Laura Stockmanhttp://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com

What Do You Know About Blogging?

What Kinds Of Things

Do You Do To Make A

Difference For

Others?

This is my friend Sarah. She makes a difference!

What Does it Mean to be a Good Citizen?

How Can You Use the Web to Make a Difference?

Websites

Free Ricehttp://tinyurl.com/2fd3ks

Go Greenhttp://tinyurl.com/4fvt8b

Locks of Lovehttp://locksoflove.org/

Click to Helphttp://tinyurl.com/5gbwlu

Blogs

Every Day Givinghttp://

everydaygivingblog.com

17 Chances to Helphttp://

17chances.learnerblogs.org/

Jenny Luca: Australian Teacherhttp://

17chances.learnerblogs.org/

Working Together 2 Make a Difference Online

What’s a Good Digital Citizen?Actions, Responsibilities and ObligationsWe all have a responsibility to keep the internet safe.All of our actions have an effect on others (just like

in the real world).There are steps we can take to create good actions

that have a ripple effect.WE are responsible to make sure the web is full of

good and useful resources to help us learn. The more good that we do online, the more it outweighs the bad.

Who you are in the real world is also who you are online.

How I Use the Internet to Make a

Difference

I thought about how my grandpa,

who passed away a few years ago,

made a difference by doing small

things all the time. I wanted to do the

same.

On December 1, 2007 I started a blog contest. I

thought only my family and cousins

would read it.

The December 2007 25 Days ChallengeI decided to do a good deed every day and

blog about it.I challenged people who read my blog to

do the same and to leave a comment or write their own blog about it.

I saved my allowance for the month of December and decided the person who made the most difference would win a donation to the charity of his or her choice on Christmas night.

By December 25th…..150 people and 5 classrooms made a

difference every day in small ways.

Other people matched my funds, and in the end, instead of donating $25 to charity, we all donated a total of $825 to different charities.

Since ChristmasI chose one small, local charity for each

month of this year.

Every month, I raised a little money for these charities. I also blogged about them, interview the directors sometimes, and do service work.

I encouraged others to help too. Those who made the most difference won a donation to the charity of their choice each month.

Over the Last Eleven MonthsAlmost 45,000 people have visited my blog.

Hundreds of people have donated bottles, made donations, or led drives for my chosen charities.

7 schools and 4 businesses have helped make a difference for the charities I picked.

With everyone’s help, I’ve donated over $2000, 50 pair of pajamas, and over 2000 books to different charities in our area.

Web MannersI have learned that when people write about me

online, I can see that on my dashboard. So, I make sure to leave a comment and say thank you. This helps me form good relationships with safe people online.

When people comment on my blog, I try to email them back.

I have learned to link to other good blogs on my site. This sends the bloggers I like new readers!

Internet SafetyI don’t use many pictures of myself online.

When I do, they are rarely full face pictures of me.

I never post personal information like my address online.

I never post pictures of my friendsI have a sitemeter that tells me who is visiting,

where they are from, and what their IP address is.

My mom screens all of my comments before I can see them.

Research ways to help Do small things to make a difference

Work togetherBLOG ABOUT IT!!!

Join Working Together 2 Make a Difference as a Class

Photo CreditsMake Every Page Count: Recycle http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlg/350002332/

donatehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mindfulone/268022096/

Ella Reading to Grandma Kellyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyda/525162642/

The_joy_of_Teachinghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrojas/63949879/