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Using Data to Cover a Beat
Students read a blog post on using data to find stories, then apply the principles to their own beat coverage and generate story ideas.Timely and Topical Coverage
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Podcasts are Just Like Writing a Beat
Students will listen to a podcast and analyze the elements contained within to understand how the audio format is closely related to writing.Writing for the Web
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Recording and Editing a Practice Podcast on Audacity
Students will understand how to easily record and edit a podcast by practicing using the free software program Audacity.Writing for the Web
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Understanding and Using Analytics to Drive Traffic
Students will review a presentation to understand the important data included in a Google Analytics report. Students will then make judgments based on analysis of their own analytics and apply those ideas to their own website.Developing a News Site and Design Customization
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Critiquing your Website for Awards
Students will review current design in web design and content, then compare their own content to what others have done and make adaptations based on that comparison.Developing a News Site and Design Customization
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Covering an event for a beat
In this lesson, students will learn how to plan beat coverage and then, as a class, cover a schoolwide event.Timely and Topical Coverage
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Self-evaluating: When is my beat ready for submission?
As each writer will submit beats for publication, students will learn how to determine when they have met all the criteria for a beat, and they will understand criteria that they will be assessed on (a.k.a. “How do I get an A on this?”).Timely and Topical Coverage
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Creating an easy cell phone video with Adobe Premiere Clip
In the lesson, students will learn about the stories on the web that are best complemented by video and the rationale for using a free online app called Adobe Premiere Clip. Then they will create their own video using this tool.Developing Story Packages
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Creating a multimedia feature story for the Web
Students write a feature and create a multimedia element that complements it.Developing Story Packages
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Creating a Timeline with Knight Lab
Students will learn about the stories on the web that highlight time frames and the rationale for using a free online creation tool from Knight Lab called Timeline. Then, they will create their own data visualization using this tool.Developing Story Packages
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Creating infographics with Piktochart
Students will learn about stories on the web that highlight data and the rationale for using a free online creation tool called Piktochart. Then they will create their own data visualization using this tool.Developing Story Packages
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Creating a StoryMap with Knight Lab
Students will learn about the stories on the web that highlight locations and the rationale for using a free online creation tool called StoryMap. Then they will create their own data visualization using this tool.Developing Story Packages
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Keep readers from leaving your site
This lesson will discuss how to improve a website quickly and simply with a focus on multimedia tools that are easy for students to use and include.Developing a News Site and Design Customization
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Headlines and Search Engine Optimization
This lesson will help students to understand the difference between writing headlines for print and online stories.Writing for the Web
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Fair use and social media
In this lesson, students will review the concept of fair use and discuss how it applies to social media.Developing a News Site and Design Customization
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Basic HTML and using embed codes
Students will learn basic HTML and how to embed content into a page or post.Developing a News Site and Design Customization
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Understanding copyright and Creative Commons
Students research copyright, fair use and various license types and will create an infographic that explains key concepts and guidelines.Developing a News Site and Design Customization
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How a breaking story unfolds online
Students evaluate how professional news organizations break news using the Web and social media tools.Timely and Topical Coverage
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Planning a multimedia package (team reporting)
Students learn how to plan a multimedia package, then work in small groups to create their own online package plan.Developing Story Packages