masscue 2013 - building a student journalism program
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Presented at MassCUE 2013 - October 23, 2013TRANSCRIPT
Building a Student Journalism Program:
Empowering Project-Based Learning& Digital Literacies
FredHaasEnglish teacherfhaas at hopkinton.k12.ma.us
Sterling Worrell
Photography teachersworrell at hopkinton.k12.ma.us
Hopkinton High School
HHSPress.org
Our Challenge
Create a blended/hybrid class to revive and recreate the high school journalism program
Hybrid Format
Rotating schedule of five meetings in seven daysThree face-to-face classes | Two online classes
Student Challenge
Create and manage publishable content about the high school and community in digital format
Project Based Learning | Workshop
Create and manage publishable content about the high school and community in digital format
Collaboration
Editorial Staff - Copy and MultimediaReporters - Departments and Self-Selection
Student Leadership
Editorial staff leads and manages the operationreporting assignments, workflow, and publishing
Project Management
Student Reporters manage each story projectEditorial Staff manages reporters & story projects
Critical Thinking
Begin with consumption; how to read journalismNewsU: Understanding Basics of Journalism
More Critical Thinking
Transition to production; how to create journalismNewsU: Basic Reporting, Writing, & Photography
Self-Direction | Self-Selection
Reporters work both within departments of choiceFree to work outside of department with approval
Localizing
Regional, National, Global issues in local context
Quality Standards
All models from professional & college mediaContinually improving over the time of program
Journalism Ethics
Code of ethical responsibility for journalistsStudents make ethical decisions about stories
Communication
Goal: All work produced is with intent to publishForm: Text, Image, Audio, & Video to suit content
More Communication
Producing content for real purposes & audiencesArticles are regularly republished with local news
Text and Image
Continue to develop a variety of story forms All news stories include one or more images
Video
Transferring inverted pyramid style to video formatDocumentary technique & Five-Shot Sequences
Digital Literacies
Contexts: Personal/Social, Learning/Workplace, Media/Technology, Community
Tools of the Trade
Devices: iPad and iMacs, still & video camerasSoftware: MOODLE, Wordpress, Flickr, Vimeo
FredHaasEnglish teacherfhaas at hopkinton.k12.ma.us
Sterling Worrell
Photography teachersworrell at hopkinton.k12.ma.us
Hopkinton High School
HHSPress.org