High school journalism
Hello all,
My name is Bryan Jeffreys and I'm a new member here. I've been presented with the opportunity/challenge this coming fall to "re-create" or "re-build" the school paper. I'm relatively inexperienced with high school journalism as a whole, but this unique opportunity will allow me to incorporate ed. tech. into the program from the start (or re-start). Does anyone have ideas about a) using networking technologies in a basic journalism class, and/or b) using those technologies in the actual production of the school paper (brainstorming, reporting, editing, etc.)? Any thoughts, ideas or advice will help. Thanks.
My name is Bryan Jeffreys and I'm a new member here. I've been presented with the opportunity/challenge this coming fall to "re-create" or "re-build" the school paper. I'm relatively inexperienced with high school journalism as a whole, but this unique opportunity will allow me to incorporate ed. tech. into the program from the start (or re-start). Does anyone have ideas about a) using networking technologies in a basic journalism class, and/or b) using those technologies in the actual production of the school paper (brainstorming, reporting, editing, etc.)? Any thoughts, ideas or advice will help. Thanks.
Tags: journalism, schoolpaper
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Permalink Reply by Jeff on -
Bryan,
Every major newspaper has an online edition. Some (Seattle P-I, Christian Science Monitor) have gone to online only. We do our journalism students a big disfavor if we don't teach them about online journalism.
Here's a link to a series of articles at the New York Times Learning Network on the promise of Online Journalism http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/weblines/
Here are three high school newspapers online that use the WordPress blogging platform and that won National Scholastic Press Association awards:
SMES Express, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
http://smesnews.org/tartanpress
The HiLite, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
http://www.hilite.org
Wayland Student Press, Wayland HS, Wayland, Mass.
http://waylandstudentpress.com
HTH
Jeff Nelson
Paducah, KY
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Permalink Reply by Bryan Jeffreys on -
Jeff,
Thank you for the helpful information. I agree with you on the importance of teaching about online journalism. My goal is to have the paper be primarily an online publication. I'm not at the school where I'll be teaching journalism yet (moving over the summer), but the links you've provided will help me hit the ground running. Thanks again.
Bryan Jeffreys
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