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New York Times article discusses online speech due to cyberbullying cases

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by .

Online cyber bullying off-campus is challenging the balance of free speech online and in schools.  Administrators dealing with upset parents are put in positions of exploring disruptions at school caused by mocking YouTube videos and Facebook comments from teens in their critical years of social development.  Parents are seeking support from school administrators to resolve [...]

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[Presentation] Connect With Your Audience By Using Online Social Tools

Posted on 27. May, 2010 by .

MIPA Fall Conf. – Connecting w/ your Audience Jeremy Whiting and Jesse McLean have shared their presentation and handout from a MIPA session the conducted together. The piece touches on tools from WordPress to Scribd.

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[Presentation] Staff Organization with Online Tools

Posted on 22. May, 2010 by .

Mipa Fall Conf. ’09 Staff Organization Jesse McLean and Jeremy Whiting have shared a presentation they used at the MIPA Fall 2009 Conference. The presentation covered online tools ranging from Flickr and Google Groups to Facebook groups and Voicethread.

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[Presentation] Big Ol’ Mess to Techno Success

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by .

Big Ol’ Mess to Techno Success This is a presentation that Jesse McLean and Brian Wilson presented earlier this year. It showcases a variety of online tools that could be helpful in the 2010 scholastic newsroom from Wiggio and ISSUU to Vuvox and Smugmug.

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[Presentation] Convergent Media: REinventing the high school newsroom

Posted on 17. May, 2010 by .

Convergent Media: REinventing the high school newsroom Leland Mallett of Mansfield Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas, has shared his presentation from the 2010 JEA/NSPA Spring Convention in Portland. Mallett’s presentation discusses many aspects of a 2010 scholastic newsroom with everything from staff structure and branding to grading and staff organization.

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[Presentation] Blah Blah Blog by Don Bott

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by .

This is the presentation that Don Bott gave at the 2010 Spring JEA/NSPA Convention that was held in Portland last month. The presentation discusses what blogging is and how it works, and it also talks about why you should be blogging.

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[Presentation] Why Students Should Think Online First by Don Day

Posted on 03. May, 2010 by .

Why students should think ‘online’ first Are you about to take your print newspaper on-line but need that extra pep talk to go ahead and make the commitment?  Or, did you miss all the great digital media presentations because you were unable to attend the Spring convention in Portland this year?  Don Day from NBC’s [...]

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[Presentation] Organizing the Newsroom Using Google Docs by Starr Sackstein

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by .

Organizing the Newsroom Using Google Docs Starr Sackstein of the World Journalism Prep School shares the presentation she gave at the 2010 JEA/NSPA Spring Convention in Portland. The presentation, “Organizing the Newsroom Using Google Docs,” talks about understanding the power of online file sharing.

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[Presentation] The World is your Workplace by Starr Sackstein

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by .

The World is your Workplace Starr Sackstein of the World Journalism Prep School in Flushing, NY has shared the presentation she gave at the 2010 JEA/NSPA Spring Convention in Portland. “The World is Your Workplace” discusses how to use social media to enhance and extend your newsroom outside the classroom.

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