The document discusses ways to help students develop their voice online, including plugging into formal education programs, using web tools like video sharing and book publishing platforms, participating in online events, and starting blogs. It provides examples of specific programs and tools that can be used, as well as advice on research, planning, reflection and including digital citizenship lessons to guide students in using these online platforms.

1. Helping Students Develop
Their Unique VOICE Online
Why?
What?
a. Plug in to formal programs
b. Harness web tools
c. Participate in online events
d. Start blogging!
How?
bit.ly/110714voice

2. Your Voice!

3. Dive Right In!
Take a risk!
Participate!
Model!

4. Why?

5. Our students are already there!
15 Social Media Tools Parents Need to Know About Now
Twitter
Instagram
Snapchat
Tumblr
Google+
Yik Yak
WhatsApp
Omegle
Yo.
Whisper
Vine
Wanelo
Kik Messenger
Ooovoo
Ask.fm
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/15-sites-and-apps-kids-are-heading-to-beyond-facebook

6. Students are being judged.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/business/they-loved-your-gpa-then-they-saw-your-tweets.html

7. It's in the Common Core Standards.

8. General
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/W/

10. • Etiquette / citizenship
• Digital literacy
• Showcase student work
• Teacher Modeling
• Portfolios
• Parent updates
• Authentic audience
• Motivation
• Conversations beyond the classroom

11. Every student has a story to tell.
What would draw YOU online
with your students?

12. What?

13. a. Plug in to formal programs.
ed.gov
Examples
Creative and Language Arts
Social Studies Examples
Modern and Second Language

14. Writing
Writing with Writers (Ages 5-15) Scholastic - Projects by Subject
Youth-Voices (Gr. 7-12) About (free) Graphite review
StoryKit (Gr. 2 - 5)
private web addresses
Graphite review
School Newspapers Online

15. History and Social Science
1. Global School Net (non-profit) Programs Project Registry
Search by age range
•Teacher-directed
•You can submit a project
Newsday
•Upper elementary to high school
International Cyberfair Kamali'i Elementary
2. eLanguages
Will combine within the year to be one iPoPP (International Projects of
Partners Place)

16. Issues-based
Choose2matter Started in 2012. Angela Maiers. All volunteer.
Students can join with a teacher or on their own. Sponsored.
Global Issues Network Started in 2003. For Middle & High
School students. Langwitches. Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano.

17. STEM
DIY (9+/6+7+) Review
Student Virtual Center
Hawaii Edmodo
Hōkūle`a Malama Honua
Worldwide Voyage
Wa'a Talks Article

18. Looking for Connections, Partners?
Projects by Jen (pre-K to 6)
Connected Classrooms Workshop
ed.gov (some are not current)

19. Has anyone heard about or had experience with these?
•ed.gov programs
•Writing with Writers
•Youth-Voices
•Storykit
•Global School Net
• Newsday
•DIY
•Digication
•School newspapers
•Connected Classrooms
Workshop

20. b. Harness Web Tools
Video Sharing
FlipGrid Free (4 grids), free to try, paid (Gr 6-12) 90-second limit,
10 grids $65/yr Original poem
Hangouts Free (14+) Communication skills, public or unlisted

21. Book Publishing
Book Creator iPad, Android - $2.49 - $4.99 (8+/5/8)
Tikatok (9/10/10) Words, artwork & photos. Must subscribe.
Lib.eri.o Google Docs to ePub - Free with Google Help. Guide - last page
p. 15.
Lulu, Jr. Can have a story book (individual, max 12 pages) and a classic
(group) book. Online free, pay for hard copies.
Art, ePortfolios
Digication
Free for Google Apps administrators
Seabury Middle School

22. What web tools do YOU recommend?

23. c. Participate in Online Events
Global Read Aloud - Pernille Ripp
World Read Aloud Day Project of LitWorld - Google Doc
Hour of Code Dec. 8-14, 2014
Global Classroom Project Peace Crane Project
Visual Poetry Around the World Project
Virtual Poetry Summit
Somewhat Virtual Book Club
Virtual Field Trips via Connected Classrooms Workshop

24. Hawaii Classrooms Already Online
Pomaika'i Elementary Class Websites (Weebly)
Mrs. Manliguis' 3rd graders' Blogs (Blogger, posted with Blogsy)

25. d. Blog!
http://pernillesripp.com/2014/10/21/10-quick-ways-to-give-students-a-voice/

26. Formal blogging programs
Edublogs Gr. 3-13. Since
2005. Uses WordPress. Teachers
maintain control. Free/pro/ campus.
KidBlog Safe and Simple Blogs
for Your Students Over 5 million K-12 students
have a voice at Kidblog. We're trusted by
teachers around the world. Set up your class for
free in 20 seconds -
no student email addresses, no ads. Pricing
Edmodo Hawaii
Makewaves Free Out of the UK

27. Advice from Linda Yollis @lindayollis
Hangout
P. S. Don't
assign/grade.
Mrs. Yollis' blogs

28. What is YOUR experience with blogging?
What would YOUR DREAM BLOG look like?

29. How?

30. Research.
Plan.
Include, involve.

31. Reflect, evaluate.
Include the
digital
citizenship piece.
Enjoy!

32. It all begins
with us .

33. Thank you!
See you and your students online!
Linda Lindsay
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