Is their work going home at the bottom of a backpack, under yesterday’s yogurt? Or are they telling people about their work? Interacting with the world because people around the world are commenting on it? We are lucky to live in a time where our classrooms can be connected. Blogs. Twitter. Wikis. Email. Edmodo. Skype. Google Plus. The list goes on. You know that writing process… brainstorm, pre-write, rough draft, revise, publish? Publish used to mean hang it in the hallways. Put a sticker on it. Now? Publish can mean ‘share it with the world.’ Getting a comment on your work from another state, city, or even a whole different country? That’s when a kid realizes just how much their work matters to the world. And that? It’s way better than a sticker.
Want to show kids just how much they really matter? Check out Angela Maier’s Choose2Matter. Get your kids involved. Because it’s our world. All of us. They can be a part of something big.
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Work That Matters
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