Getting a 2nd master’s degree with sights set on higher ed job
This school year has been rough. My full-time gig as a high school journalism and English teacher hasn’t been bad, but I have been swamped […]
We’re having a baby girl!
OK. I know this might be old news for a lot of you. My wife Kendall and I started spreading the word about the fact we […]
Looking back at a semester of Participatory Journalism
And so it’s over . . . Well, almost. The Spring 2017 semester is wrapping up, which means it is time for a little introspection. […]
Vogts re-elected to KSPA Board for 3rd term
Todd Vogts, of Sterling High School, has been re-elected to the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Board of Directors serving as the Area 1 Representative. This area used […]
2016-17 Cub Reporter earns All-Kansas distinction
Each year the Sterling High School journalism staff submits its yearbook and magazine to contests hosted by the Kansas Scholastic Press Association in hopes of earning top […]
Dallas Morning News turns focus to digital, arouses questions about GateHouse-owned Hutchinson News
By the middle of the year, The Dallas Morning News will have eliminated at least 20 positions as it outsources its design and print layout work in […]
Building relationships with future news consumers
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a high school journalism adviser and educator. I love journalism, and I love to help my students do great journalism. I am […]
Online video fails to engage users
With services like Snapchat, Facebook Live and Instagram providing platforms for video sharing, not to mention the perennial video king in YouTube, various online players are […]
Engage students with Snapchat
My students are all on Snapchat. I have an account too, and so I often get students asking me for my account name because they want […]
2017-18 Student Publications staff announced
Updated at 11:27 a.m., April 19, 2017 The Sterling High School Student Publications Department will once again be offering multiple products for the 2017-18 school year. These […]
Determining when to give children tech
In September, my wife and I will be having our first child. It’s an exciting time, but it has caused us to discuss a lot […]
Treat news sites with care of a chef
The traffic numbers for Sterling Student Publications, the site operated by my journalism students, is abysmal. This is especially true for our homepage, so I started […]
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