Travis Media Team

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Spring Semester Assignments

Spring semester assignments located here: http://travistigernews.com/springassignmentspart1.xls
Spring semester lesson plans located here: https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=twXndYC4Nxkx1LT3uYgKTEA&hl=en

Thursday, September 2, 2010

See fall semester assignments here:

http://travistigernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fall-semester-assignments.xls

Explanation of assignments here:

http://travistigernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Explanation-of-Assignments.doc

AP Style Guide here:

http://travistigernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Style-and-Common-Rules-of-Use.doc

Begin and revise all assignments on Newsroom Director:

http://travismediateam.newsroomdirector.com/

Be sure to use the correct assignment section for each of your articles. You have up to 10 drafts for each story. I will assign a temporary grade for each draft you do, but it will not go into the gradebook unless you fail to make corrections and revisions prior to the final deadline.

Preliminary drafts are not mandatory, but if you need help, it would be in your best interest to turn in drafts and correct them as directed. You get the final grade assigned, whether or not you have completed preliminary drafts.

When your final story has been approved, make a copy in Microsoft Word and save to your subfolder in the proper folder on the Journalism Drive.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Week of Aug. 23-27

Monday: Overview of course. Go over expectations, procedures.
In class or at home, take the following technology quiz: What kind of technology user are you? Copy and paste your results on a Microsoft Word document and bring to class. (If you don't have a printer, just copy the information to a sheet of notebook paper.)
Tuesday: Pass out, go over online procedures. Instructions for signing up with Google, Blogger, Google Docs, Newsroom Director, Flickr or Picasa, NewsU, Travis Tiger News, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Students must complete signups by class time Friday.
Wednesday: Ethics discussion. Print, photo. Current Events Quiz (TMT only)
Thursday: Ethics activity.
Friday: Students turn in sheets with login names for each online activity. Continuation of ethics activity.

Advanced Journalism TEKS

(a) Introduction.
(1) Students enrolled in Advanced Journalism: Yearbook I,
III, III/Newspaper I, II, III/Literary Magazine communicate in a variety of forms for a variety of audiences and purposes. High school students are expected to plan, draft, and complete written and/or visual communications on a regular basis, carefully examining their copy for clarity, engaging language,
and the correct use of the conventions and mechanics of written English.
In Advanced Journalism: Yearbook I,
II, III/Newspaper I, II, III/Literary Magazine, students are expected to become analytical consumers of media and technology to enhance their communication skills. In addition, students will learn journalistic
ethics and standards. Writing, technology, and visual
and electronic media are used as tools for learning as students create, clarify, critique, write, and produce effective communications.
Students enrolled in Advanced
Journalism: Yearbook I, II, III/Newspaper I, II, III/Literary Magazine will refine and enhance their journalistic skills, research self-selected topics, and
plan, organize, and prepare a project(s).
For high school students whose first language is not English,
the students' native language serves as a foundation
for English language acquisition and language learning.

(2) The essential knowledge and skills as well as the student expectations for Advanced Journalism: Yearbook
I, II, III/Newspaper I, II, III/Literary Magazine, elective courses, are described in subsection (b) of
this section.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student understands individual and staff responsibilities of coverage appropriate for the publication's audience. The student is expected to: (A) understand the role and responsibilities of each staff member and the purpose of the publication; (B) use the skills necessary to plan and produce a publication;
(C) read other publications, both professional and student-produced, and generate story ideas of interest or of need to the publication's audience; (D) conduct research using a variety of sources such as firsthand interviews and other means available, including the Internet; and
(E) conceive coverage ideas and create multifaceted presentations of material, including but not
limited to, standard story form, infographics, sidebars, photos, and art.
(2) The student understands journalistic ethics and standards and the responsibility to cover subjects of interest and importance to the audience. The student is expected to:
(A) find a variety of sources to provide balance to coverage;
(B) compose the story accurately keeping his/her own
opinion out of non-editorial coverage;
(C) provide editorial coverage to inform and encourage
the reader to make intelligent decisions;
(D) critique the publication to find its strengths and weaknesses and work toward an improved product based on those critiques; and
(E) actively seeks non-staff opinion on the
publication and determine whether that opinion should affect the publication.
(3) The student understands all aspects of a publication and the means by which that publication is created. The student is expected to:
(A) report and write for publications;
(B) write and design headlines for publications; (C) research and write captions for publications; (D) plan and produce photographs for publications; (E) design publications;
(F) create and follow a financial plan for supporting publications, including sales and advertising; and (G) consider finances in making decisions, including number of pages and cost-incurring extras such as color, paper quality, number of copies.
(4) The student produces publications. The student is expected to:
(A) determine which events and issues are newsworthy for a readership;
(B) use skills in reporting and writing to produce publications;
(C) select the most appropriate journalistic format to present content;
(D) create pages for publications;
(E) incorporate photographs with captions or graphics into publications;
(F) use available technology to produce publications; and
(G) evaluate stories/coverage for balance and readability.
(5) The student demonstrates leadership and teamwork abilities. The student is expected to:
(A) determine roles for which different team members will assume responsibility; (B) determine coverage and concepts for publications; (C) develop a deadline schedule and a regular means of monitoring progress;
(D) submit work for editing and critiquing and make appropriate revisions;
(E) edit and critique work of others; and
(F) work cooperatively and collaboratively through a variety of staff assignments.

Web Sites we will be using

Travis Tiger News: This is the online newspaper you will be publishing. You need to sign up for an account using your gaggle.net mail.
Twitter.com: You need to sign up for and follow two Twitter accounts: Travismediateam and Travpub. @travismediateam sends out breaking news alerts. @travpub sends out information regarding TMT assignments and events. If you have unlimited texting, please choose to follow @travpub on your phone. Otherwise, sign up to follow it on the Twitter Web site, but you will need to check it several times a day.
Travismediateam.blogspot.com: That's this page.
StudioWorks: This is the online publishing system we will be using to create yearbook spreads. You will be given a login and password for this page.
Facebook.com: Social networking sites are a big part of how news is distributed right now. If you have a Facebook account, you need to sign up for The Travis Media Team fan page and The Travis Media Team group. The fan page is open to anyone, and we will post updates about yearbook sales, ad sales, etc., there. The group is just for you guys. Facebook cannot be accessed from school, so anything we do on this Web site will have to be done offcampus.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Spring Semester Assignments

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Fall Semester Assignments

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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