Presentations
Developing Technical Skills for a High School Newspaper
Effective Content Techniques for Online Media
Exercises and Handouts
HTML Exercise (Sample html page; Sample stylesheet - use Ctrl-Click or Right-Click to Save in folder on your computer)
Hosting and Content Management Systems and Wordpress.com handout
Basic Blog Platform
Blogger - basic platform, easy to use
Tumblr - basic blog platform with sharing/social features
Content Management Systems
Wordpress.com - more robust than Blogger; fairly easy to use. Hosted by Wordpress. Free, minimal fee for custom domain, css customize.
Wordpress.org - self-install Wordpress platform; contract through host. 1000 of themes and plugins for added functionality. Monthly hosting fees via a Web host like Bluehost.com.
My.HSJ.org - My High School Journalism - ASNE-provided content management system. Browse high school sites that they have hosted. Teacher Guide and Quick Start Guide available online. Contact ASNE for login information. Free.
School Newspapers Online - Wordpress-based, with suppport. $600 setup fee, $200 annual renewal. Check out Clients and Award Winners for the sites they host.
Article - Life Beyond Wordpress: Showcase of Blogging CMSs
Other
Weebly - free website platform
Wix - free website platform
ASNE Participant Websites
HSJ.org
The Emissary - Deanna Caplett
The Defensor - Ellen Sullivan
Wordpress
The Bird Bath - Jessika Curry
Manual Red Eye - James Miller
The Lightning Times - Erika Coley-Mincey
The Talon - Jason Prince
The Bark - Sarah Guthrie
El Diablo - Destiny Schipman
The Matador - Jennifer Kim
Weebly
The Hawk Herald- Luken Grace
Other High School Website Examples
Stagg Line, Amos Alanzo Stagg High, Stockton CA - my.hsj.org
Lonestar Dispatch, Bowie High, Austin - my.hsj.org
Palo Alto High School - School Newspapers Online
Knight Errant, St. Louis Park, MN - School Newspapers Online
The Harbinger - Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, KS - Wordpress
The Recorder, Ronald Reagan High, San Antonio, TX - Wordpress
The Maroon, Stephen F. Austin High, Austin TX - outside contractor
Foothill Dragon Press, Ventura, CA - Joomla
Great Multimedia
New York Times - Haiti Multimedia Collection, Artsbeat June 23, Amazing Girls, Held by the Taliban
Washington Post - Being a Black Man, Scene In
Statesman Multimedia- Marathon Stories, Graduating Seniors
Graffiti Permission Wall - TXST student video project - Andrew Goodwin
Data and Visualizations
New York Times - How Many Households are Like Yours?; Rent vs. Buy; Selected Interactive Graphics (Article - Renegades at the NY Times, NY Magazine)
Texas Tribune - Visualizing the Legislative Session; Government Salary Database;
Google Maps - create your own interactive maps; Charts and Visualizations - make interactive charts and graphs to embed on a website; Fusion Tables - more advanced charting with data.
Wordle; Chartle - easy visualizations
Resources
Storify.com - tell stories with the social media created about them
International Symposium in Online Journalism
Lynda.com - online tutorials
Reynolds Institute Blog at Arizona State
Instructor Links
Fundamentals of Digital/Online Media
Online Media Design (graduate)
Advanced Online Media (graduate)
Issues in New Media (graduate)
Cindy's Take on Tech - tech blog
On That Note music blog
TXStateofChange.com - TXST's status as Hispanic Serving Institution
SXTXState.com - grad student coverage of SXSW
TXStateMCWeek.com - coverage of the annual Mass Comm Week at Texas State