Tag Archives: Google Docs

Journalism Using Mobile Devices

Journalism Using Mobile Devices

Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by .

Tweet This is an abbreviated version of a presentation I gave at the 2011 NSPA/JEA National convention in Minneapolis.  While it’s missing my verbal explanation, it still has some useful info about apps, accessories, how my staff uses Google Docs and reasons why you’d want to try doing this with your staff. Also missing is [...]

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[Handout] How to upload a file into Google Docs and Share it

[Handout] How to upload a file into Google Docs and Share it

Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by .

Tweet Earlier this year I created this PDF, which answered the most common questions that students had when I showed the Google Docs setup process on the projector. It walks students, (who already have a Google-compatible email,) through the process of creating a Google account, then uploading or creating a new Google Doc. It also [...]

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Why we edit in Google Docs and not the back end of our site

Why we edit in Google Docs and not the back end of our site

Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by .

Tweet This may be one of those polarizing issues, but I’m going to throw it out there. I don’t think that your site’s stories should be edited in the back end of your content management system (WordPress or otherwise). Well, technically, it’s not the CMS that I have a problem with. It’s a process of [...]

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Managing rolling deadlines

Managing rolling deadlines

Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 by .

Tweet In the video above, you’ll see the steps that the staff of El Estoque takes to manage deadlines for its online publication. Here’s a condensed version of the process: Before class on Monday, head editors send a Google form to all staff, which is used to pitch stories. In class on Monday, the staff [...]

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Create staff applications online with Google Docs (revisited)

Create staff applications online with Google Docs (revisited)

Posted on 11. Dec, 2010 by .

Tweet I sat down this weekend to work on my staff application for the 2011-2012 school year and revisited a couple posts I made last year about creating staff applications with Google Docs. Last year was the first year I went entirely online with the process and it worked great. If you’re currently working on [...]

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High School Yearbooks can use Google Docs to make the index cleanup more manageable

Posted on 27. May, 2010 by .

Tweet In a perfect world, I wouldn’t need to write this post. Students would have consistent usages for names like Will and William from the start. All names would be checked and verified before being indexed. And there would be no name-tagging errors. As it is, running the first version of the index could be [...]

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

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by .

Tweet 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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[Handout] How to Use Google Docs

Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by .

Tweet Sue Skalicky has shared a PDF of a handout she has prepared that discusses “How to Use Google Docs Successfully” in one page. The handout is a nice, compact instruction sheet that is very easy to follow. Sue has shared her contact information at the end of it if anyone would like to contact [...]

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Google Docs streamlines brainstorming session, inspires more use of Google Docs for editing, record keeping

Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by .

Tweet The week before Spring Break isn’t usually the most energetic moment of a staff’s school year, but ours was bursting with enthusiasm about a new method we adopted for brainstorming story ideas using Google Docs. For beat reporting, we previously used both a chart in which we all wrote copious notes while students reported [...]

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