Attending JEA/NSPA convention provides motivation, team-building and more
by Julie Dodd Attending a professional conference can take a lot of effort. Whether a teacher is taking a group of students to a conference, a student is attending a conference, or a JEA mentor is attending a conference, planning, logistics and funding are involved. But the benefits of attending a professional conference, like a...
iMotionHD: Great iPad app for creating stop motion video
by Judy Robinson Mentoring Committee One of the several apps I shared with the mentors at the JEA/NSPA convention in San Francisco this past spring was iMotionHD. It’s a great app and worth reviewing again or sharing with those of you who weren’t able to attend in San Francisco. Creating stop-motion video or time-lapse photography...
Mentor Forum: A full day of discussion and events
[slideshow] Although I am not with the mentors at the forum group, thanks to Peggy Gregory and Nick Ferentinos who have provided pictures. It’s always a full day of ideas, discussion and reuniting for the mentors. The mentors usually consult their convention programs to make decisions about sessions to attend. In addition to attending the...
Adviser Update seeks photos of staffs who attend JEA/NSPA convention in San Antonio
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Adviser Update is interested in having photos of media staffs that attend next week’s Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention in San Antonio. Adviser Update editor George Taylor asks that you send a high resolution image and caption information by Dec. 1, and he’ll consider it for...
AutoStitch: Increase your horizon
by Digital Judy One of the apps I shared for the iPad/iPhone as part of the technology session at the 2012 Seattle Forum was Autostitch Panorama ($1.99). Julie Dodd introduced me to the application and she may have more photos to add to this Seattle selection. You take a series of photos horizontally and...
Mentors answer questions about Mentoring Program — and offer advice
Ellen Kersey and Bill Flechtner, both Oregon mentors, staff the Meet the Mentor table at the JEA/NSPA convention in Seattle.
JEA mentors meeting at JEA/NSPA convention in Seattle
By Julie Dodd JEA Mentor Committee co-chair JEA mentors are attending the Mentor Forum, a day-long workshop of sessions. New mentors are attending training to join the mentoring team. We’re in the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
7 Reasons why you’ll love the Mobile Guide to Seattle JEA/NSPA convention
by Judy Robinson JEA Mentoring Committee If you have a mobile device — Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch — you’ll love the new mobile Seattle convention guidebook. It’s a new resource for this year’s convention as explained on the StudentPress blog. I look forward to fitting this mobile guide into my purse. No more forgetting my heavy...
Mentoring Monday: Interview with mentee Maggie Cogar
by Judy Robinson Mentoring Committee Member Maggie Cogar joined us at the Scholastic Press Association Roundtable at the JEA/NSPA convention in Minneapolis. I’ve been attending the SPA session for years. You don’t need to be a SPA director to attend. The roundtable, led by Julie Dodd, always has relevant information and discussion for all us...
Mentoring Monday: Recipes for successful mentoring cooked up at JEA Mentor Forum in Minneapolis
by Judy Robinson JEA Mentor Committee member At the Mentor Forum in Minneapolis at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention last week, Peggy Gregory started things cooking with a warm-up activity challenging mentors to create recipes with ingredients for success for the futures of mentors and mentees in the program. Be assured there...
Mentors answer questions about mentoring program at Meet the Mentors table
Peggy Gregory and Katy Gray staff the Meet the Mentors table in the JEA Bookstore. They answer questions about the mentoring program and offer advice to new journalism teachers.