With social networking, they share their work with a whole class. They care a lot more about it
and are willing to do things to make it special,” said Allen Teng, a Woodland Park Middle School
teacher on special assignment who provides classroom support for the program.
Curricula has also adapted directly to online media, with lessons about web design, photographs and site
editing. Teachers say that implementing these elements of the web are critical to student learning,
as they’ll be important parts of how students consume media for the rest of their lives.
Using social media and online publishing has helped serve students who otherwise wouldn’t have
participated as much in a traditional classroom environment: