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2007
The Viking• sports magazine is founded
The Viking Staff and Adviser Ellen Austin created the website
in a weekend
www.schoolnewspapersonline.com
TEACHERS OF MEDIA STUDIES AT PALO ALTO HIGH
• ELLEN AUSTIN• PAUL KANDELL• MIKE MCNULTY• RON WILLIAMSON• MARGO WIXOM
Are we giving away candy or what is the big attraction here for
teenagers?
#1
#1The curriculum is
relevant and exciting
#2
KIDS SHARE CONTROL OF THEIR LEARNING
# 3 LEARNING IS COLLABORATIVE
Fun to work with peers
#4
INDEPENDENCE
Choice of what to write about
Choice of what to read
#5
Give them RESPECT &TRUST
#6
TEACH THE LATEST
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
USE CLOUD COMPUTING TO SHARE
TEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOW TO USE
THE
REAL WEB
Not a sanitized version
THE SINGLE LARGEST GROUP OF PEOPLE WITHOUT FREEDOM OF
EXPRESSION IN THE US
AMERICAN TEENAGERS
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) Supreme Court ruling
Allows for
Censorship of student publications in
public schools that had not been established”forums for student
expression.”
Only six states have passed legislation to protect students’ freedom of speech.
Arkansas
California
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Colorado
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
philosophy of most school IT directors is ‘when in doubt cut it out’
TEACH WRITING STYLES THAT KIDS WANT TO READ
• Features• Reviews• Opinion• Sports• news
Journalism is not dead
It just has a new platform
DIGITAL
Journalism is the
ULTIMATE
PROJECT BASED
learning program
I
JOURNALISM INTEGRATES THE CURRICULUM & TEACHES-
Writing Interviewing Art
Thinking Photography
Computers Internet Civics
Technology
Social skills Deadlines
Teamwork Passion
Collaboration Advertising
Budgeting Marketing
JOURNALISM should be taught in place of one year
of high school ENGLISHTeach the kids to write something other than the five
paragraph essay or research paper. How about something they are interested in?
If we want to get kids engaged, we need to CUT THE AIRPLANE MODE
AIRPLANE MODE (otherwise known as SCHOOL)
•Security checkpoint
•Turn off all electronic devices
•Face forward
•Sit quietly
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