North High School's new online journalistic presence, Polar Prints Online, has tripled its number of authors from one to three, a sign that it is gaining force as an important information source for the students of the school.
The blog was started by Mr. Simms, the journalism teacher, in order to modernize and speed up the information distribution system by using the latest technology.
Mr. Simms then collected email addresses from his students and "invited" them to log in to the blog and post news for themselves. So far, about 27 students have been invited, and two have signed up.
"That's a good start," says Mr. Simms.
Mr. Simms believes that all student contributors will be appropriate in what they place on the Polar Prints blog. But he also reminds them that whatever they post is traceable back to them by their email addresses. This, he feels, will increase accountability.
"If you misuse the blog, I will know about it right away, and I'll know that you did it," he says. "If you let a friend log in and the friend misuses the blog, you will still be held accountable."
Mr. Simms calls potential misuse of the blog "something to be aware of," but he adds, "You can't let a concern like that scare you away from using technology well."
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