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School Newspaper 2.0: Students Using Participatory Media to Build Community
January 2009 | Educon 2.1 | Philadelphia
A vision of students today
A vision of students today
A vision of students today
A vision of students today
A community of individuals with at least one thing in common:
School is a part of their lives.BIG
But where can they express themselves?
…in here?
What does that have to do with a “newspaper/media club?”
I believe…
•Technology is everywhere,•Stories are everywhere, and•Our community needs (and wants!) to hear
them.•Most of all, I believe…STUDENTS have something to
say.
What is a “Newspaper”?
•“… a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint.”- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper
What is “Multimedia”?
So, what’s a Multimedia Newspaper?
Writing
Videos
Photos
Podcasts
Member
Profiles
All can view
but only member
s can edit
All student produced.
All the time.
The Vision
… about everything happening at school.
TBirdTimes.org
•News, short stories, sports coverage, features, and more … in multiple media formats:
•Writing•Video•Photo Essays•Original Artwork•Podcasts•More
Tools:
Tools:
… among others.
Students and StaffParticipate
Everymember has aprofile page *THEY*customize…
…and, together,we learnhow to make sureit is SAFEand well designed.
Our goal: do something that’s never been done before…
Produce, publish and maintain an
online multimedia newspaper unlike anything ever created*
by a middle school.
* as far as I know. ;-)
Our Weapon of Choice: Ning
• Feature Rich• Familiar Metaphor• Multimedia Friendly• Can be made COPPA compliant• Free
Current Status• 12 middle school student
members (6-8 active at any given time)
• 10 adult/school staff members
• 41 forum postings/articles, countless comments▫ Advice column▫ Horoscopes▫ School events coverage▫ Webcast series
• 14 student profile pages• 9 student-produced videos• 43 photos including
original digital artwork• Twice-weekly after-school
meetings• Accessible from home
What’s Working Well
•Ning platform•Google Docs•Participation by active members•Variety of content•Use of digital tools•Discussion of “real world” Internet safety•Anonymity / COPPA compliance
What Could Be Better
•More school-related content▫Plans: profile of a student with Downs
syndrome, retirement montage videos, more sports event coverage, more teacher interviews, more feature articles
•Ability for non-members to comment•More student participation•More emphasis on writing
http://tbirdtimes.org
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