Mrs. Ries’ Web Wonders  -  Suzy Ries

 

URL

Name of Website

Primary Use

Purpose of the Site

Author,

Sponsor

Summary of educational content

Cautions

http://highschooljournalism.org

 

High School Journalism. Org

§         Teachers

§         Students

§         Lesson Plans

§         Samples of other school papers

American Society of Newspaper Editors

Exercises, lesson plans and student links for HS Journalism

None

 

INK:  Internet News Knowledge

Students

§         Most common grammar mistakes in newspaper writing

Pressbase Advisors

Common news writing mistakes to promote attention to detail and build credibility

Parts of site not accessible to students

http://www.writesite.org/html/tracing.html

http://www.writesite.org/html/famous.html

 

 

The Write Site

Students

§         Journalism Timeline in the U.S.

§         Famous Journalists and Photojournalists

Ohio Dept. of Education

A virtual tour of a newsroom, along with interactive program which offers students a chance to be a reporter

Made for middle school students

http://www.ibiblio.org/journalism/jhistory/

 

A Brief History of Journalism

Students

§         Journalism Timeline from 3500 B.C. to 1995

Joseph Treatbult research.  Various sources.

Timeline

No guarantee of content accuracy

http://www.ibiblio.org/journalism/jhistory/

 

Significant Milestones in Journalism History

Students

Journalism history 1982-2002

St. Thomas University

Timeline

Sources not listed

http://library.thinkquest.org/27629/themes/media/mdtimeline.html

 

Mass media timeline

Students

Timeline from 1900-1990

ThinkQuest 1999

Timeline

 

http://www.caslon.com.au/timeline1.htm

 

Media and Communications Timeline

Students

Timeline from 105-2001

Caslon Analytics

Timeline

Very detailed, students may get overwhelmed

http://highschooljournalism.org//teachers/tipsstoryideasrichmond.htm

http://highschooljournalism.org//teachers/tipsstoryideashsjinstitute.htm

 

High School Journalism. Org

Teacher

10 sources for story ideas

ASNE story ideas

Richmond Newspapers, Inc.

ASNE

Planning for story ideas

Good basic tips to plan 4-6 weeks out

http://highschooljournalism.org//teachers/tipsasimov.htm

http://highschooljournalism.org//teachers/tipshowtowrite.htm

 

 

High School Journalism. Org

Teacher and students

12 elements of a standard news story

How to write and how not to write

San Francisco Chronicle

Step by step instructions for writing a great story

May not work for all stories, investigative

http://highschooljournalism.org//teachers/SchoolInf_index.cfm

 

High School Journalism.org

Students and Teacher

Other HS newspapers by state

ASNE

View other stories and sites for idea, comparison

Layout is not like hardcopy, good for story ideas

http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/highschool.html

 

The Journalists’ Toolbox

Teacher

Links to HS Journalism sites

American Press Institute

Links for teacher to various HS journalism sites

 

http://www.sdttl.com/prof/resource.htm

 

No Child Left Behind

Teachers

Parents

NCLB PowerPoint

US Dept. of Education?

Overview of NCLB in PowerPoint

No sources for statistics, skewed toward mandates

http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/

 

No Child Left Behind

Teachers

Parents

NCLB National Homepage

US Dept. of Education

Includes Parents Guide to NCLB

 

http://www.fcclainc.org/

 

FCCLA

Teacher/Advisor

FCCLA members

National Homepage

FCCLA Inc.

Programs, history, store

Programs, history, store

http://www.sdfccla.org/

 

SD FCCLA

Teacher/Advisor

FCCLA Members

State Homepage

South Dakota FCCLA

State programs, dates, committees

 

http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DWCP/FACS/documents/

 

SD Dept. of Education Cultural Affairs

Advisor/Members

State documents

DECA

NA

 

http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DWCP/FACS/resources/

 

SD Dept. of Education Cultural Affairs

Advisor/Members

Clearinghouse for teachers/advisors

DECA

Project ideas, Web Quests,

Illustrated Talk Resources

 

http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda7.html

 

Sites to promote academic success

Parents

Students

Links to study skills sites

University of Northern Iowa

Links for parents and students

 

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html

 

Study Skills Checklist

Parents,

 Students

Study Skills quiz with helpful problem solving links

Virginia Polytech Institute

 

 

http://www.time.com/time/2003/kids/

 

Talking to Your Kids

Parents

Time magazine article

How to really listen to your teen and broaching assorted topics