On Monday, June 20th Aaron Manfull shared his 10-step process for getting a school newspaper online. His breakdown of the different steps was clear and concise. Some of his best advise was how to navigate the technical landscape. "Choose a platform, as you get to different levels, you are going to get different options, " he said.
On overcoming the intimidation factor, "Start small, building slowly...just start it because it will evolve over time."
The web is the perfect publishing format for establishing "beats." The recent economic trend of reduction of news staff size won't be necessary for building a website. Beats allow advisers to keep each student engaged; a specific focus, a specific project. All together it equals a wide variety of content on a school's news website.
Kerri Wosek
West Senior High
Traverse City, MI
