OSMA widgets
- 1. Coyau/WikimediaCommons/CC-BY-SA-3.0 Journalism widgets OHIO SCHOOL MEDIA ASSOCIATION SPRING 2016
- 2. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP For starters • Does your site platform have limits (e.g., javascript)? • Can you easily insert HTML in pages? • Does your school require administrative approval for posting?
- 4. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Animated GIFs • Faster to load than video, doesn’t require a player • Quickly highlights key moments, reactions
- 8. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Creating • Photoshop (harder, but does not require uploading) • Giphy.com (goes public on Giphy.com) • Piku Piku (iPhone app; very brief)
- 14. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Let your profile subjects wave and smile at users • Explain team’s key plays • Time-lapse to demonstrate a problem (hallway congestion, cafeteria food waste)
- 16. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Annotation • Annotate (add notes to) text • Allow users to see the original while also providing explanations & commentary
- 17. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Tools • Linking (no comments; leaves page) • Edited images (hard to change, limited usability) • Genius.com, Hypothes.is (open forums) • DocumentCloud.org (harder to use)
- 20. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Genius example • Live link • Special arrangment with Genius.com to limit outside users • Special code to make annotations visible to all
- 22. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP DocumentCloud example • Live link • Different embed options, or link to DocumentCloud site • Has WordPress plugin
- 23. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Use photo editing software to annotate a classroom wall, a student’s bedroom, a teacher’s briefcase • Use Genius or Hypothes.is to critique or explain examples to staff • Use DocumentCloud to embed annotated versions of school rules
- 25. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Audio clips • Highlight great quotes • Encourage reporters to record interviews • Stand out in social media
- 27. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Creation & use • Up to 24 seconds of audio • Edit from longer piece within the app • Embed in social media
- 32. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Tweet interview clips quickly after the game • Reporters record short promos for their stories • Post mystery clips on social media, challenge followers to identify them
- 34. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Quizzes • More engaging than polls; can stand on their own • Tap into competitive drive • Promote sharing on social media
- 35. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Riddle.com • Free to join (includes Riddle branding) • Templates lead you through creation • License-free stock images available • Photo-heavy quizzes • “Personality” quizzes • Risk: Site homepage may host some NSFS topics
- 45. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Use personality quiz to suggest new music • Quizzes on teachers
- 47. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Aggregation • Build a story up from pieces & parts – tweets, video, photos, web pages • Archive social media reaction in an easy- to-read format • Compile live tweeting to create an instant post
- 48. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Storify.com • Most sophisticated and flexible platform • Drag-and-drop from web, social media • Add your own comments • Embeddable • Video instructions: bit.ly/osma-storify
- 49. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP What it does http://thelambertpost.com/3061/showcase/pr om-fashion-show-takes-the-lambert-stage/
- 50. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Several reporters live tweet an event; assemble those + photos for in-the- moment post • Capture something that sparks social media reaction (bomb scare?) using tweets to supplement news story
- 52. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Social media managers • Monitor multiple social media outlets in one screen • Track specific hashtags, regular words or users • Manage posting to social media
- 53. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Hootsuite.com • Combine accounts on Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, Instagram, YouTube, Storify, Vimeo, Flickr … • Create streams based on your account, searches, keywords, user lists • Create and schedule posts; target audience
- 55. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Monitor official school and community accounts • Create lists (opt-in?) for students, staff • Maintain searches for school/team names
- 56. FREE PHOTOS THEY’RE PHOTOS!THEY’RE FREE!
- 57. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Gettyimages.com • Find a photo (including news, entertainers, etc.) • Click the “embed” button • Select options (caption) • Paste code into your page source code
- 61. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Disadvantages • Probably won’t work with automated thumbnails or slideshows • May cause problems with responsive sites
- 63. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Maps • Answer the “where” question • Provide directions
- 64. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Google.com/mymaps • Add markers by hand or using address search • Add routes • Put text or photos (including StreetView) into popups • Embed on your site (copy and paste HTML)
- 66. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Suggestions • Best places for after prom • Stadiums and gyms in your league • Where teachers came from • Crimes in the community
- 68. AprilKillingsworth/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0 Kroll BoP Goals • Make your site more than shovelware; don’t just dump print content online • Test one new tool per month. Ask yourself: What kind of story can this tell? • Try, fail, review and try again • Use the Big Box of Crayons