Implementation of ICT in the educational process has allowed us especially in the last decade to fully develop cognitive and psychomotor skills of students. A typical example is the use of multimedia, through which the learner gradually formed and developed their skills in the area of sensory perception. The paper is focused on one of the modern…

This study aims to investigate the acceptance of ICT teachers pertaining to the use of Scratch as an Algorithm Visualization (AV) software in terms of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. An embedded mixed method research design was used in the study, in which qualitative data were embedded in quantitative ones and used to explain the…

Urges yearbook graphic designers to use a simple and sophisticated style. Argues that every graphic element must have a reason for taking up space on the page. (RS)

Notes that the planning of an effective entertainment page in a school newspaper must begin by establishing its purpose. Examines all the elements that contribute to the makeup of a good entertainment page. (RL)

Presents 26 guidelines to help a yearbook staff become more knowledgeable of the basics needed to produce an eye-appealing layout. (GT)

Discusses how to use sidebar stories to cut down very long stories. Presents several examples of effective sidebars from school newspapers. (RS)

Presents a list of 23 questions for high school newspaper advisors concerning publication policies, editorials, source anonymity, page design, and other issues relating to overall credibility. (RS)

Discusses how to design an effective center spread in a newspaper (in which two vertical pages are combined into one visual horizontal unit). (SR)

Noting that spring delivery of yearbooks often leaves instructors with several months of spare time, this paper presents activities that allow teachers to use the experience of senior editors to provide a base for immediate preparation of the next yearbook. The first part of the paper provides 12 specific jobs that can be handled in the spring,…

Discusses criteria for determining whether to develop a yearbook around a specific theme. (HTH)

Explains that yearbook photographs can be grouped into various divisions, including candids, group photographs, portraits, and illustration/studio-type photographs. Provides important photographer guidelines for each group. Concludes with some overall suggestions on understanding photojournalism and how it relates to creating a better yearbook.…

Presents a list of general qualities that might turn a good yearbook into a great one. Discusses photojournalism, visual elements, editing concerns, personalized coverage, and broad general concerns. (SR)

Tells how to plan effective page layouts for news magazines; provides illustrations from high school publications. (GW)

Discusses most effective use of graphics and design in school newspapers as suggested by Dr. Mario Garcia, a foremost newspaper redesign specialist. (HTH)

Tells how a weekly high school newspaper switched to a front page format built in most issues around a single story or subject; includes reproductions of the front pages of six different issues. (GT)