Class Requirements

The class will include lectures on emerging media themes, such as the ethical and legal implications of publishing online in a 24/7 environment;

Goals:

• Best practices for doing research on the Internet
• The impact of blogs, wikis and other social media on mainstream media.
• Basic html (using notepad or a comparable text editor)
• Basic Web page layout
• Build a resume package (in Wordpress) and a
• Multimedia news feature package (in Dreamweaver)
• Participate in a class blog
• Create their own personal blogs
• Create RSS readers on Google
• Use social media tools like Twitter and Facebook for reporting and marketing stories and interacting with readers.
• Work with free online interactive tools to create maps, banners or charts, polls & quizzes to help tell stories.

Students will be introduced to these tools and concepts:

• Cascading style sheets
• Web-editing and photo-editing tools (including Dreamweaver, Wordpress and Photoshop).
• Site structuring and navigation
• Headline writing
• Search engine optimization
• Link writing
• Eye-tracking studies
• Demonstration of Soundslides or Audioboo