Are you interested in the promise of technology instead of the problems? Are you overwhelmed by the flood of information online? Inspired by the ideas and methods of Netsmart (2012), a book by social media pioneer Howard Rheingold, this workshop equips high school-age students with the attentive, research, and social literacies to navigate effectively through the emerging digital terrain of our increasingly-networked world. Students will learn mindfulness to hone attention, information filtering to make best use of web sources to produce scholarly work, and social media networking skills to be a responsible digital citizen. Each student will produce a research article on recent developments in technology using the tools of digital literacy taught over the course of this workshop. By the workshop’s end, students will be prepared to thrive throughout high school, college and beyond!

The only 826 in-house newspaper
written by and for students

Taught by journalism professionals

Open to 20 students, ages 8-14

A five week workshop

June 7th – July 5th

Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 PM

Do you have tons of opinions you’re
aching to express? Do you have a passion for news? As a reporter for the
student-reported Valencia Bay-farer,
you’ll experience the process news reporters use to brainstorm, research, and
write compelling articles. At the end of the course, we run the presses and
release issue #42, and you get to see your hard work in print!

Valencia Bay-farer #42

El único periódico de 826 escrito
por y para estudiantes

Impartido por Periodistas
Profesionales

Admite 20 estudiantes, edades entre
8-14 años

Taller de 5 semanas

Del 12 de abril al 10 de
mayo

Jueves de 6:00-8:00 pm

¿Tienes
montones de opinions que quieres expresar? ¿Te apasionan
las noticias? Como reportero del Valencia
Bay-farer, experimentarás el proceso que reporteros de noticias emplean
para hacer lluvia de ideas, investigar y escribir historias llamativas. ¡Al
final del curso lanzamos le edicion #42 y tendrás la oportunidad de ver todo tu
trabajo impreso!

Chocolate, chocolate, how do I love thee?  Let me count the ways…  In this workshop, you’ll learn all about chocolate, including how it’s made and what it’s made of.  You’ll also write and draw short stories, poems, comics and illustrations inspired by chocolate.  This will require lots of chocolate tasting (you know, for inspiration).  At the end of the workshop, each student will have produced one or more chocolatey pieces of writing (literally and figuratively), and the students’ best work will be published in a chapbook and made available at Dandelion Chocolate, the Pirate Store, and other fine chocolate-loving establishments!

The documentary film, American Teacher, that she created with Dave Eggers will be screening at the SFMOMA on May 17. Don’t miss the last chance to see this important film on the big screen. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion featuring  Nínive,  film stars Jonathan Dearman and Greg Peters, and Stanford Professor/policy expert Dr. Eric Hanushek. The evening will close with a reception for all attendees including drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a chance to follow up with the filmmakers and film stars.