Month: January 2014

Featured Software Tips 

High School Newspapers on ISSUU

January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 Aaron Manfull 5654 Views 2 Comments newsmagazine, newspaper

While many schools exchange hard copies of their publications via the mail, ISSUU.com allows for staffs another way to share

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Apps Featured Mobile/Online Video Photography Social Media Tips Videography Yearbook 

Three apps, tips to make the most of Instagram video posts

January 27, 2014 Sarah Nichols 24072 Views 2 Comments apps, Instagram, photo, Pic Frame, PicPlayPost, reporting, social media, Squareready, video, yearbook

The popularity of Instagram during the past 18 months led student media staffs to dive in and start posting. An

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Featured Staff & Advising Yearbook 

Why your yearbook staff shirts are hurting your program

January 25, 2014 Leland Mallett 2260 Views 0 Comments audience, branding, converged media, reporting, staff management, yearbook

We’ve heard the buzz word “convergent media.” But most have filed it under the “online newspaper” category and moved on.

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Apps Featured Yearbook 

Mobile reporting with Google Drive enhances collaboration

January 24, 2014January 23, 2014 Sarah Nichols 1480 Views 0 Comments coverage, Google Drive, index, iPad, iPhone, mobile reporting, reporting, yearbook

Covering all students with a concept-driven specialty quote is a common goal in high school yearbooks. It’s easy to see

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Apps Design Featured Staff & Advising Tips Yearbook 

Collecting and sharing design ideas using digital tools

January 23, 2014January 21, 2014 Sarah Nichols 2285 Views 0 Comments apps, design, digital media, dropbox, Trello, yearbook

Back in the day, we spent an easy $150 at Barnes & Noble each visit to purchase anything that caught

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Featured Tips Writing Yearbook 

Yearbook’s role in high school journalism reporting

January 22, 2014January 21, 2014 Aaron Manfull 2478 Views 0 Comments newspaper, yearbook

We’ve talked about it before in posts on this site, scholastic media programs need to rethink their structure as the

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Apps Mobile/Online Video Multimedia Photography Social Media Software Videography 

Storehouse App Perfects Visual Storytelling

January 21, 2014October 8, 2014 Michael Hernandez 1687 Views 0 Comments broadcast, featured, Instagram, ios, iPad, Storehouse, vine

Broadcast and multimedia journalists  have been waiting a long time for a simple, easy way to tell stories using their

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Featured Resources Workshops 

Hosting a 2014 Summer Digital Media Workshop? Tell us about it.

January 20, 2014January 19, 2014 Aaron Manfull 1619 Views 0 Comments camp, workshop

If your organization is hosting a summer journalism workshop that has a digital media component to it, we’d love to

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Social Media Yearbook 

Social media helps yearbook staffs interact with readers

January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 Sarah Nichols 1784 Views 0 Comments audience, crowd sourcing, interactive, publications, social media, student media, yearbook

Connecting with readers isn’t just a suggestion anymore — it’s a necessity. In order to maintain its relevance and evolve

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