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    • Digital Tools, Part 3: Twitter

      Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series on digital tools that already have or potentially could have an impact on NIE. The social networking Web site Twitter has been deemed both a blessing and a passing fad . Users post - "tweet" is the correct term - updates from their...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 05-21-2009

    • Digital Tools, Part 2: The Kindle

      Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series on digital tools that already have or potentially could have an impact on NIE. With the newspaper industry in the midst of an Internet-induced makeover, another tool is positioning itself to jump into the mix. Amazon's new Kindle DX handheld...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 05-19-2009

    • Digital Tools, Part 1: E-editions

      Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series on digital tools that already have or potentially could have an impact on NIE. Over the last few years, e-editions have become the primary cog in some NIE programs. These digital versions of newspapers cost less for consumers (subscriptions...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 05-08-2009

    • Kids Give Their Two Cents on the Newspaper

      Ever wonder what goes on inside the minds of the youngest newspaper readers? John Humbird Elementary School students in Cumberland, Md., can provide a glimpse. During the school's recent career day, students from grades three through five heard from Cumberland Times-News reporter Brigette Cosgrove...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 05-06-2009

    • Classroom Activities in a Snap

      The New York Times Learning Network offers a variety of classroom-friendly materials, including crossword puzzles and news articles. One resource, News Snapshot , is aimed at students in grades three through five. It combines the newspaper's photography with questions meant to figure out the essentials...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 04-23-2009

    • NIE: Whatever Floats Your Boat

      Starting April 20, students in Daytona Beach, Fla., will set sail along the Intracoastal Waterway and the St. Johns River, visiting Jacksonville and some Florida islands along the way. The trip is part of "Houseboating Through History," a program set up by the NIE program at The News-Journal...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 04-16-2009

    • Educators' Take on the Future of Newspapers

      In a recent article on TimesRecordNews.com, education reporter Ann Work interviewed journalism educators in the Wichita Falls, Texas, area about the future of newspapers and how they are preparing students for it -- or not. She found that while a few teachers still cling to the printed page (one brings...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 04-09-2009

    • Foundation’s Journalism Curriculum Updated

      " N the News ," a free journalism curriculum with lesson plans, subject content and learning activities, is now one unit longer than it was last year. The curriculum for high school students now boasts a ninth unit on design, "Packaging the History." Eight additional units focus on...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 04-07-2009

    • Young Reader Awards Announced

      The NAA Foundation has awarded six Young Reader Awards to recognize new and noteworthy ideas in NIE and youth content programs. "The recipients of this year's Young Reader Awards were chosen for their use of innovative strategies that help raise community and brand awareness, cross-departmental...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 04-03-2009

    • NIE: The Post-Standard Offers Three Ideas

      Need more ways for teachers to use newspapers in the classroom? Taylor Clark can help. Clark, community relations specialist at The Post-Standard in Syracuse, is part of a team that has developed three successful Newspaper In Education projects in the last four years. Quick and easy for The Post-Standard...
      Posted to Foundation (Weblog) by Marina Hendricks on 03-24-2009
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