My video tech class finished a month-long mini-movie project. I was skeptical at first, but we not only had a lot of fun filming our low-budget (under $50) flick, but we also learned a lot about the movie biz. We scripted the movie, assigned the roles – both acting and production, scouted locations, secured locations, [...]
Just like real life, in this quiz on The Paper site, I am the managing editor! That was my job on the college paper too.
I am actually looking forward to going to Prom this year. It is bitter sweet. I have five seniors on yearbook staff plus two in broadcast and six in web design. Watching these kids grow up was sometimes tiring, but nearly always rewarding. I’m excited for them, yet sad to see them go at the [...]
The Paper on MTV. I actually watch it on their website. The second episode was better than the first. It sill focuses too much on the “in-chief,” but it did show some of the dynamics of the staff plus a great brainstorming session. I’m hoping the show really gets into the meat of students actually [...]
AAt the ILPC/UIL state convention in Austin this weekend I saw a demo for a product that I expect to use in my own classroom next year. This is a web-based service designed by a former high school journalism student and three journalism students called Newsroom Director. The software allows you to manage [...]
Tomorrow – April 18, I head out for the Texas ILPC convention at UT-Austin. I’m taking seven students and a co-sponsor. Three days in Austin. And while I’m there my blog turns one year old! I can’t believe I’ve had more than 17,000 hits, 232 posts (two every three days), and one post that has [...]
A couple of months ago I had an iMovie HD audio problem and I searched around the internet. I thought we figured it out and solved the issue.
Well, here’s the issue. You import your clips into iMovie HD and you hear perfect audio as you import. But when you go back to the clips – [...]
I was accepted to the ASNE summer workshop in Tempe, AZ on the ASU campus. I’m so excited. I can’t wait.
It is not every day that there is a TV show about high school journalism, so I’m not going to complain too much. I watched MTV’s The Paper tonight online. I actually enjoyed some parts of it. The look of a high school newsroom is just about right. The ubiquitous cell phones, the catty back [...]
Just like the title says heart breaking.
If you are a young journalist thinking of working for a newspaper, here’s a good reason why you might want to rethink that.
