Interviews Digital Novel Studies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0cOr0E5-U

The students summing up what they did when they completed their digital novel studies. A great achievement to say the least :)

Twitter Pod

I have set the pod up on our Learning Management System. Just waiting for the first topic to be added. We talked today about how to write a headline and the features that will draw an audience.

• Overview of the article
• Short in length
• Attention Grabbing
• Tone of the Article (shock, serious, humorous)
• Influence readers

We then talked about Alliteration (Four Fight Fires) and Puns (Blaze Fires Outrage) in headings.

It will be interesting to see what they come up with.  The criteria for their discussion had to be based around the school community. Feel free to offer comments on things as we proceed on our journey.

Assessment - Year 7 Journalism

The assessment for this group of students has been challenging. Allowing them to use digital media, and remain safe was the problem.  After much thought I decided to get them to do the following:

1. Complete an application form to get an article published in the Gold Coast Bulletin
2. Write and submit an article (may or may not be published)
3. Using our Learning Management System, set up a pod named Twitter.  Students are to twit four     things about the school environment over a two week period (Breaking news).
4. Students will also complete a short presentation about both traditional and new media. Pro's and Con's

Will keep you posted on their progress :)

This lead to a discussion on how quick we can get information using digital media, and the responsibility attached to it.

After having a discussion with the class about how media affects our every day lives, and the immediate impact it can have on people, we had a skype session with a school in China, about how media is used over there and the control the Government has on what they hear.

Extension Term 4 - News Journalism Across the Media

News Journalism Across the Media

In this unit students will explore news journalism across the media. Students complete a final project where they construct, present and analyze information about news journalism from a variety of mediums: newspapers, radio and television. Students will also participate in an assessment that measures their understanding of the key concepts that have been emphasized during the course of this unit.

Will keep you posted how this goes.  Should be an interesting journey :)