Joanne Prettyman

SLM 521

Elective #13 – Miscellaneous

Student Publishing on the Web

How many of us have dreamed of being “published” and/or publishing exemplary work from our students? I know I have…dreamed…dreamed of walking up to accept my Nobel Prize for Literature…! Well, that’s never going to happen, but publishing our students’ exemplary work can happen? How? Read below and find out!

Safety is the big issue when publishing student works on the internet. What is proper to publish? How does a teacher publish his/her students’ work? What factors need to be taken into consideration when publishing student work? Read the two following links and decide for yourself the route you want to take to keep your students safe.

Ensuring Student Privacy on the Internet by Nancy Willard

COPPA The Children’s On-line Privacy Protection Act

Student Privacy Protection Law Guidelines for district publishing policies

Student Permission to Publish Guidelines for student publishing

AASA American Association of School Administrators

After reading information on publishing “dos” and “don’ts” I suggest you create a permission form for your students and their parents to peruse and sign. Your district might already have a form – does it need to be updated according to new laws and regulations? Is it fine as it stands? Do you want to create your own tailored to your wants and needs? Below is a sample permission form.

Dear Parents/Legal Guardians,

For the purpose of sharing with the community the exemplary work of YCST students, the York County School of Technology School District publishes student work on the district Web site. We are asking permission for your child's work to be published for a reasonable period of time. If you give your permission, please sign below and return to your child's teacher.

Thank you.

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_____I give permission for my child to have his/her exemplary work published on the YCST Web site. I hereby release, hold harmless, indemnify, and defend the York County School of Technology School District, and its Board, officers, agents, directors, employees, and volunteers from any and all liability and legal or equitable claims of any kind related to such work being published on the district Web site. I understand that student work will be identified by first name, or first name and first initial of the last name, or by a code known only to the teacher, student, and parent.

_____No, I would prefer not to have my child's work published on the District Web site.

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Child's name

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Parent/Guardian signature

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School

(http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/webpub/studentpermission.htm)

Listed below are sites that will enable you to publish your students work to the WWW if your district does not have its own publication site.

High School Students Publish Written Works

http://www.susqu.edu/writers/HighSchoolStudents.htm

High school writers in the United States are invited to submit writing and photography/graphics.

Jupiter Sky – for High School and College Student Publishing

http://www.jupitersky.com/

High school and college students can publish original writing, art, music and photography at this site.

Terms Writers Use When Trying to Get Published

http://home.webworks2000.net/bschuler/kidsterms.html

This site gives the writer/user the terms he/she needs to be knowledgeable in the publishing world.

The Write Kids On-line Publication Magazine

http://writekids.tripod.com/

Publish your students’ work online – can be used for elementary and/or upper level students.

Publish Student Work On-line

http://www.k12science2.org/tutorials/studentpub/resources.htm

Numerous websites that publish students’ work are listed, along with privacy resources.

Procedure to Publish to a School Website – Madison Metropolitan School District

http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/webpub/studentwork.htm

This is Madison Metropolitan School District’s extensive edict on publishing student work. This site’s ideas are great to use as a “spring board” for your own districts’ creation.

Student Publishing – numerous sites to publish your students’ work

http://www.geocities.com/melissasonline/computer/467/unitthree/page3.html

This site links the user with other publication sites to check out on the Web.

Use the following links to aid in the creation of your publication form guidelines:

York County School of Technology’s Technological Mission Statement

York County School of Technology’s Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines

York County School of Technology’s Media Center and Support Services