APN Newspapers in Education

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This week’s NiE X-Press page, published on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, is Newsmakers.

The page looks at who prepares news for consumption and some people that regularly feature in our newspapers. We ask students to consider how social media and new ICT technologies have affected the way news stories are collected, recorded, distributed and analysed.

Teaching suggestions and more information can be found under the More information tab on the left-hand menu.

Page contents
Where does news come from? – an introduction of who prepares news for consumption
Citizens as journalists – an explanation of how the public can contribute to the production of news reports and dissemination of news and information
People in the news – students match names and roles to well-known people that feature in the news
My news – students are directed to our NiE website where they can watch a NewsByte video tutorial on NiE TV to learn how to create their own news video clip.

The downloadable theme lessons include:
I’m in the news! – students imagine that they are in the newspaper and write an news article with a headline, picture and caption.
Responding to a news event – students look for examples in their newspaper of people responding to news events. The Student volunteer army are used as an example of responding to a news event.

You can find these lessons under the Theme lessons tab. Also, there are other news related theme lessons that can be adapted to suit your students. Just look in our Theme archive under:
2011 Newspaper scavenger hunt
2010 Media Connections
2009 A job as a journalist and Keep your finger on the pulse

Then go to the Theme lessons for the selected page.

Encourage your students to use the student activities accessible from the home page. They do not need to register on the website.

Student Features

Encourage your students to use the Front Page Builder activity accessible from the home page. They do not need to register on the website.

Page Theme Quiz – new each week

Front Page Builder – an interactive front page builder where students use supplied current news pictures and captions to make their own front page.

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