Day 11: Article work & style!

1. Ideas for article interviews; general check-in.
2. Review of style sheet. We have to adhere to the same style or else we look bad.
1. quote patterns, numbers, titles, and more!
3. Senior arts need to be uploaded (Taylor); Senior speech uploaded (Philip)
4. How are the video briefs coming? (Holland & Henry)
5. Instagram and twitter content info. Pushing to get something on both every day.
6. Some ideas for regular outside contributions
1. Weekly/bi-weekly book list from Trevor/Derek (A&E)
2. Weekly sports photo from MCT (sports)
3. My MA weekly piece (opinion)
4. News of the week from MCT (news)

Day 10: Article assigning and briefs due

1. Are all briefs in? How was this round?
2. Article assigning:

Victims push laws to push online revenge posts
New law proposes reset of youths' online history
Does Social Media Make Us Narcissists?
Cost of College
The best clothing store ever: Brandy/Brandi/Brandee/Bran-d
COD preview

Some ideas for regular outside contributions:
Weekly or biweekly book list from Trevor/Derek? (A&E)
Weekly sports photo from MCT (sports)
My MA weekly piece (opinion)
Weekly news piece from MCT (news)

3. Senior Arts needs to get uploaded (Taylor), as does Isabelle's senior speech (Philip)
4. Some style review (quote patterns, numbers, titles, and more)
5. A great read on how to make the most of Twitter

Day 9: Article due!

1. Are all articles in with graphics? Push out graphics to Instagram. Push out teasers to Facebook and twitter.
2. Ideas for next edition? What's coming up on the calendar? Next deadline is 10/16.

Some ideas from the real world:
New law proposes reset of youths' online history
Cost of College
The best clothing store ever: Brandy/Brandi/Brandee/Bran-d
COD preview

New rule: everyone writes alone .....

Day 8: Briefs, article ideas, more MCT, and some reflection

1. Briefs due! Editors edit.

2. This was the third time through with your brief. Do you want to change? Stay with the same thing? New ideas?

3. Graphic needs for articles (due next class)

4. Looking through other school newspaper, what ideas can inspire us?

5. Looking at our own website, what's missing? Have all sections been added to this year?

New round of briefs:
Health & Wellness: Chiara
Profile: Olivia
Polls: Tiger Chow
Unusual News: Phillip
Fashion: Sara Scannell
30 secs with: Holland (video)
Meh list: Henry (video)
Pop Culture Column: Taylor

Day 7: Time to steal

• Second drafts are due! How are graphics coming along? Who needs help with graphics? How can we make interactive graphics?
• Quick check-in about twitter/instagram
• MCT Campus -- another source for some current events and graphics to plump up our weekly content
• Editors edit
• Holland (or someone else) -- work to process senior speeches and Happiness video
• Others -- check out these other high school websites and see what story ideas are worth stealing, what concepts are worth copying, what things we might learn.

Harker School in SJ:  www.talonwp.com
Laude School in Missouri: www.laduetoday.com
www.mustangmorningnews.com
Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara: www.thefourthestate.net
Coronado School in Lubbock, TX:  www.coronadocrest.com
southwestshadow.com
Sacred Heart in SF: http://broadview.sacredsf.org
Urban School: http://www.urbanlegendnews.org/
Redwood High School: http://redwoodbark.org/

Day 6: a video and then work day

High School Student Destroys State Senator

Let's review some fun ideas about interviewing.

And work time:
1. Can we get Tiger's article out there?
2. Holland will continue to be an editing machine!
3. Chiara & Henry -- work on article
4. Sara -- explore some ways to either get music or do a daily song or something fun that suits your fancy
5. Philip, Morgan, Taylor, Olivia -- work on articles, briefs, other exciting things. Maybe tweet or instagram. So wild but not too wild.

Day 5: Briefs due and what to Tweet/Instagram/Facebook

1. Briefs due. Check in about how they're going. Let's make sure they all get pushed out. Editors edit briefs.
2. Holland — edit video from Happiness Assembly
3. Henry/Chiara — interviews and work
4. Tiger — can we shape up the Moon Festival piece and push it out this week?
5. Olivia — how is that bucket list coming?
6. Everyone — what should we tweet? Some ideas from other places. PB's idea for polls/questions. What should we post on Facebook & instagram?

Day 4: Drafts due & working on articles & discussion

Who can record Tuesday's assembly?

Drafts to themavoice@gmail.com — editors edit

Staffers
Holland — cut, edit, upload senior speeches
Henry & Chiara — work on article, what are graphic ideas?, do you need help?, interviews needed?
Tiger & Olivia — check in with Mary and then work on articles

General Discussion (as time permits)
How are briefs coming? new brief idea for Sara?
How can we incorporate video, sound, and other fun items? Brainstorm ... no idea is too crazy.

Day 3: MA Voice website & iPads

Annie's Super document!