Friday, June 28, 2013

Citizen Journalism Project

Project Requirements:

  • The final product must be created with digital media in the form of a Podcast, Digital Story, Wiki, Blog. 
  • Create a TrackStar to lead future students through the project. 
  • Students must be directed to use non-traditional resources to conduct research (Blogs, Twitter, YouTube). 
  • Students must participate in original data collection (interviews or observations) 
  • Structure for Citizen Journalism Project 
  • Choose a local issue or an issue of personal interest to research. 
  • Students use Google and Wikipedia to gain an understanding of the context of the issue. 
  • Students search for blogs, Twitter accounts, YouTube channels to find multiple perspectives on the issue. 
  • Students choose two competing perspectives and use information literacy strategies to identify bias and validate the information. 
  • Looking for Answers: Making Sense of the Bombing This is good example of how to help students analyze and synthesize perspectives on an issue. 
  • Interview a local expert and/or collect observational data to contribute to the report. 
  • Write the story 
  • NPR's Scott Simon:How to Tell a Story
  • Create a digital media product for dissemination on the Internet. 
  • Tips for Journalists: How to create a great documentary
Students will create a digital story about Child Poverty in West Virginia.

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