Journalism

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Learn to make GIFs

Read this article and click on the link in it for more info.

This Tool Will Help You Show What You Are Trying To Tell

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Learn InDesign (and all kinds of other stuff) for free

This is the greatest deal. Lynda.com is a website that has tutorials on all kinds of computer programs. Usually, you get a month free and then you have to pay for it. I've learned that you can get a Lynda subscription (along with a bunch of other online learning) for free with your Los Angeles Public Library card.

Follow this link Free online learning and click on Lynda.com. It will ask you to type your library card number and your PIN. Your PIN is the last four digits of your phone number that you listed on your library card application. If your PIN doesn't work, contact the Los Angeles Public Library through the Contact Us button on their website and they will help you.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Twitter 101

Next year, I resolve to make better use of our Twitter account. In case you are unfamiliar with Twitter, click on the link and read how it can help media outlets such as high school newspapers as well as the basics of using Twitter.

Twitter 101

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Workaround for Google Drive

While we wait for Mike to permanently fix the problem, here is a workaround:

http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/11048
Click on Windows Certificates.
Click on Quick Installer..

This only works for while you are on the computer. The next time you sign on, you may have to do it again.

Friday, January 6, 2017

News War

Let's start off the new year with a look at how journalism got to where it is today. We will watch 15 minutes of a three-part series that aired on PBS in 2007 and you will answer four questions based on what you saw.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/newswar/?c=2qt#video-3

About This Class

This course is designed for those students who desire experience in print journalism and an in-depth production of a newspaper. Students have the unique opportunity to create and publish a student-driven newspaper. Newspaper students practice the fundamentals of journalistic writing, photojournalism, graphic design and budget management. Students will also develop their abilities to work as a team as they produce the newspaper.
Researchers have found that both college and non-college-bound students benefit from taking journalism in high school. A study of college freshmen found that journalism experience correlated with higher efficacy in a beginning English class (Collins and Bissell, 2002). Even teachers report less burnout and higher job satisfaction from advising the school newspaper or broadcast class, according to a study by Reinardy, Maksl and Filak (2009). Numerous studies by Dvorak and his associates have shown a correlation between journalism students and higher test scores on college readiness tests and in higher grades in high school classes.