Tip #1. This article is good for all teachers. It has some great points to start us on the path towards a good school year… https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2012/08/23/back-to-school-to-do-list/
Tip #2. Ethics… Don’t forget the HUMANITY when you’re tied up with TECHNOLOGY. http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/regret-the-error/193063/journalism-ethics-are-rooted-in-humanity-not-technology/
Tip #3. Have a website? Here’s great tips on how to promote it once school is rolling. http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2014/08/04/five-more-ways-to-promote-your-site-in-the-first-weeks-of-school/
Tip #4. Everyone is taking the Ice Bucket Challenge, hard to not notice it! If your students plan to cover it, here’s links to help… but keep in mind, many seem to conflict over who and how it really started… regardless of that issue, it has. big. time. 😉
http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/11385374/sports-world-helps-drive-als-ice-bucket-challenge
Michelle Turner