Jennifer Clagett
SLM 521
Student Publishing
Sites for Student Publishing
Having students publish their work can give them a sense of pride in their accomplishments. Below are a few safe web sites that are meant for student audiences, and many of which are edited and reviewed by teachers and other educational administrators.
This site contains teacher and student blogs. Teachers are able to establish a classroom sites, and can monitor student postings and comments. Teachers are also able to control privacy settings, so that only class members are able to view each other's work. The site requires a username and password to access the blogs. Excellent for displaying creative work, and fostering discussion among peers.
http://edublogs.org/
This site, sponsored by Scholastic, contains a series of online workshops with published authors. Students are able to complete the workshops online and submit their work for publication. Good for middle school age students.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
This is an online magazine for students, written by students. This site has won many awards, and is sponsored by NC State University, and the University of Central Florida. It is updated quarterly, and is a spot for students to submit work for acceptance.
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/
This site is intended for children ages 17 and younger. The site has a number of useful tools for parents and educators, and also allows students to submit and display work. Work is displayed using only the student's first name and age. The site does not release any other information about student authors.
http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/
This online magazine is for students ages 8-13. The magazine publishes student stories, poems, artwork, and book reviews six times a year. Though this is a print magazine, the site displays a copy of the current issue in PDF format. The magazine is selective, so not all submissions are printed.
http://www.stonesoup.com/
This is an online magazine especially for teens. All content is written by teens, and is supported by The Young Author's Foundation. Proceeds from the magazine go towards charitable and educational purposes.
http://www.teenink.com/
A Sample Permission Slip for Publishing
Student Work Online
Dear Parent,
As part of our class project in creative writing, we will be using Edublogs.org to publish student work online. One of the benefits of this endeavor is to allow students to experience the excitement of having their work published online. We will also be using this site to share and comment on each other's work. This will be used as part of our peer revision process. Your child will be responsible for critiquing and reflecting on his/her classmates' work. This process is meant to help students learn to properly revise written work on their own.
As part of my concern for your child's privacy and safety, I have selected this site for its privacy controls. This site is password protected, and no one other than the teacher, classmates, and site administrators will be allowed to view student work. I will monitor all student comments and submissions. Please take a minute to visit the site and review it for yourself.
http://edublogs.org/
In accordance with school policy it is required that parents must give permission for their child's work to be published online. Please sign beneath the statement below giving your consent. If you do not wish your child's work be displayed online, please be sure to sign the appropriate statement.
Please have your child return this permission for to me as soon as possible. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Clagett
English Language Arts Teacher
I give my permission for my child's work and comments to be published online.
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Student Name
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Parent or Guardian's Signature
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Parent or Guardian's Name (Please Print)
I do NOT give permission for my child's work to be published online.
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Student Name
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Parent or Guardian's Signature
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Parent or Guardian's Name (Please Print)