writing 4 history
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Writing 4 History
Empowering students to think beyond the school walls
3Who dreamed beyond
the school walls. . .
Mark Zuckerberg Created an online
version of popular game Risk
at 14! Facebook
at 19!
Stevie WonderBlind from birth:
Recorded first major musical hit
at 13!
First movie hit
at 14!
Michael DellBegan tinkering with computers
at 15!
Began his computer company
at 18!
Playing School!
Thinking Beyond the School Walls
W4H• Students THINK
• Students COLLABORATE
• Students WRITE
• Students EDIT
• Students DESIGN
W4HStudents:
PUBLISH
HISTORYFor
CHARITY
ToolsMini-Laptops
Google Docs
Lulu.com
The Asus EeePc Mini-Laptop
Google Docs
Collaborative Writing Process
CollaborativeWriting is like
Lulu.com
OnlineSelf
Publishing
Creates Conversations
about…
CopyrightWho owns content?
What is our responsibility?What is legal?
Creates Conversations
about…
MarketingWhat is a target audience?
How can we reach them?What tools do we use?
ProvideStudents
Opportunities
BREAK DOWN THE SCHOOL WALLS
and
CONNECT TO THE REAL WORLD
Is currently
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