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Today we’re doing Part II of our publishing series. The problem we’re addressing is motivating students to write. The key is to give them a purpose they can get behind. Our ultimate goal is to get them to create a publication as a class with work they are proud of… to raise money for their school! Once your students have created and edited their works that they’re going to use, collect the publications. You can write it up in Google Docs or another word processing program to compile it all. Once you’ve done this, you are ready to publish… how does one go about getting published? Answer: Smashwords! (www.smashwords.com) This is an independent publishing service that allows for users to instantly upload their works to be sold online as ebooks. Bonus: no paper, which is better for the environment. Double-bonus: have an art contest to design a cover for the book and let the students vote on the winner! Students are far more likely to invest in something that will actually benefit their community. They’ll also be creating something that is published, which is quite an accomplishment for someone their age. Imagine them instead of selling candy bars for a school fundraiser they were selling $0.99 publications that their class created? That’s a bit more personal. That’s something to take pride in, and it’s a world skill that they can take with them. Once you have your school page up on Smashwords, you can easily create a school library that can be used for fundraising purposes. You are unstoppable. Make it so!
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