The digital newsroom has no windows and sometimes it is hard to find. But inside it is one of the top rating online journalism classes in the country.
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Sometimes the best part of the day is being able to go home and relax. It is often a misconception by many people to think that all we do is "blog" all day. The amount of work the E3-Team does in one week is astronomical compared to other courses.
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Joe points at the chalk board. It is important to pay close attention to what he says. In complex topics like these it is easy to get lost.
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It is very rare Dan will write on the board, but when he does it is gaurenteed that it very useful.
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Roger knows when he has a question that Dan will always answer it. Sometimes though computers can be unreliable and not work. That is why we learn patience. Nothing ever works the first time.
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Dan is passionate about web design and about his abilitiy to teach. He visual guides Roger with great expertise.
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The computer is just a minor tool in the e-journalists Satchel. It is important to note that the notepad and pen are just as valuable.
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The best thing about web design, according to Mark, is the creativity side of it.
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Donna leans over Adam's shoulder looking at his progress in the assignment. She hopes to pick up some pointers from how he has done it.
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Even though it is 8 am the E3-Team are on alert and ready to learn web design on Tuesdays. It is sometimes hard to come in everyday at 8 am, but when the call of duty is about the E3-Team answer it without thinking twice.
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Donna Webb gets some advice from Dan on how to complete the roll over assignment. Dan's web design knowledge is pretty extensive, and the E3-Team knows if they have any questions he will answer them all easily.
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Mike Darling's computer is sometimes neat and sometimes cluttered, but there is always something related to arts and entertainment lying around.
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In the centre of the digital newsroom, and directly in the centre of the E3-Team, Dan's laptop and projector hum. Dan shows the class quicktime videos of his lessons which provide an easy step-by-step approach on how to build webpages. The E3-Team all agree that these videos make learning how to do webpages really easy.
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Adam ponders about the different ways he can do the assignment. He also thinks about how exactly he wants to splice the image up.
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Roger Levac easily does the assignment in good time. The object is to build the basic page that is given and gain good knowledge skills on how to do simillar assignments for the future. Roll overs are a good tool to know because they are an easy and quick way to add Interaction in a webpage.
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Dan then offers some quick advice and shows Mark what is the perfect way to accomplish what he needs to do.
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Mark shows Dan what he did with his assignment. The assignment involved using roll overs with Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready.
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Dan looks over some work Mark did trying to assess the problems and provide Mark with a solution.
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The business of journalism is a tricky subject filled with much theory. The E3-Team look on as Joe goes into a lecture about advertising.
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Rob double checks to make sure the links are correct on each page.
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On Fridays, both Rob and Hersh come armed with their respected laptops to help make the Online Pioneer a great publication.
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Thursdays are the beginning of an extremely busy time in our class lives. We begin to post the Online Pioneer.
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Adam Peck and Donna Webb concentrate hard on the lecture Joe Callahan gives regarding the business of journalism.
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Rob Washburn introduces the E3-Team to new techniques.
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Adam Peck finishes up converting a story about Loyalist women's soccer into a webpage. Adam carefully inspects it to make sure he has everything done correctly.
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Hersh takes a moment as he looks at his laptop background and reflexs on some theory behind design.
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The E3-Team and Joe listen to a point Mark raises.
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The E3-Team eagerly look on as Rob demonstrates web posting techniques.
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Rob explains to the E3-Team how to start posting news online, and why it is important.
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Mark and Adam discuss important issues about learning disabilities with each other. There is no debate amongst the team. Just discourse.
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Donna looks on as Rob explains some key lessons that will be vital for her journey through E-Journalism.
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Hersh and Rob discuss technical issues of the Online Pioneer with each other.
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Mark reads down copy while trying to make it better.
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Roger Levac muses over a web design issue and concentrates hard on trying to find a solution.
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Roger Levac makes his way to Loyalist College for another day of hard work at the digital newsroom.
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Adam Peck looks at The Pioneer's story line up to make sure he has all the stories written down.
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A complete documented list of all the week stories are needed to make sure we the E3-Team are well organized.
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One of the things the E3-Team must do is collect the raw material for out publication from many different sources in the school. One of those sources being the school newspaper, The Pioneer.
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Joe Callahan explains to the E3-Team one of his many rules of 'thumb' surrounding the business of journalism.
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Adam Peck picks up a book in Joe's class. Joe teaches the business of journalism to the E3-Team.
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With the help of a remote control, I capture a moment where Roger and myself partner up to get a task done. Despite anything, the E3-Team is a team, and not a title. We as a group have to rely on each other's expertise to get through the day.
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Roger's passion is sports, and he constantly makes sure he is up to date with the professional sporting world.
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Friday is a tense day in the newsroom, but any other day can be just as stressful. Often in the digital newsroom one can forget there are many other people around you.
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The harsh computer screen glow splashes on Donna Webb's face. But it does not phase her as she concentrates on the task at hand.
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Adam Peck pounds away at the keyboard while trying to mix and blend the poetry of words in his mind into a complex and excellent piece of writing.
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Both Michael Darling and Roger Levac peer at their respected monitors trying to figure out how to solve the problem at hand.
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Roger takes advantage of Dan's teachning style and makes sure he pay attention closely to what Dan says. Dan breaks down his lessons in movies and step by step explanations making it easy for anyone to 'get it'.
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Dan goes into extreme detail for Donna as he explains step by step how to solve her current website problem.
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Mark and Hersh discuss the design on the Online Pioneer together. One of Hersh's assignments this fall is to redesign the Online Pioneer's website and make it "grown up".
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Adam Peck checks the width of his tables and tries to line them up with the other navigation bar. Adam has made extreme progress in understanding the Macintosh and how to create well designed websites.
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