Here you will find interesting links, suggested readings and other assorted things that might serve as inspiration.
PBS Student Reporting Labs - as a new SRL member, we will be participating in various challenges, podcasts, and packages that potentially will be broadcast nationally with PBS.
StoryMaker is a free learning platform developed by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs to build the next generation of media creators.
Austin Film Festival - AV2 students will be applying for scholarships to attend. students will also be able to submit scripts and finished projects, and pitch ideas to industry professionals.
Student Television Network We are now members in this organization, which hosts numerous contests throughout the year with a national conference in the spring (maybe we can attend this year).
No Film School - filled with great tips/gear reviews/explainers for any aspiring filmmaker
Celtx - free script writing tools
Free Music Archive Yep. That's what it says. FREE MUSIC for productions.
Stock Footage - a vast (and often odd) collection of stock footage available for your production.
Mazwai - a beautiful site for free stock footage - a lot of time lapse and nature shots.
Canva (sign in with your Leander email and you get to access it all for free!)
State organizations and resources:
Texas Association of Journalism Educators http://www.taje.org/
Association of Texas Photography Instructors http://atpi.org/
Hal Schmidt http://www.halschmidt.com/
National organizations and resources:
Journalism Education Association http://www.jea.org/
JEA Digital Media http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/
National Scholastic Press Association http://studentpress.org/nspa/
Columbia Scholastic Press Association http://cspa.columbia.edu/
Quill & Scroll http://quillandscroll.org/
Educational resources:
PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs https://studentreportinglabs.org/
Newseum http://www.newseum.org/
Poynter's NewsU http://www.newsu.org go to Courses and filter for student, high school
Best of Student Newspapers Online https://bestofsno.com/
Principals’ Guide to Scholastic Journalism http://principalsguide.org
University of North Texas CTE http://cte.unt.edu/arts
NoRedInk https://www.noredink.com
Student Press Law Center http://www.splc.org/
SchoolJournalism.org http://www.schooljournalism.org/
Design:
Adobe Color https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/
Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/
Path shape game http://shape.method.ac/
Kerning game http://type.method.ac/
Hack Design lessons https://hackdesign.org/
Online newspaper hosts:
Student Newspapers Online https://snosites.com/
The Project for Better Journalism https://betterjournalism.org/