Vocaroo makes audio perspectives simple, even from a Chromebook
We’re 100% virtual out here in Oregon, and that means most of my students are working from school-provided Chromebooks. Though
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Author: Michelle Balmeo
Virtual sessions + Edpuzzle make great asynchronous learning opportunities
There are a lot of us out there planning for ways to teach our students when we’re not in a
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12 ways to start your (virtual) media class
One of the challenges of teaching a journalism production class, or in my case, a single journalism class that combines
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Plan regular features to keep readers coming back
Every Friday on my drive to work, I delight in one thing above all else: NPR’s Story Corps. It’s a
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Google Autodraw is a quick way to create copyright-free icons
In an amazing workshop I attended this summer, I was introduced to a nifty little tool that has saved my
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Using Google Trends in the newsroom
While most student journalists are pretty familiar with Google’s suite of applications and tools, one they may be unaware of
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NPR announces student podcast challenge
Last week NPR announced a new opportunity for students and teachers throughout the nation: a student podcast challenge. The contest
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NYT project #ThisIs18 blends purposeful design, alternative story forms, multimedia
The New York Times launched a digital project recently that asked, “What does life look like for girls turning 18
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Do editorial cartoons have a place on social media? Instagram as an opinion platform
Toward the beginning of this month, The Atlantic magazine posted an editorial cartoon sequence to its Instagram account, which got
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