Think On-Line First
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The document discusses the achievements of Borah High School's girls basketball team, highlighting their first state championship appearance since 2006 and their performance in recent games. It reflects on the team's journey, aspirations for improvement, and community support, emphasizing the emotional significance of their accomplishments. Additionally, it touches on the structure and operation of the school's publication, Borah Senator, including its print and web strategies.
Think On-Line First
- 1. Slidevana created with Think On-Line First When, What, Where, Why, Website 1 Michelle Harmon michelle.harmon@boiseschools.org BorahSenator.com
- 2. This is my small staff this year! 2
- 3. It is the paper Web isn’t a supplement to paper ‣ Mental shift ‣ Web site isn't a supplement to the paper. ‣ Think of print and web as one two-headed beast. ‣ "It simply gets fed at different times.” Paula Carlson, associate editor of the Surrey/North Delta Leader in British Columbia 3
- 4. VOLUME 56 | ISSUE III | MARCH 29, 2016 | 6001 CASSIA ST. | BOISE, ID 83709 | BORAHSENATOR.COM | @THEBORAHSENATOR B rah Senator Girlsaccomplishstatestatus by Hana Krogness |hkrogness@borahsenator.com Junior Kiana Corpus goes up against Mountian View at the Idaho Center. Lions bat tle hard, but came up short losing to Mountain View 54-62. By Hana Krogness hkrogness@borahsenator.com Girls basketball completed the season 15-9 overall, making this the first year the team has gone to state since 2006. “I think in the upcoming years Borah will continu- ously be getting better,” said senior Michal Bilger. “This is the year where we got over the hump.” The girls expect that Borah will make it to state as a regular accomplishment in the fu- ture. “During districts, we knew we could make it to state. In the game against Eagle, we were ahead almost the whole game,” said senior Madeline Bryant. “Then they ended up winning in the end by three points.” The girls beat Post Falls, making it of- ficial that they were going to be in the state championship. “We all were just huddled up scream ing,” said Bryant. She added, “It was a crazy feeling be cause we haven’t gone to state for nine years. Then before the state game we got the sweatshirts and it all became very real, Even walking into the stadium ev erything was new and very big.” The girls bas ketball team was challenged in thier first game of the state championship. They were up against Mountain View and point guard Destiny Slocum, who is rated by ESPN as a five-star point guard. “We had nothing to lose because Mountain view was the higher seed so we gave it our all,” said junior Kiana Corpus. The game ended w54-62, which was a tough loss but the girls had battled hard. The team lost its second game against Stories and photo galleries updated on BorahSenator.com “It was a crazy feeling because we haven’t gone to state for nine years.” Senior Madeline Bryant Follow us on your favorite social media sites! Borah Senator @theBorahSenator @theBorahSenator Q&A on Page 13 “I have learned there is always room for improvement.” Senior Point Guard DeAndre Jones Coach Cada retiring after 36 years at Borah Story on Page 12 Boys beat Centennial and place 3rd in the state championships. Photos on Page 13 Passion to make a differ- ence leads junior to join the Peace Corps. Story on Page 3 Questoning your relationship? Check out Page 6 Senior discovers talent as a potter and gets offers to sell work. Artist bio on Page 2 Comes out Quarterly Print Publication ‣ 7 students on full-time staff ‣ 3-week print cycle ‣ 12 - 20 pages ‣ Quarterly distribution 4
- 5. Goal: Weekly Updates Online Publication ‣ Publish when ready ‣ May or may not go into print publication 5
- 6. Use what you already do to frame your ideas Time to ask yourself questions ‣ What’s our print production cycle? ‣ What is a web production cycle? ‣ How big is my staff? ‣ Who is my target audience? 6
- 7. Example: Weekly Editorial Cartoon 7
- 8. Brainstorm additional ways to spread the wealth What’s realistic online? ‣ Weekly Grade Sheet ‣ Student of the Week ‣ Sports Schedules / Scores ‣ Constant Storyboard: Write it, publish it ‣ Updated calendar ‣ Everybody on social media 8
- 9. Avoid the huge copy dump 9
- 10. Avoid the publication see-saw 10
- 11. VOLUME 56 | ISSUE III | MARCH 29, 2016 | 6001 CASSIA ST. | BOISE, ID 83709 | BORAHSENATOR.COM | @THEBORAHSENATOR B rah Senator Girlsaccomplishstatestatus by Hana Krogness |hkrogness@borahsenator.com Junior Kiana Corpus goes up against Mountian View at the Idaho Center. Lions bat- tle hard, but came up short losing to Mountain View 54-62. By Hana Krogness hkrogness@borahsenator.com Girls basketball completed the season 15-9 overall, making this the first year the team has gone to state since 2006. “I think in the upcoming years Borah will continu- ously be getting better,” said senior Michal Bilger. “This is the year where we got over the hump.” The girls expect that Borah will make it to state as a regular accomplishment in the fu- ture. “During districts, we knew we could make it to state. In the game against Eagle, we were ahead almost the whole game,” said senior Madeline Bryant. “Then they ended up winning in the end by three points.” The girls beat Post Falls, making it of- ficial that they were going to be in the state championship. “We all were just huddled up scream- ing,” said Bryant. She added, “It was a crazy feeling be- cause we haven’t gone to state for nine years. Then before the state game we got the sweatshirts and it all became very real, Even walking into the stadium ev- erything was new and very big.” The girls bas- ketball team was challenged in thier first game of the state championship. They were up against Mountain View and point guard Destiny Slocum, who is rated by ESPN as a five-star point guard. “We had nothing to lose because Mountain view was the higher seed so we gave it our all,” said junior Kiana Corpus. The game ended w54-62, which was a tough loss but the girls had battled hard. The team lost its second game against Stories and photo galleries updated on BorahSenator.com “It was a crazy feeling because we haven’t gone to state for nine years.” Senior Madeline Bryant Follow us on your favorite social media sites! Borah Senator @theBorahSenator @theBorahSenator Q&A on Page 13 “I have learned there is always room for improvement.” Senior Point Guard DeAndre Jones Coach Cada retiring after 36 years at Borah Story on Page 12 Boys beat Centennial and place 3rd in the state championships. Photos on Page 13 Passion to make a differ- ence leads junior to join the Peace Corps. Story on Page 3 Questoning your relationship? Check out Page 6 Senior discovers talent as a potter and gets offers to sell work. Artist bio on Page 2 Adjust your print ‣ Publish less often ‣ Fill staff downtime ‣ Cut-off for layout periods ‣ Change your grading system (handout) 11
- 12. ‣ I forward emails to google group (staff) ‣ Staffers read & determine news values ‣ Staffers update storyboard “live” ‣ Staffers assign themselves stories ‣ Staffers get a weekly grade (50 points) 12
- 13. ‣ 3 - 5 social media posts / week ‣ Attend weekly DECA meetings (CTE) ‣ Tweet at games ‣ Post opportunities throughout the newsroom ‣ Post daily goal calendar on wall of newsroom 13
- 15. ‣ Eliminated page editors ‣ Storyboard becomes ongoing vs. static ‣ Layout happens when a page is ready ‣ Write first, layout second ‣ Use SNO FLOW Layout Builder ‣ Editor-in-Chief plays central role in designing print pages 15
- 16. Sno Flow Layout Builder 16
- 17. Breaking news gets a chance for print publication Layout pages weeks in advance ‣ Pages that can be done ahead of time: feature pages, editorials, opinion, fun and games ‣ Sports can be updated/covered/wrapped up for print (pictures already there) ‣ Example: Coach retiring ‣ Theme spread (can either be determined organically or planned) ‣ News: might be the last pages to finish just before put paper to bed 17
- 18. We’re somehow still laughing 18
- 19. Subscribe to MCT Campus 19
- 21. Adviser Institute this summer 21
- 22. Anything you’d like to add? Any questions? Michelle Harmon Borah High School Boise, Idaho 208-854-4427 michelle.harmon@boiseschools.org 22