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Pinterest enables inspiration collaboration

Pinterest enables inspiration collaboration

Posted on 09. Apr, 2012 by .

As a couple previous posts have already indicated, Pinterest is the talk of the social media world these days. And while some may think the visual pin board site offers nothing more than the opportunity for people to ogle food they will never prepare, home decor they can never afford and do-it-yourself projects they will [...]

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iPad Apps for Journalism and L.A. Teachers

iPad Apps for Journalism and L.A. Teachers

Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by .

Recently, I have been researching what apps work well for Journalism teachers and Language Arts teachers. The apps are below, but feel free to comment on what else is out there as my search has just begun. The most useful starts with Splashtop Whiteboard, which in a recent post I mentioned as a great tool [...]

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Top 5 ways to use social media

Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by .

Recently at KEMPA’s Winter Adviser’s conference, JEA president Mark Newton spoke about the TOP FIVE. Top Five what? you may ask. Well, the Top Five everything journalism & advising. Mark encouraged us to make a top-five list and share it with each other via google document. You can check out the top-five doc, but here [...]

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World Backup Day encourages smart habits

World Backup Day encourages smart habits

Posted on 31. Mar, 2012 by .

Massive data loss: If it hasn’t happened to you, you’re lucky. Or you’ve backed up. Advisers have shared problems recently on the JEAHELP listserv regarding lost or deleted files, server crashes, destroyed archives stored locally on classroom or personal machines — and the impact on production when these accidents occur. As advisers, we all know [...]

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Don’t wait for your account to be hacked, backup your Google Docs with Google Takeout

Don’t wait for your account to be hacked, backup your Google Docs with Google Takeout

Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by .

I have a friend who had their Gmail account hacked the other day and thought for a while they lost everything (contacts, archived emails, documents). After I felt bad for them, I realized how much stuff I had in my Google account that wasn’t anywhere else. It set me on a mission to find out [...]

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Adobe Youth Voices and Photoshop Video

Adobe Youth Voices and Photoshop Video

Posted on 21. Mar, 2012 by .

Last month I visited Adam Shaening-Pokrasso who works with produce Adobe Youth Voices. In addition to mentoring Adobe Youth Voices’ students and educators, Adam produces tutorials. He also owns and operates 12 FPS. When I met with Adam, he had recently returned from a large Adobe Youth Voices visit in India. Adobe Youth Voices shares essential resources [...]

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Please take this survey regarding broadcast, video

Please take this survey regarding broadcast, video

Posted on 11. Mar, 2012 by .

If you’re visiting jeadigitalmedia.org, you’re just the person we hope will complete a survey about teaching broadcast or video in your media work.The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Click on –http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V37HDRT– or paste that URL into your browser. Doctoral student Christine Eschenfelder is working on this project with me. She has [...]

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Brand An Image For Your Student Publication

Brand An Image For Your Student Publication

Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by .

“Nobody watches our videos Mr. Goble,” said my students. This was one of the first statements I heard when I took over the broadcasting program at my school. This was their mantra that they followed to produce their work. That wasn’t going to work for me.“Okay,” I said. “We’re going to get people to watch [...]

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It’s a magical world: How ‘My Little Pony’ made me realize the scope of the web

It’s a magical world: How ‘My Little Pony’ made me realize the scope of the web

Posted on 27. Feb, 2012 by .

On Feb. 24, two items in my inbox made me suspicious: First, an email from a student in Ohio: …I’d actually especially like to put in a specific complement (sic) to your coverage of the clubs at Carmel HS – specifically the My Little Pony Club (MLPC). With all the negative press around, it’s good [...]

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