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NESPA Links and Resources

Click the link to access dozens of scholastic journalism books in the catalog offered by the Journalism Education Association.
JEA Bookstore

A listing of journalism resources compiled by Amsterdam Printing. A lot of these are for professional journalists, but you'll find plenty of helpful ideas.
Journalism Resource Center

MindStretch Publishing is the publisher of Kids in Print - Publishing a School Newspaper and The Reporter's Notebook - Writing Tools for Student Journalists. These two books have helped thousands of schools and students get started in elementary and middle school journalism.

MindStretch Publishing

And while this has nothing to do with newspapers, NESPA founding director runs a summer travel camp for boys you might have some students interested in. Each year he takes a group to some pretty incredible places. Check out MindStretch Travel Adventures.

Mark Levin also designs websites for a variety of individuals and businesses. These are full-featured websites that won't cost you an arm and a leg. Check out AffordableWebs.biz.

Mullen Publications can print your newspaper no matter where you live. for Info, go to http://www.mullenpublications2.com/

J & S Printing offers low-cost printing services to school newspapers across the nation. Over 1600 schools print with J & S. For info, click here or email them at: schools@jsprinting.com

.Do you want to publish your newspaper online? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is sponsoring a wonderful way of doing just that. They'll supply the web space and the software and you and your students supply the talent. All they ask is that you update your site regularly with school news. This site is especially designed for elementary and middle schools. The cost is just $25 with no monthly fees due. For more info, go to:
http://my.schooljournalism.org

*"Awakening Brilliance-How to Inspire Children to Become Successful Learners" by Pamela Sims is an excellent book that will ignite the love of  learning. Check it out at the Awakening Brilliance web site.

*ePals Classroom Exchange - The World's largest K-12 Online Classroom and Epals Network. Over 18,000 classrooms from 108 countries are registered.

*Workshops for Teachers - Mind-Stretch offers a variety of workshops on real-world writing.

* Journalism Education Association - a wonderful press association for high schools - great book store too!

* Student Press Law Center - free legal resources, up-to-date news flashes, and information on your rights as a student journalist

* Amazon.com--Great Source for 1.5 Million Books

* A Teacher Site for Cartooning

* The Newseum - dedicated to news

* The Writing Company - excellent books on writing & journalism. (Go to "Free Catalogs" then "The Writing Company"

* KIND News Online, cyber-cousin of KIND News. Both are monthly publications for kids who care about people, animals, and the Earth.