Building a Digital Newspaper and Podcast with TLAM Students
School Sponsors: P. Canepa and W. Jackson
Twin Lakes Academy Middle School
TLAM students are learning to apply digital tools that are helpful to many future careers including those in journalism, broadcasting, writing, and reporting. Twin Lakes Academy Middle School will start the 2021-2022 year off with a newspaper
and podcast club that are student managed.
William Jackson, STEAM Teacher encourages African elementary, middle and secondary schools to bring journalism and podcasting to their students and integrate writing and podcasting together. During the school year check out the works our middle school students are doing and we would love to connect with African / Indian / Chinese / Japanize / Philippine
and other nationalities globally.
Both sections of the club are growing nationally and influencing careers for students with passions and visions for creating content, blogging, microblogging, broadcasting, writing, speaking, web development and reporting. The global use of technology tools and platforms are influencing what students are being exposed to and taught in classrooms. Writing is important, has connections to reading and comprehension that are valuable so students can be prepared for careers that demand higher levels of thinking, problem solving, creativity and higher
order reasoning.
Reading and comprehending, what is being read are both vital skill sets to perform actions that employers are looking for in future employees. Podcasting is a skill that helps students beyond reading and comprehension. It integrates verbal skills, student to student collaborations and working in teams to accomplish goals. Audio and video have grown for years, providing information that even addresses accessibility issues for the visually and auditory impaired. New technologies are making it easier to create, develop, publish, and connect content for collaborations that can branch out globally.
TLAMNPC and TLAMPodcast can share content that students, parents, and the community can access and enjoy. Students are growing in their skills, talents, and abilities that 21st century careers demand. We are providing digital learning platforms that are engaging, fun and are used as educational resources
not just in school, but in the whole community.
Students must be able to move forward in the learning application and development of web based software and programs to build their digital brands as thought
leaders, content creators and digital innovators.
Teacher William Jackson, M.Ed.
The works of Ms. Canepa and Mr. Jackson are preparing students at TLAM for future careers that have
not even
been created yet.
The TLAMNPC – Twin Lakes Academy Middle Newspaper Club Sponsor The TLAMPodcast – Twin Lakes Academy Middle Podcast Club Sponsor Ms. P. Canepa Grade 6 Standard and Advanced/Gifted Language
Arts Teacher
The TLAMNPC – Twin Lakes Academy Middle Newspaper Club Sponsor The TLAMPodcast – Twin Lakes Academy Middle Podcast Club Sponsor Mr. W. Jackson
STEAM Teacher – Design and Modeling
The TLAMNPC – Twin Lakes Academy Middle Newspaper Club
https://tlamnpc.wordpress.com/ The TLAMPODCAST – Twin Lakes Academy Middle Podcast
The TLAM Web Site
https://dcps.duvalschools.org/tlam
William is the digital innovator for his brand My Quest To Teach using the hashtag #MyQuestToTeach sharing his journey teaching, mentoring,
community activism and community collaborations.