Challenging students to educate the public about how rhetoric functions is a primary impetus of the argumentative dictionary eBook. In this author's classes, "rhetoric" means the communicative tactics and strategies used to motivate actions and beliefs. With its emphasis on open-access rhetorical pedagogy, this project and its impetus…

By using a simple teacher-made template, students as young as first grade can collaboratively write and publish their own student-created newsletters. Teachers enjoy the time and energy they save with this integrated learning strategy, and the experience that students gain in publishing their own class newsletter seems to strengthen learning…

Points out that it is not necessary and is sometimes undesirable for a school yearbook to have a theme. Provides guidelines for choosing and using a theme. (TJ)

Indicates that to build a successful yearbook advertising program an adviser must instill enthusiasm and then find students willing to sell advertising. Provides eight guidelines for structuring an advertising sales program. (TJ)

Discusses techniques for making student magazines more appealing. Examines design and format techniques. (HTH)

Discusses six factors to consider when getting onto a computer network: (1) evaluate each situation; (2) contact each network; (3) develop a financial plan; (4) investigate the school's phone system; (5) get other advisers' opinions; and (6) plan how the network will be used. (MS)

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

The author demonstrates how simple snapshots can open new entryways into literacy for all children and help educators view teaching and learning in new ways, building classroom-wide and school-wide community. The book offers projects that help children see real-world possibilities in literate behaviors by using photos as a stimulus for literacy…

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,…

Reviews the many uses for computers in journalism education. (FL)

Urges teachers to publish their students' writing. (JL)

Proposes using the community surrounding a school as a source of story ideas. (FL)

Provides seven ideas for creative advertising in school yearbooks. (HOD)

Notes several practical ideas to keep the frustrations of desktop publishing to a minimum in high school journalism. (SR)

Describes how to make and use "fold-a-books," a format which provides a page layout template to create inexpensive books in any subject area. (SR)