information for school newspaper
Establish Procedures
• For writing articles• For turning in work• For uploading to wiki• For keep newspaper current• For creating teams
Evaluate
• Student evaluations• Teacher evaluations• Parent surveys• Surveys from students in other grades
Celebrate
• Celebrate the success of the first completed newspaper
• Celebrate the success of the first quarter of publication
• Celebrate the success of the end of the first year of publication