T Bird Times Info Meeting

Informational Meeting - Students September, 2008 The Northfield Middle School

So, what’s this all about?

It’s about YOU .

Is THIS you?

How about THIS?

… maybe THIS?

Or, THIS?

This is a community of individuals with at least one thing in common: School is a part of your lives. BIG

Ok, fine. But what does that have to do with a “newspaper club?”

I believe…

Technology is everywhere,

Stories are everywhere, and

Our community needs (and wants!) to hear them.

Most of all, I believe…

have something to say . YOU

What is a “Newspaper”?

“… a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint.” - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper

What is “Multimedia”?

So, what’s a Multimedia Newspaper?

Writing Videos Photos Podcasts Member Profiles All can view but only members can edit All student produced. All the time.

The Vision … about everything happening at school.

The New TBirdTimes.org

News, short stories, sports coverage, features, and more … in multiple media formats:

Writing

Video

Photo Essays

Original Artwork

Podcasts

More

We’ll use:

and we’ll use: … among others.

The centerpiece:

Safe, online work environment

We’ll use Google Docs for:

Drafting / revising / editing written content

Planning & organizing

Managing teams

Brainstorming

Communicating

All content will be approved prior to publishing @ http://www.tbirdtimes.org

Every member has a profile page *THEY* customize…

… and, together, we’ll learn how to make sure it is SAFE and well designed.

Our goal: do something that’s never been done before…

Produce, publish and maintain an online multimedia newspaper unlike anything ever created* by a middle school. * as far as I know. ;-)

So whether you’re a…

Writer

Photographer

Videographer

Producer

Editor

Blogger

Artist

We need YOU !

Afraid you don’t have “teh skillz?”

Don’t worry!

We’ll help each other!

And, hopefully, we’ll also have some outside help.

Ready to get started?

Permission form (parents): [handout]

Application (you): http://tinyurl.com/tbirdtimes

Be patient – wait to hear back

Questions? Email: kjarrett@ncs-nj.org

THANK YOU!

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