Using The Washington Post Electronic Edition in Your Classroom

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Using The Washington Post Electronic Edition in
Your Classroom

• A Workshop for Teachers
• The Washington Post
• August, 2007

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What is The Washington Post Electronic
Edition(EE)?
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The Washington Post Electronic Edition is an
Exact Digital Replica of

• The Washington Post Print Edition

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Browsing is Simple!
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Use the Search Feature
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Search Keywords in the Current Issue
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The Last Three Days
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The Last Week
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The Last Month
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Or the Last Three Months
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EE allows you to Bookmark Certain Pages
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Individual Articles Can Be Read in Two Different
Formats
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Text View, Which is Selected By Clicking on the
Article Headline
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Or Newspaper View, Selected by Clicking on the
Text of the Article
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In Text View, You Can E-mail an Article
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Text View Also Allows You to Print an Article
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Text View Also Allows You to Blog an Article
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Text View Allows You to Enlarge the Text Size
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It Also Has an Audio Feature that Will Read the
Article to You
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F.A.Q.S

• Frequently
• Asked
• Questions

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How Do I Sign Up For EE?
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Complete And Sign an Order Form

• Be Sure to Provide an E-Mail Address
• Tell us how many of your students will use EE in
  one day
• Tell us the number of students who will use EE in
  one class.
• Be sure to sign the form!

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Your Username will be Your e-mail address and we
will e-mail you a password
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Once You Receive Your Password, You Can Reset It
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All of Your Students Can Use This Username and
Password to Sign In To Electronic Edition
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Each Day at About 230 AM, You Will Receive An
E-Mail Letting You Know When EE is Ready
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What is the Difference Between EE and
washingtonpost.com?
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EE Has Nearly all of the Same Features as The
Print Edition, Including

• Comics
• Display Ads
• Charts and Graphs
• Maps
• Classified Ads

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Ads and Articles Contain Hyperlinks for
Opportunities for More In-Depth Online Research
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Charts , Graphs and Maps Can Be Enlarged and
Displayed Using Smartboard Technology
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Unlike washingtonpost.com, EE Allows You to
Search the Last 3 Months at No Cost
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What Are The Advantages of Using Electronic
Edition Over The Print Edition?

• Eliminates Recycling Concerns
• Saves Space and Clutter
• No More Worries About Others borrowing Your
  Copies.
• Helps Integrate The Technology Standards Mandated
  by Many School Systems.

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Nearly All of The Existing INSIDE The Washington
Post Curriculum, Including The Online Curriculum,
Can Be Used With EE
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Just Go To www.washpost.com/nie And Click On For
Educators
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Select Either Washington Post Lesson Plans From
The Archived List
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Or Click On Teachers Manual to Download
Activities That Use Each Section of The
Washington Post That Is Also Found In EE
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The Washington Post Electronic Edition

• A Real World Learning Tool
• For
• The 21st Century!

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Additional Online Resources

• Answers.com
• American Memory Project www.memory.loc.gov
• Library of Congress www.loc.gov
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills
  www.21stcenturyskills.org
• www.newspaperarchive.com
• The Newseum www.newseum.org
• Newspaper Association of America Foundation
  www.naafoundation.org

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Contact Us

• Margaret Kaplow, Manager
• [phone]
• KAPLOWM_at_washpost.com
• Stella Jackmon, Educational Services Rep.
• [phone]
• JACKMONS_at_washpost.com
• Christopher Janson, Educational Services Rep.
• [phone]
• JANSONCL_at_washpost.com