Theresa
McRae
SLM-521
October 1, 2005
Elective
#3-STUDENT PUBLISHING
http://writekids.tripod.com/policy_for_safety.htm
This site is great to publish student writing. Protection features are in place to ensure safety for student authors including the use of initials only with the school name, age, and grade level. Authors of the site state they will not sell or distribute information on the young authors posted.
http://www.kidauthors.com/default.asp
Kid Authors gives students ages 6-18 the opportunity to publish their works (stories and poems) and to solve puzzles. The student simply signs up to use the site with a pen name for safety purposes. No other information is revealed about the child. Opportunities are given to viewers to read and vote on their favorite works. What a powerful motivator for students to write!
http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/formsubmitreviews.asp
Approved by Stepducks, Safe Surf rated all ages, Family Friendly Site among others, this site allows kids to publish book reviews for other children to read. It is very user friendly, only requiring the child to list their first name, school, grade, teacher, and information on the book. The site also offers kids a chance to publish stories, poems, and has links to other safe sites.
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/author.php3
Allowing kids to publish their views on books using only their name, age, city, and state this site is great for safety of young children. Some kids have even had drawings that go along with their review published. A very classy site!
http://library.thinkquest.org/2626/
Collab-O-Write is a very cool site that allows children to publish a story, poem, or just write a story to go with already posted drawings or comic strips. Very simple to use, children can post their writing by listing their first name, age, city, and state, and then type in their story or copy and paste into the space provided from an existing document.
http://www.edbydesign.com/storyteller/index.html
This site appears a little cluttered but has many interesting areas. A membership is required to post writing but the member has access to book reviews sorted by age group, poetry, stories, biographies, jokes and riddles, and many other categories. I can see many students finding this a great place to visit and share writing. Children through age 18 may publish to this site and provide a real name or a screen name along with age and state or country.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/crunch/SubmitFeatures.asp
This is an online magazine that children can send in their written work to. The site states that the person can provide only the information they feel comfortable sharing. There are four basic categories for submissions including feature submission, arts review, technology review, or show-off submission. In the feature submission children are asked a question that pertains to school or age-appropriate topic and are able to respond using 50-200 words. Arts and technology reviews are just what they are called and have a certain requirement for length. A show-off submission allows a child/student to submit a 50-250 word poem or creative writing piece. I could see this being a neat website for fifth grade and older students. Perhaps an advanced group of fourth graders could make meaningful contributions if guided by a teacher.
http://www.brightinvisiblegreen.com/kidscribe/
Kidscribe is a well-organized website that publishes student writing in both Spanish and English. Colorful and easy to use, a student can read published works from students all over the world and also include their work using their first name, age, and place of origin. Students may publish poetry, stories, jokes, or just write a piece that is informative.
