Journalism Teachers Discussions - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-29T10:44:50Zhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/group/journalismteachers/forum?groupUrl=journalismteachers&feed=yes&xn_auth=noARTICLE & INTERVIEW: The Film Spotlight & Research Methodstag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2016-01-14:2665237:Topic:1601812016-01-14T15:19:15.587ZRyan Goblehttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>If you have not seen the Oscar Nominated film <em>Spotlight</em> - it is essential viewing and an excellent companion film to <em>All The President's Men</em>. Two additional reflections - </p>
<p>First an NPR <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/10/29/452805058/film-shines-a-spotlight-on-bostons-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal" target="_blank">interview on Fresh Air w/ Terry Gross</a> with the reporters the film is based on...…</p>
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<p>If you have not seen the Oscar Nominated film <em>Spotlight</em> - it is essential viewing and an excellent companion film to <em>All The President's Men</em>. Two additional reflections - </p>
<p>First an NPR <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/10/29/452805058/film-shines-a-spotlight-on-bostons-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal" target="_blank">interview on Fresh Air w/ Terry Gross</a> with the reporters the film is based on...</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654628023?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654628023?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Listen to the <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/10/29/452805058/film-shines-a-spotlight-on-bostons-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal" target="_blank">entire interview HERE.</a></p>
<p>Then, an interesting take on the film's illustration of the research process <a href="http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/more-than-just-a-love-letter-to-journalism" target="_blank">from Pacific Standard</a>...</p>
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<p>Read the <a href="http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/more-than-just-a-love-letter-to-journalism" target="_blank">full article HERE.</a></p>
<p></p> Cells for sale Book Review by Mike Gangetag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2015-10-23:2665237:Topic:1577712015-10-23T14:05:16.953ZMike Gangehttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/MikeGange
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654626417?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654626417?profile=original" width="300"></img></a> Cells for sale</p>
<p>By Mike Gange</p>
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<p>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</p>
<p>By Rebecca Skloot</p>
<p>Broadway Books, $18.00, 381 pages</p>
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<p>The stage play and movie of the early 1960s, <i>A Raisin in the Sun</i>, is the story of an urban black family trying to determine their destiny and future directions. Part of what will shape the family’s…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654626417?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654626417?profile=original" width="300" class="align-left"/></a>Cells for sale</p>
<p>By Mike Gange</p>
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<p>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</p>
<p>By Rebecca Skloot</p>
<p>Broadway Books, $18.00, 381 pages</p>
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<p>The stage play and movie of the early 1960s, <i>A Raisin in the Sun</i>, is the story of an urban black family trying to determine their destiny and future directions. Part of what will shape the family’s future comes from the $10,000 life insurance left by the recently deceased father. How it should be spent and who makes that decision fuels the family’s dreams and debates. There are many obvious themes here: patriarchy/matriarchy, racism, sexism, urban swindlers, and family legacy. The play and movie, and its various themes, kept swirling around my head as I was reading <i>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.</i></p>
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<p>Henrietta Lacks is a black woman, born impoverished in Virginia in 1920. In 1951, shortly after the birth of her fifth child, daughter Deborah, Henrietta goes to John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and is diagnosed with cervical cancer. Doctors there took some cell samples, and tried to treat the cancer. Despite many radiation treatments, Henrietta eventually succumbs to the cancer. Throughout the treatments however, doctors continue to take cell samples to study.</p>
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<p>You can find the rest of this review at this site: <a href="https://observersink.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/cells-for-sale/">https://observersink.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/cells-for-sale/</a> </p>
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<p> </p> Editorial Cartoon Competitiontag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2015-10-01:2665237:Topic:1569312015-10-01T16:40:21.516ZFrank W. Bakerhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p>The first <strong>Editorial Cartoon contest</strong> from <strong><em>The New York Times</em></strong><em>’</em><strong> Learning Network</strong> invites students to channel their thoughts into images, with inspiration from <em>The</em> <em>Times’</em> cartoonists. Students’ challenge is in coming up with good ideas; artistic talent is secondary. Students should find an issue or topic that matters to them, either from current events or historical events covered in <em>The Times</em>, and…</p>
<p>The first <strong>Editorial Cartoon contest</strong> from <strong><em>The New York Times</em></strong><em>’</em><strong> Learning Network</strong> invites students to channel their thoughts into images, with inspiration from <em>The</em> <em>Times’</em> cartoonists. Students’ challenge is in coming up with good ideas; artistic talent is secondary. Students should find an issue or topic that matters to them, either from current events or historical events covered in <em>The Times</em>, and make their own cartoon. When they’re done, they can use the online submission form to enter the contest. <br/><br/>With its contest partner, the <strong>Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, </strong><em>The Times</em> will then use a <strong>rubric</strong> (available as a PDF) to select winners for publishing on The Learning Network. Students will also have a chance to enter their work in a related contest when this one is over. For step-by-step help in analyzing and creating a good editorial cartoon, teachers can use the <em>free </em><strong>lesson plan</strong>, <strong>Drawing for Change: Analyzing and Making Political Cartoons</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Deadline</strong>: October 20, 2015, for submissions</p>
<p><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/student-contest-make-an-editorial-cartoon/" target="_blank">Click Here for More Information</a></p> How Do You Know What News Sources To Trust?tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2015-08-31:2665237:Topic:1559622015-08-31T17:24:15.282ZFrank W. Bakerhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><span>The news editor for SLATE does a </span><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/classes/2015/08/news_media_literacy_class_which_newspapers_magazines_and_websites_are_reliable.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_top" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">good job of explaining what "news literacy" is</a><span> and how it's designed to create more critical news consumers. </span><br></br><br></br><span>Have you seen the TED video: …</span></p>
<p><span>The news editor for SLATE does a </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/classes/2015/08/news_media_literacy_class_which_newspapers_magazines_and_websites_are_reliable.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_top" target="_blank">good job of explaining what "news literacy" is</a><span> and how it's designed to create more critical news consumers. </span><br/><br/><span>Have you seen the TED video: </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-false-news-can-spread-noah-tavlin?utm_source=TED-Ed+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9b219b83e0-2013_09_219_19_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1aaccced48-9b219b83e0-46912333" target="_blank">How False News Can Spread?</a><span> It's a concise look at news, in a social media age.</span><br/><br/><span>Meanwhile, the NYT Learning Network recently posted </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/21/three-ways-to-encourage-your-students-to-follow-current-events-this-school-year/?_r=0" target="_blank">this piece</a><span> with ideas and suggestions for engaging students in current events.</span><br/><br/><span>Lastly, </span><span>The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) and the Journalism Education Association (JEA) in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute offer free news literacy lessons for English/language arts, science, math and social studies teachers to use in secondary-school classrooms. The lessons are available at </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whynewsmatters.org/" target="_blank">WhyNewsMatters.org</a><span>, </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.schooljournalism.org/" target="_blank">SchoolJournalism.org</a><span> and </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://jea.org/" target="_blank">jea.org</a><span>. Funding for the project was provided by the </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://mccormickfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Robert R. McCormick Foundation.</a></p> LESSON IDEA: How do we know if the document/source is true or real?tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-11-21:2665237:Topic:1521802014-11-21T15:27:52.755ZRyan Goblehttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>Nice lesson idea from the Middle Writer Blog - good for almost any discipline...</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654623007?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654623007?profile=original" width="613" class="align-full"/></a>Check the <a href="http://middlewriter.blogspot.com/2014/10/fact-or-faked-using-informational-text.html" target="_blank">whole lesson HERE.</a></p>
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<p>Nice lesson idea from the Middle Writer Blog - good for almost any discipline...</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654623007?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654623007?profile=original" width="613" class="align-full"/></a>Check the <a href="http://middlewriter.blogspot.com/2014/10/fact-or-faked-using-informational-text.html" target="_blank">whole lesson HERE.</a></p>
<p></p> GRANT: Promote Diversity in the Scholastic Media Arenatag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-11-20:2665237:Topic:1520052014-11-20T15:03:18.051ZRyan Goblehttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>The <strong>Journalism Education Association</strong>’s <strong>Diversity Award</strong> honors a scholastic journalism teacher, student media adviser or scholastic journalism group demonstrating a commitment to cultural awareness and encouraging a multicultural approach with its student media staff, media production and/or community. The honoree must be in the forefront in promoting diversity in the scholastic media arena and must have taken steps to break down walls of misunderstanding and…</p>
<p>The <strong>Journalism Education Association</strong>’s <strong>Diversity Award</strong> honors a scholastic journalism teacher, student media adviser or scholastic journalism group demonstrating a commitment to cultural awareness and encouraging a multicultural approach with its student media staff, media production and/or community. The honoree must be in the forefront in promoting diversity in the scholastic media arena and must have taken steps to break down walls of misunderstanding and ignorance. This is a juried award. Entries are evaluated by a national panel of journalism educators consisting of members of the Multicultural Commission and/or individuals designated by the Multicultural Commission chair. The award program will include one winner. If the winner is a group, a representative of that group will receive the award. Honorable mentions may be given. The winner and honorable mentions, if any, will be recognized at the spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention awards luncheon.</p>
<p><strong>Deadline</strong>: December 15, 2014</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bigdealbook.com/t/url/bd1b9dd1e-e6f0-4317-888b-075b9308bd85/?_oepeac=b141eea4d-8c6b-40cc-8772-263261129bab&_el=http://jea.org/home/awards-honors/diversity/">Click Here for More Information</a></p> Resource: Newseum Digital Classroomtag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-08-22:2665237:Topic:1500282014-08-22T20:45:10.497ZFrank W. Bakerhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621938?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621938?profile=original" width="256"></img></a> The <a href="http://newseum.org/digital-classroom/default.aspx" target="_blank">Newseum Digital Classroom</a> is a free, cross-disciplinary classroom resource featuring interactive timelines, archival videos and downloadable historic front pages through our lenses of historical connections, media literacy and civics. Comprehensive yet flexible lesson plans are designed…</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621938?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621938?profile=original" width="256" class="align-left"/></a>The <a href="http://newseum.org/digital-classroom/default.aspx" target="_blank">Newseum Digital Classroom</a> is a free, cross-disciplinary classroom resource featuring interactive timelines, archival videos and downloadable historic front pages through our lenses of historical connections, media literacy and civics. Comprehensive yet flexible lesson plans are designed for middle, high school and college teachers and students. Primary sources, interactives, videos and lesson plans bring history, journalism and the First Amendment to life for students.</span></p>
<p>Digital Classroom resources include:</p>
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<li>Integrated interactives that support media literacy, critical thinking skills and civic engagement</li>
<li>Hundreds of primary sources, including historic front pages, photographs and newsreels</li>
<li>Video lessons and viewing guides</li>
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<li>Opportunities for students to submit their work</li>
</ul> UTAH students surprised and upset at altered yearbook photostag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-05-30:2665237:Topic:1489812014-05-30T00:36:53.798ZMike Gangehttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/MikeGange
<p><a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Students-upset-over-digital-cover-ups-in-yearbook-5513242.php">http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Students-upset-over-digital-cover-ups-in-yearbook-5513242.php</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Students-upset-over-digital-cover-ups-in-yearbook-5513242.php">http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Students-upset-over-digital-cover-ups-in-yearbook-5513242.php</a></p> Journalism advisers in Las Vegas, begin. July 7tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-05-29:2665237:Topic:1489502014-05-29T23:21:30.140ZMike Gangehttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/MikeGange
<h1><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #000000;">JEA Advisers Institute 2014</span></h1>
<h2><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/o/journalism-education-association-5692608259?s=20501445" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Journalism Education Association</span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #000000;">Monday, July 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM - Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM (PDT)…</span></h2>
<h1><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #000000;">JEA Advisers Institute 2014</span></h1>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-4"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/o/journalism-education-association-5692608259?s=20501445" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Journalism Education Association</span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-4">Monday, July 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM - Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM (PDT)</span></h2>
<div id="event_network"><h2><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-4">Las Vegas, NV</span></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-4">I am looking forward to going. Here is a link to a PDF of program:</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://jea.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ai-program-2014.pdf">http://jea.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ai-program-2014.pdf</a></p>
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</div> Mediactive Lesson Plan via WordPress plugin -- need beta testerstag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2013-11-03:2665237:Topic:1426912013-11-03T20:17:40.038ZFrank W. Bakerhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><span>Posting for Dan GIlmor: </span><span>Some former students (including one who's a high school teacher) and I have done a lesson plan based on my <a href="http://mediactive.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mediactive</a> book. To use it you create a WordPress.com account and then import a file we've created. I'm looking for beta testers who'd like to see if this works as intended, and is intuitive. Let me know..(…</span></p>
<p><span>Posting for Dan GIlmor: </span><span>Some former students (including one who's a high school teacher) and I have done a lesson plan based on my <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mediactive.com/" target="_blank">Mediactive</a> book. To use it you create a WordPress.com account and then import a file we've created. I'm looking for beta testers who'd like to see if this works as intended, and is intuitive. Let me know..(<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mediactive.com/about/contact/" target="_blank">contact</a>)</span></p>