1. Have the students read one newspaper for one week. Instruct them to select a paper they usually never read. After one week invite each student to give a short presentation on the content and design of the paper: as a read, which elements were good, which were not so good. What appealed to them as a younger reader? What changes would they like to see in content and design?
2. Use the local community as a lab. Have students do research on the demographics of the community. What kind of publication would reflect the makeup of the community? Have the students create that publication in content and form.
3. Explain the new experiments in the electronic newspaper. Have the students invent the newspaper (or whatever it will be called) of the future. Give no restrictions. Give no limits, no budgets. Give them freedom to explore print, broadcast, virtual reality, whatever interests them.
4. Invent a kid’s section for a newspaper. What content will it include, how will it look? Will it be interactive? How?
5. Read, read, read and then read some more … about the new technology and news and information of the future. The books are already outdated. Give the students the responsibility to bring in one good article on the new technology and information delivery once a week. Have them report on the latest discoveries and inventions.
