ASNE – Arizona Final Thoughts

I’ve been following the blog of the ASU/ASNE Reynolds program this summer and this video from their final session is worth the watch and why you should apply for next summer’s foundation.

Cool Links #45: Stress Is Bad For You

I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, especially for summer break, and it has not been good to me.  I have a peptic ulcer and my doctor says that I need to relax and worry less.  So here’s to hoping that I get some good news soon and while we wait – cool links:
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12 Simple Ways to Be The Best Yearbook Staff

Thanks for the idea for this post from the itstartswith.us blog
1 – Care About People:  This means both the other yearbook staff members and your customers.  You have to care about what they want almost as much as what you want.  If you can do that, you’ll be successful.
2 – Always Be Honest:  When you [...]

Five Things Sesame Street Can Teach Your Yearbook

Thanks for the idea Copyblogger, check out his Five Things Sesame Street Can Teach A Blogger.
1.  Drive Your Book With Data – Every episode of Sesame Street is audience tested – so are most successful TV shows and movies.  We have to audience test our yearbook to find out what they liked and didn’t like.  [...]

Cool Links #44: Anticipation Mode

Still in waiting mode, and as I said before – I’m not good at it.  So on to the links…
1 – Not all newspapers are dead.  The Naples Daily News is doing quite well for itself and moving into new digs.  Many newspapers are still profitable, even in the midst of recession.  Of course printing [...]

Cool Links #43: Not Good At Waiting

I’m waiting on several things this week – our school is supposed to find out at some point how much stimulus money we get for one thing.  And I am terrible at waiting.  I have no patience.  None.   So, to keep myself from going crazy, here are some cool links.
1 – iJustine has a series [...]

Missing Arizona

Exactly one year ago today, I was in Arizona attending the ASNE Reynold Journalism Fellowship.  This was probably the best professional development of my teaching career.  Not only was it the best instruction I ever got in both journalism and education, but I met a great group of people that I still keep in touch [...]

Cool Links #42: Stuff To Do

I’ve been really reluctant to start any new work, but I think I will start some next week.  Nice and slow though, long summer.
1 – I’m not much of a modern music fan, but I saw this posted by another teacher on twitter.  Worth a watch.

2 – Analog TV finally bites [...]

Daily Show Pokes Fun At NY Times

Q:  What’s black and white and red all over?
A:  Newspapers”
Wrong – the NY Times balance sheets.   LOL.   Check out the Daily Show poking fun at the old Gray Lady.

Cool Links #41: My Age Blog Post

I hate the term digital native.  This blog is written by a 41-year-old digital native.  I grew up playing video games, from Pac-Man to Tetris and from Sim City to Madden ‘07.   I’ve also used nearly every kind of computer from TRS80 to Apple Mac SE to DOS 5.0 to Windows XP to my MacBook [...]