The document outlines the steps needed to create an online school newspaper. It discusses analyzing student skills and interests, getting necessary permissions, developing technology and writing mini-lessons, creating a wiki platform, collaborating across subjects, establishing procedures, and evaluating the process. Key aspects include engaging students in real-world journalism projects, developing their writing and technology abilities, and setting roles like editors and photographers to oversee sections of the online publication.

1. Creating an Online School
Newspaper
What do we have to do?

2. Why?

3. Problem-based Learning
Student
Driven
Real Life
Project
ChallengingOpen-ended
Collaborative

5. Students enjoy it!

6. What does it look like?
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18. The Clarion 2010-11 October Jobs
Chief Editor Photography/Movie
Editor
School News
Editor
Sports Editor Entertainment
Editor
Staff Position
Eliza Rivers Porter Geer Sam Eason
Sarah Pritchard
Owen Navarro Colton Lodge
Oversees all
editors
Oversees
photography
Is responsible for
the school news
stories
Is responsible for
the CDS Sports
News
Is responsible for
Entertainment
news
Is responsible
for working with
editor
Sets deadlines
with Mrs. Perry
and other
editors
Assigns photography,
PowerPoint, and
movie projects
Communicates
with CDS division
heads to find story
leads
Meets with
coaches to obtain
story ideas
Suggests story,
cartoons, and
polls; seeks
appropriate
students and
projects
Completes
projects on time
Brainstorms a
list of story
assignments
with other
editors
Helps upload photos;
manages embedding
widgets into wiki
Assigns stories to
fellow students
Assigns stories to
fellow students
Assigns projects
to fellow students
Collaborates
with others
Reviews work
and checks to
see that
published
projects meet
design
standards
Creates appropriate
captions for each
photo
Makes certain that
stories are
completed by
deadline
Makes certain
that stories are
completed by
deadline
Makes certain
that projects are
completed by
deadline
Writes stories,
takes photos,
and works to the
best of one’s
ability.
Makes certain that
projects are
published by deadline
Makes certain that
stories are
published by
deadline
Makes certain
that stories are
published by
deadline
Makes certain
that projects are
published by
deadline
Interested in
working in
each section
of newspaper
Catherine Maybank
Mena Kerrison
Matthew
Leadem
Etta Elliott
Edward
Thomas
Lawton Burris
Robert Lowery
Etta Elliott
Gwen Cox
Penelope

21. Analyze: Identify Student Skills
Tech skills
Writing skills
Collaborative skills
Leadership skills

22. Survey Student Interests
Newspaper sections—sports, news,
entertainment
Jobs interest students?
Groups and teams?

23. Permissions
Headmaster/principal
Review parent/student permissions for
online photos and publication
permissions

24. Technology Standards
National Technology Standards
State
School or district

25. Design: Mini Lessons
…About the writing process
– Investigative reporting—5 W’s
– How to conduct an interview
– Appropriate headlines
– Colorful writing

26. Design: Mini Lessons/Tutorials
…About the technology process
– Creating a wiki banner
– Formatting text
– Uploading to wiki
– Taking good photos
– Inserting hyperlinks
– Embedding videos, slide shows,
polls
– Design

27. Develop: Wiki
Create the basic wiki
Set permissions
Manage settings for email, discussion
Create tutorials
Create and post handouts/how to guides
Create accounts for each student

28. Implement: 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

29. Establish Procedures
For writing articles
For turning in work
For uploading to wiki
For keep newspaper current
For creating teams

30. Evaluate
Student evaluations
Teacher evaluations
Parent surveys
Surveys from students in other grades

31. What does it look like?

32. Celebrate!
First completed newspaper
First quarter of publication
End of the year of publication