Online Projects, Collaboration Sites, and Publishing Opportunities

Lesson Idea Template

Name: Becoming an Author

Grade Level: Kindergarten
Content Area: Writing
Standards Addressed: ELAGSEKW6: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of
tools to produce and publish writing, including digital tools in collaboration with peers.
Title of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: Storybird
URL of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: https://storybird.com/
Describe how you would use the Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity in
your classroom: Students will be given access to Storybird.com to publish their independent
writing. With guidance and support students will upload their writing and illustrations into a
story for other students to view and provide feedback. Students will choose a peers story and tell
what they liked best about the story and why.
What technologies would be required to implement this proposed learning activity in a
classroom? Computers/tablets inside the classroom
Describe how the following features are addressed in this learning experience (note: all of them
may not be addressed in the project, but most should be if you are reaching a high LoTi Level.):
a. Collaboration with peers, near-peers, mentors outside their classroom and often
beyond their school: Students will listen to other students stories and give
feedback on what and why they learned from their peers stories.
b. Student-centered learning and knowledge creation (collecting original data and or
producing original products as a result of engaging in the project): Students would
choose their own topic to research, collect facts, write, and illustrate to inform
their audience about their chosen topic.
c. Higher-order thinking: Students choose their own topic to research and write.
d. Students publishing their original work to others who will use/care about their
product: Students will publish their writing to inform other students about facts
learned on their chosen topic.

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? Level 4:
Integration.
How could you implement this proposed learning experience and still comply with your districts
Internet Safety and Student Privacy policies? To ensure student safety, students would work
with the teacher or paraprofessional to publish their writing and to view other students
writings.