Informational Meeting - Students

October, 2009

The Northfield Middle School

So, what’s this all about?

It’s about YOU.

Is THIS you?

How about THIS?

… maybe THIS?

Or, THIS?

This is a community of individuals with at least one thing in common:

School is a part of your lives.BIG

Ok, fine. But what does that have

to do with a “newspaper club?”

I believe…

•Technology is everywhere,•Stories are everywhere, and•Our community needs (and wants!) to hear

them.•Most of all, I believe… have something to

say.YOU

What is a “Newspaper”?

•“… a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint.”- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper

What is “Multimedia”?

So, what’s a Multimedia Newspaper?

Writing

Videos

Photos

Podcasts

Member

Profiles

All can view

but only member

s can edit

All student produced.

All the time.

The Vision

… about everything happening at school.

The New TBirdTimes.org

•News, short stories, sports coverage, features, and more … in multiple media formats:

•Writing•Video•Photo Essays•Original Artwork•Podcasts•More

We’ll use:

and we’ll use:

… among others.

The centerpiece:

Safe, online work environment

We’ll use Google Docs for:

•Drafting / revising / editing written content

•Planning & organizing•Managing teams•Brainstorming•Communicating

All content will be approved prior to publishing @

http://www.tbirdtimes.org

“Senior Correspondents” (Grade 6-8)have aprofile page *THEY*customize…

…and, together,we’ll learnhow to make sureit is SAFEand well designed.

“Junior Correspondents”” (Grade 4-5) will NOT have aprofile page, but they’ll useTHE SAME COOLTECH TOOLS & PROGRAMS!!!

Bottom line: whether you’re a…•Writer•Photographer•Videographer•Producer•Editor•Blogger•Artist

We need YOU!

Afraid you don’t have “teh skillz?”•Don’t worry! •We’ll help each other!•And, hopefully,

we’ll also havesome outside help.

Ready to get started?

1) Permission form (parents): [click here]2) Application (you):

http://tinyurl.com/tbirdtimes3) Be patient – wait to hear back

Questions?Email: kjarrett@ncs-nj.org

THANK YOU!

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