Confused about going online? Here’s a road map.

September 1, 2011  
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Are you itching to move your journalism program into the 21st century? Has your print budget evaporated, leaving you wondering how you’ll deliver the news even if you can’t deliver a paper? It’s time to go online. Don’t panic. It’s not that hard. Plenty have others have... Read more »

An offer for teachers at a price that can’t be beat

August 17, 2011  
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Could you use journalism curriculum from dozens of experienced advisers? How about gigabytes worth? And free. Just email Steve O’Donoghue at the California Scholastic Journalism Initiative. Put “free curriculum” in the subject line and your name, school, and email address in the body. In return,... Read more »

Get your First Amendment fix on your smartphone

March 4, 2011  
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If you’re itching to become the next Woodward and Bernstein or just want to know whether the school board can close its next meeting to the school paper, the First Amendment Coalition is your friend. Since 1988 this nonprofit group has been devoted to helping make government more open and accountable... Read more »

Learn Your Rights

February 2, 2011  
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Take a one-hour First Amendment course for high school students. Learn your rights: Is freedom of speech for you or just for adults? Go to the Poynter Institute’s News University to find out more.  Read More →

Better note-taking

January 18, 2011  
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Develop a shorthand to improve note-taking. Try leaving out vowels to speed your writing. Tht’s th wy!  Read More →