EDCI 750: Emerging Technologies “Self Publishing”
Joyce McCawley & Amanda Graham
Self Publishing The distribution of content (text, photo, video, etc.) for a real audience. In an educational sense, this could be classmates, parents, teachers, colleagues, or the world (depending on the assignment/criteria).
Print: The finished product will be a tangible, physical product (book, poster, calendar, etc.) and could be distributed manually.
Media: The finished product will be in the digital realm and would be distributed online, through links.
Timeline of (self) publishing: <http://talkingwriting.com/?p=19426> 1440: Johannes Gutenberg, a German goldsmith, mechanizes existing print technology and enables large-scale printing through the creation of the hand mould for casting type. The Gutenberg Press enables the printing of over 3,000 pages per day, compared to several dozen pages produced via hand printing. 2010: Amanda Hocking, a 25-yearold Minnesotan, starts selling her paranormal-themed e-books through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. By March 2011, she’s sold more than a million copies of her nine books.
1534: Along with a group of German theologians and academics, Martin Luther publishes a German translation of the Bible, based on Erasmus’s 1519 edition of the Textus Receptus. Over the following 40 years, Wittenberg publisher Hans Lufft prints over 100,000 copies of the Luther Bible. 1999: iUniverse, which provides selfpublishing products and services to aspiring authors, is founded. 1999: LiveJournal and Blogger are launched, following the rise through the 1990s of online message boards, diaries, and zines.
1971: Project Gutenberg is launched with the goal of digitizing the 10,000 most-consulted books by the end of the year 2001 and making them available to the public at little or no charge. By November 2010, Project Gutenberg has digitized over 34,000 titles.
1995: Amazon.com starts selling books online. The first book sold through the site is Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas Hofstadter.
EDCI 750: Emerging Technologies “Self Publishing”
Benefits of Self Publishing: -Can make more profit (either for self for fundraising purposes) when you don’t have to report to a publisher -The product produced is created almost immediately -Self publishing online will give you a wider audience -When you self publish you have the freedom to publish whatever you deem important or publishable.
Joyce McCawley & Amanda Graham
Tips for Self Publishing: -Be sure to check out your school’s privacy policy regarding the publication of student names, photos, and videos—especially in elementary and middle grades. -If you’re selling your publications, check out advertising options to make the most profit!
How self publication can be applied to the classroom: Elementary: -Take student artwork and turn it into a book, create calendars with letters/pictures/drawings as holiday gifts, write stories and publish in class anthology, etc. Secondary: -Write stories/poems/essays and publishing in class anthology, create a photography/digital art/graphic design portfolio, publish video of final projects, etc. Teachers: -Publish professional development webinars &/or handouts, publish lesson plans and worksheets, etc.