Publications Writing Week 1: September 7-9

Tuesday Welcome to Publications Writing! Here are some of the notes and handouts from today. Course Description and Outline Tatanka K-W-L. Writer Information Sheet Due tomorrow: 1. Your Summer Yearbook assignment. If you want to see examples of this assignment from students from previous years, take a look at the following links. Keep in mind [...]

Journalism Week 1: September 7-10

Tuesday Welcome to Journalism! This can be a demanding, difficult class, but I really believe it will be the most fun you’ll have with a class all year. Don’t forget your 10 interview questions and your message board registration for tomorrow. Handouts from Day One. Journalism Syllabus. Staff Contract. Writer Information Sheet. Notes from Day [...]

J2: Week of May 24-28

Blog Done: Kramer Francie Beasley Hannah Jesse Kristin Molly Sam M Sam N Rachael Blog needs image: Alyssa Delia Blog not done: Caroline (Screen Shot is done) Beth Kaila This week in J2 Today: Start writing your Hoofprint.net story and working on that whole thing. Work on creating stuff for your project. Tomorrow: (Sra. Fitzgerald) [...]

J2: Week of April 26-30

Articles and Examples Augsburg program where students don’t receive grades Teacher punished for praising top grades in class Article/Photo Essay 2 -  What they saved from the fire (photo essay). Time – “What they Saved From a Fire” (article only) Time – “What they saved from the fire” (Article w/ Pictures) What they saved from [...]

Week of April 19-23

Monday We started the hour by talking about how to Engage Learners by designing interactions. After that, we talked about when things would be due and how things would be graded. Tuesday While we shipped The Hoofprint, you had time to work and prep for your Final Project. Wednesday Today’s agenda: 1. The Wednesday group [...]

J2: Week of April 12-16

Monday: We’re back to our “normal” schedule. There’s a new blog on J2 Blogs that’s due this Sunday. You will be publishing in your new groups. We started today by looking at some items in the news about the news. These things should help with your blogs for the week. Google develops a formula that [...]

J2: Week of March 8-12

Monday This is a day to tie up loose ends and get ahead. Is your blog updated and does it have the Wordle? Don’t forget about your self-evaluation Is your 30-minute challenge on there with a reflection? Did you publish last week If not, get a story online today. Do you have an idea for [...]

J2: Week of March 1-5

Monday: 1. Publish your Google Doc presentation and embed it in your blog. 2. Write a reflection to go with it and publish it. Write about what you did, the things you learned along the way, what you think you did well, and what areas you still have for improvement. What would you do differently [...]

J2: Day 17

We looked a few examples of resources that can help you in your planning of your newspaper of the future project. These articles show the importance of Social Media in directing web traffic and reporting the news. Facebook now directs more traffic online than Google BBC urges journalists to embrace Social Media Harnessing the Power [...]

J2: Day 16

We watched and discussed this really, really fascinating video. Please evaluate your project based on this new information.

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