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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 24, 2009 Wireless eReaders bring opportunities and optimism to newspapers![]() ![]() Show or recall how you use printed newspapers in a way that's not as easy -- or even possible -- online. List benefits of an eReader digital edition with images of all pages, similar to the original format.
![]() On the flip side, think of newspaper features that won't work in a digital version unless printouts eventually can be made from eReaders. (Hint: What requires a pencil or scissors?)
![]() Look at news pages and ads for other electronic tools or digital content for gaming, communication, education, entertainment or business. Pick one you'd like and tell why.
Digital advances continue to affect the newspaper business in dramatic ways -- and they're not all bad. While the Internet is a major reason why printed dailies are shrinking in many cities, a newer technology could help rather than harm newspaper publishers. In fact, another ink-on-paper business already is energized by the same breakthrough -- wireless electronic readers (eReaders) with large screens.
These lightweight tablets about the size of a magazine let readers download books with full-size print and page-like appearance. Large-format newspaper versions, as shown in the video, spark intense interest in an industry scrambling to reinvent itself.
Publishers save on delivery and paper costs, as with web editions, and advertisers gain greater visibility for ads that are bigger than online banners or pop-ups. The New York Times is testing an e-reader and the Hearst Corp. plans to introduce a version this fall.
Front Page Talking Points is written by
Felix Grabowski and Alan Stamm for NIEonline.com, Copyright 2025
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Step onto any school campus and you'll feel its energy. Each school is turbocharged with the power of young minds, bodies, hearts and spirits.
Here on the Western Slope, young citizens are honing and testing their skills to take on a rapidly changing world. Largely thanks to technology, they are in the midst of the most profound seismic shift the world has ever seen.
Perhaps no time in our history has it been more important to know what our youth are thinking, feeling and expressing.
The Sentinel is proud to spotlight some of their endeavors. Read on to see how some thoroughly modern students are helping learners of all ages connect with notable figures of the past.
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