Online Projects, Collaboration Sites, and Publishing Opportunities

Lesson Idea Template

Name: Vivianne Jewell
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Content Area: Reading Craft and Structure
Standards Addressed: ELACCKRL5 Craft and Structure: Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).
Title of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: KidPub
URL of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: http://www.kidpub.com/
Describe how you would use Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity in your classroom: As a teacher, I would
require my students to create their own work following a writing prompt, post their work on KidPub, and read and reflect on other student
submissions of writing, posting a positive comment.
What technologies would be required to implement this proposed learning activity in a classroom? To implement the learning
activity in the classroom, computers, iPads and/or SmartBoard could be used.
Describe how the following features are addressed in this learning experience:
a. Collaboration with peers, near-peers, mentors outside their classroom and often beyond their school: Students will read and
reflect on other student submissions of writing.
b. Student-centered learning and knowledge creation (collecting original data and or producing original products as a result of
engaging in the project): Students will read and reflect on other student submissions of writing, posting a positive comment.
c. Higher-order thinking: Students will create their own work with a writing prompt.
d. Students publishing their original work to others who will use/care about their product: Students will create their own work
with a writing prompt and post their work on KidPub.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):
See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
What Level of Technology Implementation best describes this learning activity and Why? LoTi Level 6, Refinement describes this
learning activity. Students are encouraged to publish their writings online.
How could you implement this proposed learning experience and still comply with your districts Internet Safety and Student
Privacy policies? All safety and policy issues are to be acknowledged by the teacher and informed to the students and parents. A submitted
form is required by the student's teacher before posting content regarding a child on the Internet.