Create Classroom Newspaper Using Technology

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Create Classroom Newspaper Using Technology!

• MollyBeth Rushfield
• Gila Efrati
• Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
• Rockville, Maryland

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Why?

• Different forms of writing
• news reporting
• persuasive
• poetry
• letters
• feature articles
• Differentiation between learners
• Choice in subject stretching beyond comfort
  zones
• Proofreading/editing practice with a real purpose
• Real sense of writing for an audience

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Planning Ahead

• First Edition assign articles, help write
  articles, sometimes even take dictation. Set up
  the newspaper in Microsoft Publisher the first
  time
• Next Edition allow more independent writing as
  abilities will allow. Still help the ones who
  need it.
• Gradually, things will move faster, less
  hand-holding. Release control bit by bit.

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How to Get StartedSet Up

• Jobs editors, photographer, sports reporter,
  world news, local news, book review, poet,
  opinion, advice columnist, personality reporter
• Organization Different job each edition.
  Rotation
• Classroom management What to do with the editors
  and photographer while the other kids are writing
  articles

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What it Looks Like

• Planning Articles
• Reporters Workshop

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Word? Publisher ?PDF

• Students type stories in Word
• Layout Editor copies from Word into Publisher
• Convert Publisher Document to PDF

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Publishing

• How often give yourself deadlines.
• Where to Publish
• Make one copy per family
• Post edition online for family members to print
  color copies. Website
• Keep one copy of every edition in a notebook the
  classroom so they can reminisce.

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Maryland Technology Standards

• Standard1 Understanding Keyboarding
• Standard 2a Digital Citizenship and Legal and
  Ethical Issues
• Standard 3 Technology for Learning and
  Collaboration
• Standard 4 Technology for Communication and
  Expression
• Standard 5 Technology for Information Use and
  Management

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Room to Grow

• Podcast
• Pictures
• Video
• Audio