Developing Student Publishers

Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark allows students to easily create publications with its free and easy to use platform. Through Adobe Spark, students can create a "Video", a "Page", or a "Post". An Adobe Video allows students to drop both images and videos into the project accompanied by text/captions and music. An Adobe Page allows students to create a trending linear presentation that students can turn into a published newsletter. An Adobe Post lets students create an image with a text layover that can be shared out. To learn more on how Adobe Spark is used in the classroom--click the following link: https://spark.adobe.com/edu/

• Note: Simply visit the link to create your account--on an iPad go to the App store and download the separate apps for each element.

Click the image below to go to the full Adobe Spark Page of examples and tutorials.

Creating a Curation of Work through a Digital Portfolio

When beginning on your journey of a job hunt in today's digital world, it is highly important to get a leg up on others seeking the same type of employment. Having a digital portfolio helps you showcase your work and highlight information about yourself that could be vital in getting your foot in the door for an interview. By completing a digital portfolio, it also shows that you are willing to put in the extra work that it takes to succeed, which could impress potential employers.

Click the following image to visit the page where you will find various links to tutorials, tech starters, and examples.

Infographics

These handy tools have revolutionized how content can be delivered to and by students. In the past, students would create a poster project that would only be viewed by a select few individuals (Teachers, peers and parents/guardians). Now, with the help of technology, students work can be published to the world and reach a wider audience in eye popping multimedia formats. Content can come alive with digital infographics.

Click the image below to get to the tutorials and examples on getting the basics of how to incorporate infographics into your lessons or curriculum. Please feel free to use any of the materials on this page for your own instruction.

CIF Connection:

• Writing To Learn: Through Writing to Learn, students can develop their ideas, their critical thinking Abilities, and their writing skills. Writing to Learn enables students to experiment every day with written language and to increase their fluency and mastery of written conventions. By taking time to write in low-stakes exercises, students actively engage in thinking about a concept. Writing to Learn increases equity within the classroom since students have time to try out their ideas in non-evaluative activities before they have to present them to a group or as individuals. Writing to Learn can also be used as formative assessment and as a way to scaffold mid-and high-stakes writing assignments and tests.
• Classroom Talk: Classroom Talk creates the space for students to articulate their thinking and strengthen their voices. Classroom Talk takes place in pairs, in Collaborative Group Work, and as a whole class. As students become accustomed to talking in class, the teacher serves as a facilitator to engage students in higher levels of discourse. Teachers introduce and reinforce the use of academic language and encourage students to use that language in their classrooms.