Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
Here’s the next installment of OldeSchoolNews.com‘s Awareness Films. The film is about the Internet. Both the student and I agree that this isn’t as solid as the first piece — but we’ve both learned a lot along the way. Hopefully, we’ll see more Awareness Films over the summer. Future topics […]
Read More An Awareness Film: The InternetI am very pleased to present to you the first in a series of short, educational "filmstrips" produced by the staff of OldeSchoolNews.com. We’re calling them "Awareness Films." The first, produced by Zach, is called "Infection & You." Enjoy.
Read More Awareness FilmsOur first podcast is up over at OldeSchoolNews. Melissa, our first student podcaster, did a great job of reading her profile of our school’s counselor. She was very nervous, but ultimately very proud of what she accomplished. More to come, I hope, as students begin to get their current round of […]
Read More Our First PodcastMediashift, a new blog from PBS that will focus on New Media, made its debut yesterday. Looks pretty interesting: And each week, I’ll pose a more pointed question to you all to get Your Take. The following week, I’ll do a roundup of the best of what you’ve offered to share with us. […]
Read More But Who’s Watching the Bloggers Who Are Watching the Bloggers?I’ve been really happy to see that my students are beginning to embrace the hyperlocal idea that I’ve been pushing for in regards to our school newspaper (this doesn’t seem like the right term anymore – -but what do you call it? Newsblog? Hyperlocal Journalism Site? Doesn’t really roll off the tongue, does […]
Read More Hyperlocal — Sometimes, with Several AsidesLisa Williams and her website are two of the reasons why we’re trying our own attempt at hyperlocal journalism. Over at Pressthink, she wrote a great piece about why she does what she does. There’s also a good chunk of history and process in the piece. Enjoy.
Read More A Hyperlocal StorySpent a good chunk of our first quarter putting together a website for our new and improved student newspaper. The paper will be formally unveiled on Wednesday, but enough students and others know about it already that I don’t feel bad sharing it with you. Enjoy. Share your thoughts. We’re just getting started […]
Read More A Sneak PeekHere’s an entry into the Blogging 101 category — the latest installment of my "On Writing" column for the Fort Collins Coloradoan. custom writing paper Blogging gives students real audiences By Bud Hunt Students today have access to a huge network of writing and publishing tools via the Internet. And, to borrow a […]
Read More Blogging 101 — The Newspaper ColumnGot principal approval today to run with the idea of an online school newspaper. That site is, I think, going to be the basis for a community hyperlocal site. Eventually. The principal ‘s very supportive of what we do, and I’m grateful. Had a great conversation with him about my plans. As a […]
Read More Principally SpeakingI’ve got eight students in my Journalism course. They seem receptive to the idea that we can cover Longmont better than any other news source. On Monday, they return with their first story ideas. We spent today examining some hyperlocal sites out there that we might model ours after. If we create our […]
Read More First Day of (Hyperlocal) Journalism