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Here’s a link to a good explanation of the elements of design. And here’s another one about the golden mean.

Check out these media websites from other schools.

• University High, Chicago
• Palo Alto High, California
• Granite Hills, California
• Carmel High, Indiana

A few people have asked for my opinion on what digital camera to buy.  Here’s a link to a good site that reviews digital cameras.

Friday, 8/22, is the first all-staff meeting for New Media at 7:15 in room 126.  Haley is on for treats.

For the last two weeks we’ll be posting regularly on Youth Voices about a story that your peers would find interesting and important. Use your Google Reader to collect feeds from news sources, blogs, and other media. You’ll need a Google Account if you don’t have one yet. Here’s a link to the instructions for Using Google Reader. Not sure what RSS and Readers are? Watch this Common Craft show on RSS.

Here’s a link to information about the April 17-20 national journalism convention.

I’ll be making a couple of presentations and meetings on November 15-18 in New York City. Unfortunately that means I’ll be out of town for the second day of Parent-Teacher Conferences. So if you’d really like to talk face-to-face, you’ll need to stop by Wendesday.

Here are a couple of links to my presentation at the National Writing Project annual meeting and to my presentation I’ll be doing at the National Council of Teachers of English conference.

This week we’ll begin using Google Reader to collect feeds from news sources, blogs, and other media. You’ll need a Google Account if you don’t have one yet. Here’s a link to the instructions for Using Google Reader.  Not sure what RSS and Readers are?  Watch this Common Craft show on RSS.

News Sense: The Building Blocks of News
Explores the who, what, when, where, why and how of news coverage.

Cleaning Your Copy
An introduction to AP style, including common errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.

The “Be A Reporter” Game
An interactive and short virtual experience designed to teach you reporting basics.

Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision
Revision is key to the writing process, a skill that every good writer must learn.

The Interview
Effective interviewing can make or break a story. Learn how to prepare for and conduct a good interview.

The Writer’s Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use
Classic writing instruction from Poynter’s vice president and senior scholar Roy Peter Clark.

The Lead Lab
Learn the basics of writing leads and what type of lead works best on different kinds of stories.

Language of the Image
An introduction to the elements of photojournalism with plenty of examples. This course will help you see what makes a compelling photograph.

Community Service Photojournalism: Lessons from a Contest (2005)
and Lessons from a Contest (2006)
Examine award-winning work and hear commentary from photojournalists and judges. Make sure you read the captions.

I came across this resource from the Poynter Institute of Media Studies that every staffer should check out.