Quarantines, Zooms, Hybrid Schedules, Virtual Classrooms and Meet Ups, oh my! To say teaching during COVID-19 has been a challenge would indeed be an understatement. However, five Journalism Advisers from...
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fall 2020 Digital Divide contest. Student journalists were given the opportunity to spotlight what schools and communities are doing to ensure all students...
COVID-19 continues to impact our nation. As more and more schooling is delivered via eLearning, a spotlight shines on the “digital divide.”
What is a digital divide? It is the uneven distribution...
Michelle Turner, Washington High School (Missouri) Photography and Broadcast Adviser. JEA 2016 Broadcast Adviser of the Year.
• August 1, 2020
When learning how to operate a DSLR, it is important to understand three critical components to how a camera works; Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed. In a previous mini-tutorial, we covered aperture. In...
Christina Geabhart, MJE, 2019 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year and journalism adviser at Oak Park High School, Kansas City, Mo
• June 27, 2020
This spring, school doors closed and students stayed home due to COVID-19. Teachers and administrators were incredibly creative in finding ways to reach students and continue their education.
In...
Choosing winners for the fourth annual SchoolJournalism.org First Amendment Matters PSA contest was not an easy task. Even with the challenges presented by school closures due to COVID-19, we received...
A.J. Chambers, NBCT, CJE., Convergence Media Director, RNE-TV Live and The Saber Adviser. Columbia, SC
• March 14, 2020
As many schools and districts move to an e-learning format, this leaves production-based classes without their studios, equipment, and software. This doesn’t mean learning stops. The key is to give students...
Multiple surveys and studies have shown Americans remain unaware of the five freedoms the First Amendment guarantees. When more Americans can name characters from an animated television series than the...
Leigh Rogers, 2019 JEA Rising Star and Hermann (Missouri) High School Yearbook Adviser
• February 10, 2020
At the start of the year, I welcomed 20 new students into the yearbook program. Only one student had returned from the previous year's staff. Helping our staff become a team has been a year-long process.
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