Friday, September 26, 2008

Re: Online newspaper?

At Nobles I used Typepad to set up the Middle School newspaper online and it
provides a lot of options to tweak your template. Word Press is also
excellent. (I know an educational organization that edits 27 web sites at a
time using a single Word press template.)
I set up password protection for the pages.

I am hesitiant to recommend Blogger, because of the "Next Blog" link at the
top. It might lead to a blog with inappropriate content for young eyes.

One idea is to email a customized newsletter in HTML format. I use
GraphicMail. It has attractive templates and you can upload your newsletter
images. It also provides useful stats such as who looked at the newsletter
and if they forwarded it.

An option is LetterPop. It provides simple, but attractive, newsletter
templates and is super easy to edit. Just drag and drop. Plus, in true Web
2.0 spirit you can share and collaborate with others.
Tom


On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Natasha Baker <nbaker@micds.org> wrote:

> Does your school publish it's student newspaper online? If so, how are
> you accomplishing this? Is it open or do you keep it behind a password?
>
> Thank you in advance for your response!
>
> Natasha Baker
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