You should be using in 2019
Technology
CHRIS SNIDER | DRAKE UNIVERSITY | @CHRISSNIDER
CHRIS SNIDER
Associate Professor in the
Drake University School 

of Journalism and 

Mass Communication.
I teach classes about:
• Social media
• Video/Audio/Photography
• Web design
• Digital strategy
social media poll results:
How many of you love
trying NEW TECHNOLOGY?
WHAT’s 

SOMETHING
NEW YOU’VE TRIED

RECENTLY?
I’ve built my career around
embracing new technology
Me
Drone
Local TV
station
And I try to get my students to do the same
Virtual
Reality
Google
Glass
Snap
Spectacles
I have 278 apps
installed on my phone
To be fair, one of them is Google+
Fun Fact:

My 7-year-old has
132 app installed
on his iPad
Technology you should
be using in 2019
But first…
Let’s take a Selfie
Key takeaway:
You can continue to do things the way they
were done last year, or you can push for
new and creative ways to tell stories.
1. 360-degree cameras
• I taught my first class on 360 cameras in 2016
• Pretty much all we could do was shoot, edit and post
to YouTube and Facebook
• Now the cameras are much more sophisticated
Insta360 One Qoocam
Bullet time video using Insta360 ONE
Bullet time video using Insta360 ONE
See this video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUWdBcF-9s/
See this video: https://www.instagram.com/p/By2wGsUg5Be/
See this video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsdiYhgpxh/
Interactive 360 content created by Drake University students.
• Story Spheres: Add audio to 360-degree photos to
create an interac6ve experience. Lead your user to
the next video to create a mul6media story.
2. Voice first
• Amazon has sold more than 100 million Alexa devices
• Create a flash briefing for your publication on Alexa with
just an RSS feed of information
Skills Blueprint lets you create skills for your personal account
3. Social media Stories
• The future of social media is the Stories format, not the news feed.
• Master this form or storytelling to be ahead of the curve.
Stories tips
• Make the first slide the best
• Use sound - 60% watch with sound turned on
• 7 slides is the ideal length
• Tell a story (give me a reason to keep watching)
• Let your followers interact with your content
Unfold and Mojo
Use templates to tell stories.
Tools for creating Stories
Adobe Spark Post
Add animated effects 

to your photos
Hype Type
Add text overlays to your
photos and videos
InShot
Convert horizontal videos 

to vertical videos.
Tools for creating Stories
4. Augmented reality
• From Pokemon Go to Harry Potter to your publication
zap.works
Zapworks examples: https://zap.works/showcase/
This one was done with their drag-and-drop tool
5. Podcasting
• 51% of the U.S. population has listened to a podcast
• 80% of listeners listen to all or most of each podcast episode
• Three ways to approach podcasting…
• Create a podcast
• Be a guest on a podcast
• Advertise on a podcast
Anchor makes it easy to get started podcasting
6. NEW social NETWORKS
• TikTok - most-downloaded app over past year
• Spotify - Brands such as McDonalds are creating
playlists to reach a younger audience
• Twitch - has expanded beyond gaming; 15 million
daily active users
• Slack - alternative to email for internal communication
• Airdrop - Any potential here? Let’s try it.
Follow @csnider on Instagram for cute photos of my kids

New Technology for High School Journalism

  • 1.
    You should beusing in 2019 Technology CHRIS SNIDER | DRAKE UNIVERSITY | @CHRISSNIDER
  • 2.
    CHRIS SNIDER Associate Professorin the Drake University School 
 of Journalism and 
 Mass Communication. I teach classes about: • Social media • Video/Audio/Photography • Web design • Digital strategy
  • 3.
  • 4.
    How many ofyou love trying NEW TECHNOLOGY?
  • 5.
  • 6.
    I’ve built mycareer around embracing new technology Me Drone Local TV station
  • 7.
    And I tryto get my students to do the same Virtual Reality Google Glass Snap Spectacles
  • 8.
    I have 278apps installed on my phone To be fair, one of them is Google+
  • 9.
    Fun Fact:
 My 7-year-oldhas 132 app installed on his iPad
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Key takeaway: You cancontinue to do things the way they were done last year, or you can push for new and creative ways to tell stories.
  • 13.
    1. 360-degree cameras •I taught my first class on 360 cameras in 2016 • Pretty much all we could do was shoot, edit and post to YouTube and Facebook • Now the cameras are much more sophisticated
  • 14.
  • 16.
    Bullet time videousing Insta360 ONE
  • 17.
    Bullet time videousing Insta360 ONE
  • 18.
    See this video:https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUWdBcF-9s/
  • 19.
    See this video:https://www.instagram.com/p/By2wGsUg5Be/
  • 20.
    See this video:https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsdiYhgpxh/
  • 21.
    Interactive 360 contentcreated by Drake University students.
  • 23.
    • Story Spheres:Add audio to 360-degree photos to create an interac6ve experience. Lead your user to the next video to create a mul6media story.
  • 24.
    2. Voice first •Amazon has sold more than 100 million Alexa devices • Create a flash briefing for your publication on Alexa with just an RSS feed of information
  • 25.
    Skills Blueprint letsyou create skills for your personal account
  • 27.
    3. Social mediaStories • The future of social media is the Stories format, not the news feed. • Master this form or storytelling to be ahead of the curve.
  • 28.
    Stories tips • Makethe first slide the best • Use sound - 60% watch with sound turned on • 7 slides is the ideal length • Tell a story (give me a reason to keep watching) • Let your followers interact with your content
  • 29.
    Unfold and Mojo Usetemplates to tell stories. Tools for creating Stories
  • 30.
    Adobe Spark Post Addanimated effects 
 to your photos Hype Type Add text overlays to your photos and videos InShot Convert horizontal videos 
 to vertical videos. Tools for creating Stories
  • 31.
    4. Augmented reality •From Pokemon Go to Harry Potter to your publication
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    This one wasdone with their drag-and-drop tool
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    5. Podcasting • 51%of the U.S. population has listened to a podcast • 80% of listeners listen to all or most of each podcast episode • Three ways to approach podcasting… • Create a podcast • Be a guest on a podcast • Advertise on a podcast
  • 36.
    Anchor makes iteasy to get started podcasting
  • 37.
    6. NEW socialNETWORKS • TikTok - most-downloaded app over past year • Spotify - Brands such as McDonalds are creating playlists to reach a younger audience • Twitch - has expanded beyond gaming; 15 million daily active users • Slack - alternative to email for internal communication • Airdrop - Any potential here? Let’s try it.
  • 38.
    Follow @csnider onInstagram for cute photos of my kids