camera/audio/smartphone | JEA Curriculum Initiative

December 27, 2018

Recording and editing a practice podcast

Description Students will understand how to easily record and edit a podcast by practicing using the free software program Audacity. (It is recommended that the instructor download and record a demo on Audacity before beginning) Objectives Students will write a script for a podcast Students will …

December 27, 2018

by abrinelson

Podcasts are just like writing a beat

Description Students will listen to a podcast of their choice and analyze the elements contained within to understand how the audio format is closely related to writing they already understand. Objectives Students will analyze a podcast for its content. Students will recognize elements within the podcast …

November 16, 2017

by sadwers

Photojournalism

Five things to spend your budget on

September 4, 2017

by abrinelson

Multimedia Broadcast

Exploring free multimedia apps

August 30, 2017

by abrinelson

News Gathering

Digital dictation tools

August 14, 2017

by abrinelson

Creating an easy cell phone video with Adobe Premiere Clip

Description When students are covering an event as part of a beat or other piece of online coverage, they may find themselves in a situation that would be complemented by a video clip. However, the student is all alone and nobody with a video camera is …

August 14, 2017

by abrinelson

Creating a multimedia feature story for the Web

Description This is designed as a culminating web project. It is useful to do this after students have been taught how to write a feature, how to integrate multimedia elements into a story, and how to take photographs with captions to complement a story. A list …

November 4, 2016

by sarahnichols

Photojournalism

Cropping for impact

This lesson will explore the impact of cropping an image from the inside out. Through a series of cropping exercises, students will learn to include only what is most important.

April 8, 2016