The document discusses the integration of journalism education into the secondary school curriculum, emphasizing its role in building skills and empowering students as informed citizens. It highlights the importance of teaching journalistic principles and ethics to help students navigate modern media landscapes responsibly. Additionally, the document offers practical ideas for incorporating journalism into various subjects and pedagogical strategies that cater to diverse learning styles.

1. Journalism Across the Curriculum:Build Skills and Empower Learners as CitizensKim PearsonThe College of New Jersey

2. Subjects you teach?Anyone with journalism experience? Blogging? Twittering? Virtual worlds?How do you use news media in your classes now?What ideas or questions do you have about incorporating journalism into your classwork?Tell me about you

3. Why journalism education belongs in the Secondary School curriculumHow journalism education can be applied across the curriculumJournalism education as a tool for culturally-responsive teachingUseful tools and techniques for your classesA reporting exerciseOverview

4. I’m a practitioner and experimenter, not primarily a scholar, howeverWorking on these issues as part of NSF “BPC” programOur project built on NJ Core Content Standards, which differ somewhat from Colorado’s (eg – NJ has a technology standard)Like you, New Jersey has the paradox of high income and high dropout rates.A prefatory note

5. Today’s teens are already publishers!Weblogs, Myspace, social networking YouTubeMobile publishing: 82% of US has cell phonesImmigration march organized via text msgesHowever, they lack the ethical and legal grounding to use their resources responsiblyTeen Ethics Survey: 70% of respondents say they can make ethical decisions, but 40% OK cheating to get aheadMindich: Young people are turning away from the news, and that is bad for democracy.Why journalism education belongs in the secondary school curriculum

6. And yes, today’s journalism has its faults:

7. At its best, journalism is the pursuit of truthIt is a discipline of verificationIt is inextricably linked to civic engagementAs an educational tool, it can make abstract ideas concreteInteractive journalism lends itself to students of varied learning styles Journalism as a tool for culturally responsive teaching

8. School sports: writing, mathMarket basket : basic economicsSurveys and pollsEditorial articles and cartoons [must be based on informed opinion]Some examples

9. EthicsBasic media lawMedia literacyTechnological literacyJournalism can also be used to teach:

10. Check out this blend of narration, sound and image that elevates what could have been a routine story into a memorable slice of lifeNew York Times’ Polling Place Photo ProjectAnatomy of a news story: Images

11. What’s news? Mitch Stephens and Jerry Lanson say newsworthiness depends upon:Impacteffect on the audience Weight its value with respect to other facts or eventsControversyArguments, debates, charges, countercharges, and fights Emotionhuman interests that touch our emotionsThe UnusualWhen a dog bites a man it's not news. But when a man bites a dog, it is news. (Old journalistic cliche)ProminenceMore prominent individuals are given more attentionProximitythe closer to home the betterTimelinessEmphasize what is newCurrencyTake into account what is on people's mindsUsefulnessHelp the audience answer questions and solve problems in their daily livesEducational ValueMake readers more knowledgeable rather than merely informedJournalism basics

12. Interactive means: user actions affect information presentationMight be linear, non-linear, multilinearHypertext, social media have removed the authority of the journalist as gatekeeperBecause of social media, newsgathering is now about stimulating conversation and community, not just about publishing informationLeadership is about guiding conversationInteractive Journalism basics

13. Lede – with the five WsRing in the New LawsDelayed lede that asks a question, newspeg in second sentenceThis article is a survey of new laws, so it continues with a series of examples and quotes that illustrate impactSucceeding paragraphs provide detailThis is a kind of news feature, so there is closure in the last graf that ties the news story to a civics lessonAnatomy of a news story: Print

14. Breaking newsKnowledge managementForumsNOT just personal diariesTools: Blogs as Journalism

15. Ning.com: Ad-free for K-12

16. Twitter: a tool for collaborative reporting and writing

17. Scratch

18. Teen Second Life

19. Join NingCreate twitter accounts and follow meStory assignment – crowdsourcingTeam reporting on assignmentBlog your ledePost links to TwitterA reporting exercise

20. Questions?Thank you!