Students wanting some extra InDesign practice signed up for You’re Designing the Newspaper, taught by Jim McGonnell, a recently retired journalism teacher from Ohio. There are 11 students in the class, which allows for a more relaxed classroom environment with sufficient one-on-one time with McGonnell. The objective of the class is to learn design techniques that will be … [Read more...] about You’re Designing the Newspaper class prepares students through various design projects
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Students find crash-course journalism in Writing & Designing the Newspaper
Students looking for an introduction into the world of journalism started day one of the class Writing & Designing the Newspaper, taught by Jody Mackey. Mackey, advisor for the yearbook and the video program at Traverse City East Middle School, hopes for the students to experience their initial “splash” into journalism, specifically learning the basics of interviewing, … [Read more...] about Students find crash-course journalism in Writing & Designing the Newspaper
New class Creative Illustration Techniques teaches basics of Photoshop
Students spend their first day of Creative Illustration Techniques, a new class, learning the ropes of Photoshop. Chad Bennett, a second year instructor, plans on having a lot of “play” time in class to get his students used to Photoshop, while having fun. “They actually wrote the class that I’m teaching this year more or less for me,” Bennett said. “It was one of the … [Read more...] about New class Creative Illustration Techniques teaches basics of Photoshop
Summer campers dye t-shirts
Before their hands were stained with ink from newspapers, 400 MIPA campers soaked their hands with Rit dye as they invaded the lawn of Shaw Hall. Traditionally, campers received a complementary MIPA t-shirt after registering for camp. But this year, camp director Chad Sanders wanted to begin the creative process early on with the students tie dying their own shirts. “We … [Read more...] about Summer campers dye t-shirts
Feature coverage class raises the bar
From learning about the new media to writing a 300 word feature story, the journalists in the Feature Coverage class focus on creating unique stories that are more appealing to their readers. “Teenagers can be inherently lazy so being a good reporter is the opposite of their natural instinct,” Feature Coverage instructor Julia Satterthwaite said. “I want to teach them how to … [Read more...] about Feature coverage class raises the bar