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In this resource, students explore the elements of a quality news broadcast and work in teams to create and film their own school news segments. They learn about production roles, plan their stories, and choose editing software to produce their final newscasts. Finally, students evaluate their own and... Read more »

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  • All Staff or Teachers, Mentor Teacher/Instructional Coaches, New Teachers, Teachers

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  • Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Whole Class

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  • Action Plans

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • College & Career Interest, Rigorous Curriculum

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  • Career Exploration, Communication, Informative Writing
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Time Frame 230 minutes

In this educator resource, students learn how to tell visual stories through camera work and video editing. Students plan, film, and produce a short video using a variety of shot types and composition techniques. Students then share their edited videos with their peers, provide feedback to each other,... Read more »

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  • All Staff or Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • College & Career Interest

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  • Communication
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In this activity, students will increase their media literacy skills through exploring student-created news websites and analyzing the differences between hard and soft news reporting. Additionally, students will learn how to identify clickbait-style headlines and demonstrate their understanding by... Read more »

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  • Students

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  • 1st Nine Weeks, 2nd Nine Weeks, 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks, Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Whole Class

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans, Collaborate, Compare & Contrast, Critical Thinking, Identify, Recognize, Requires Multiple Meetings to Complete
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Time Frame 90–110 Minutes

Students are exposed to podcasting and develop their own podcast. Read more »

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  • Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

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  • Action Plans

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  • Career Exploration
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This brief examines the impact of high school journalism participation on academic outcomes, revealing that students who take more journalism classes score higher on English-related standardized tests, have higher grades in college English, and are more likely to major in journalism-related fields in... Read more »