Tech+Tool+2+-+World+Youth+News+(diversity)

World Youth News, managed by iEARN, is an internet based news project with content generated by high school students. WYN features stories from all over the world, all written by high school or secondary school students. Schools and students who wish to contribute to WYN must go through a short training and commit to the site's code of ethics, which mirror the general ethical guidelines of journalistic integrity. The site has stories pertaining to culture, education, environment, health, lifestyle, politics, and sports. The site has some multimedia, but most of the stories are written (in English).

I am really excited by WYN because it both connects students from across the world with what is happening with students their age or stories that are relevant to similarly aged students, and because it requires a degree of investment of students to write articles that are posted online for their peers (and anyone else) to see. To this degree, I believe it raises the expectations of the student and encourages high levels of research, professionalism, and journalistic integrity.

I've always imagined trying to run an online newspaper in my classroom as a means to teach writing, research skills, and a look into bias and current events. WYN would be a great way to broaden the audience for my own students, and also increase their awareness and broaden their horizons.



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