#1. BIG chance for kids to win $1,000 in scholarship money…just because they “picture freedom” during Feb 22-28. two links:
http://jea.org/blog/2015/02/03/picture-freedom-scholarship-contest-planned-feb-22-28/
and
http://1forall.us/picture-freedom-contest/official-rules/
#2. As promised last week, my article posted at JEA Digital Media on “Backpack Journalism” along with video links/samples: http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2015/02/06/have-your-staffers-do-a-backpack-video-assignment/
#3. Is Facebook the new webpage for schools? Check this out: http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/01/facebook-new-school-web-page
#4. Teaching Journalism in the 21st Century: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-journalism-william-zinsser-david-cutler
#5. Free lesson/handout for teaching beginning newswriting: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/writing_newsarticle_middle.pdf
