I have a passion for sharing my story and journey with the world. I have been blogging for 9 years and podcasting for 3. I get paid in a variety of ways and I want to share this passion and how to get paid! 

Young people are all over TikTok, YouTube, and other social media platforms and people have deemed it to be a waste of time or inappropriate. I believe that young people can use it for good and to pursue their passions. Whether they are gamers, beauty gurus,  literary addicts, or whatever they are excited about, they can use that and be a part of the content creator world. 

Students will learn:
1. How to create a blog or podcast
2. How to come up with their topics
3. How to write and create outlines
4. How to plan content
5. Where to find inspiration
6. How to create social media marketing materials
7. How to get free stuff to review and ways to get paid
8. Hacks on social anxiety
9. Learn Copyright infringement 
10. Learn about laws using ads and affiliate links
11. Learn about Creative Commons and where to get royalty free music and photos and how to credit the creator
12. And so much more. 

Students will be involved in weekly challenges including interviewing people, reviewing products, and more. 

Students are encouraged to collaborate with peers as well. 

Outline
Week 1- Intro and Overview- What is blogging? What is podcasting? Why does it exist? How do you do it?
Week 2- My Passion My Voice- What will be your topics? How do you want to do it? Why does your voice matter?
Week 3-Creating Your Blog and/or Podcast- Intros and first posts
Week 4- Planning Content- Where to get inspiration? Blog and Podcast formulas/templates ( best way to write your article/podcast show)
Week 5- Blog or Podcast: Collaboration and Interviews
Week 6- Blog or Podcast: Product Reviews 
Week 7- Blog or Podcast: Student Choice
Week 8- Gallery Walk and Reflection

Session Outline:
Intro/Icebreaker
Mini Lesson/Demo
Work time
QnA
Challenge/Homework

Each session, students will be given a reflection form where they submit links to their posts.

I will give feedback to the students.

We will use WordPress for blogging and Anchor.FM for the podcast.
I will not share students' work but students can share their work if they would like. 

This is a fun and engaging class with a lot of skill building. 

Please reach out if you have questions!