The document outlines the importance of journalism in middle school, aiming to create storytellers that foster school pride through student publications. It details the process of managing an online student publication with roles, responsibilities, and logistics for content creation and promotion. Additionally, it provides resources and tools for editing, publishing, and hosting content effectively.

1. FindingSuccessin
anOnlineStudent
Publication
#msnews

2. Hello!
Kara Wilkinson, Educator
@WilkinsonClass
Dustin Binnicker, Educator
@MrBinnicker
Nicole Hagerty, Administrator
@Canyon_Vista
Alice Zhang, Student
Brigitta Kolics, Student
Hannah Lu, Student

3. JournalismisImportant
Especially in middle school

4. “Thosewhotellthestoriesrule
theworld”
-HopiAmericanIndianproverb

5. PurposeoftheClass
✖ Create storytellers
✖ Tell the story of your school in a year
✖ Be a source of school pride

6. Ourprocessiseasy
Inspiration WorkInstruction

7. YourStaff
To lead and not to lead

8. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that
middle schoolers like good grades . . .
and pizza.

9. EditorJobs
Content
-Editing articles
-Making sure all
articles have necessary
parts (quotes, AP style,
well written headline
-Assigning reporters
an article each deadline
-Making sure all events
and noteworthy topics
are covered
-Making sure each
article has an editor
Photo/Video
-Being in charge of
monthly broadcast
-Assigning photo and
video assignments
-Making sure each
photo is unposed and
has a well written
caption
-Making sure each
article has a photo,
video, or infographic
Layout/Design
-Redesigning Canyon
Echoes
-Uploading and adding
all content
-Editing and helping
with infographics for
articles
-Monitoring analytics

10. WhattoPublish
✖ UIL/TEKS Standards
✖ Other major publications
✖ What is cool

11. Logistics
Is anyone going to read it?

12. What’s in place
-Announcements
-Staff Emails
-ENews
-Potty press
PromotingYourPublication
Other Options
-Newsletter
-Social Media
-App
-Merch

13. QuickQ&A
Let’s take a break

14. Logistics
Web hosting
Squarespace, Wordpress,
School Newspapers
Online
Video hosting
Youtube, Vimeo
Editing Programs
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
InDesign, Adobe
Photoshop, Final Cut
Pro, Premiere Pro,
Google Apps for
Education
Gear
DSLR cameras, video
cameras, iPhones,
Podcast recorders,
Lights, microphones,
Green screen, Projector
Screen
Social Media
Instagram, Google +,
SnapChat, Twitter,
Facebook

15. canyonechoes.org
check us out!

16. Thanks!
Let’s keep in touch
Feel free to download all the slides from this
presentation.
#msnews
Canyon Vista Middle School

17. Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and
released these awesome resources for free:
✖ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
✖ Photographs by Unsplash