Hello everybody!
Welcome to the Akins Journalism class blog. I am excited to have you in this class.
Review Class Syllabus
Checkout the class syllabus and share it with your parents. Click the link below to access it.
Class Syllabus
Review Class Syllabus
Checkout the class syllabus and share it with your parents. Click the link below to access it.
Class Syllabus
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Take a moment to explore the different features of the Schoology Web site.
The Eagle's Eye story
https://akinseagleseye.com/sections/news/2017/08/14/austin-isd-introduces-new-online-classroom-connection-tool/
Canvas Student Guide
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10701
Canvas Student Tour Videos
https://resources.instructure.com/courses/32/pages/canvas-student-tour-videos
And check out the quick demo video to see how to sign-up and how it works.
The Eagle's Eye story
https://akinseagleseye.com/sections/news/2017/08/14/austin-isd-introduces-new-online-classroom-connection-tool/
Canvas Student Guide
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10701
Canvas Student Tour Videos
https://resources.instructure.com/courses/32/pages/canvas-student-tour-videos
And check out the quick demo video to see how to sign-up and how it works.
Class Blog
To get an idea of how this blog works, checkout the Blog Archive on the right side. It has a list of some of our previous assignments and projects.
Mac and Server Skills
Click on the link below to download a file that will explain some basic Mac and Server skills you will need to master to do well in this class.
Basic Mac and Server Skills (click on me!)
Basic Mac and Server Skills (click on me!)
In the coming weeks, we will walk through most of these skills together in class. Take special note of Steps 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9. You will receive your first grade in this class by saving a Word document in your student folder.
Flip Work (Homework)
I would like to know a little about the kind of news that interests you. When you come to class on Wednesday, we will do a quick write assignment in which you will answer the following questions:
Failing
I want everyone in this class to fail. Sounds awful, right? What I mean is that I want everyone to do a lot of work even if it isn't what you think is "great." We all have to practice and fail a lot before we can get to the point where our work might be considered "great."
Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.
Flip Work (Homework)
I would like to know a little about the kind of news that interests you. When you come to class on Wednesday, we will do a quick write assignment in which you will answer the following questions:
- Top World News Story of the Summer
- Top National (U.S.) News Story of the Summer
- Top Local News Story of the Summer
- Top Entertainment News Story of the Summer
- Top Sports News of the Summer
Failing
I want everyone in this class to fail. Sounds awful, right? What I mean is that I want everyone to do a lot of work even if it isn't what you think is "great." We all have to practice and fail a lot before we can get to the point where our work might be considered "great."
Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.
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