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| activity = Report <!-- Name of the activity -->
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| status = In Development
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| version = 0.1
{{ OBX team |[[User:ThePerturbator|ThePerturbator]], [[User:dsutera|Dan Sutera]]}}
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| source = [http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report.tar Report] <!-- Repository / location of the source -->
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| contributors = [[User:ThePerturbator|ThePerturbator]],[[User:dsutera|Dan Sutera]] <!-- People contributing to the activity -->
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=Description & Goals=
== Description & Goals ==


[[Image:screenshot_report.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Report activity]]
[[Image:xotimes_sample.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Sample XOTimes.org Report]]

The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.


The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.<br>
The activity provides:
The activity provides:
# A tutorial for outlining a news article
<ol>
# A free writing mode
<li>A tutorial for outlining a news article</li>
# The ability to include a photograph (later video)
<li>A free writing mode</li>
<li>The ability to include a photograph (later video)</li>
# The ability to publish to an online blog (xotimes.org)
It is our goal that the software will be included as a core activity.
<li>The ability to publish to an online blog (xotimes.org)</li>
</ol>
It is our goal that the software will be included as a core activity.<br>
The larger goal is to provide children a voice in world events.


The larger goal is to provide children a voice in world events.


=Grant=
We are in the process of applying for a grant with the Knight Foundation.<br>
More information can be found at http://www.newschallenge.org.<br>
The deadline is October 15th.


== Visual Design ==


=== Source Files ===
=Visual Design=

===Source Files===


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| valign="top"|
[[Image:screenshot_plan.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Plan Tab]]
| [[Image:screenshot_write.jpg|250px|thumb|center|Write Tab]]
| [[Image:screenshot_publish.jpg|250px|thumb|center|Publish Tab]]
| valign="top"|
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=Development=
== Development ==


===Status===
===Status===

- This works for build 595
- This works for build 595
- The wordpress module is =in the ./wordpress directory and needs to be setup through ./wordpress/setup.py install
- The wordpress module is =in the ./wordpress directory and needs to be setup through ./wordpress/setup.py install
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- No implementation work has been done on the plan tab.
- No implementation work has been done on the plan tab.
- The username and password to the blog have been hardcoded to post to http://olpcjam.wordpress.com
- The username and password to the blog have been hardcoded to post to http://olpcjam.wordpress.com
- There may be a beginner and advanced mode on the plan tab (TBD)
- The launch date for v1.0 is November 30, 2007
- The launch date for v1.0 is November 30, 2007


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=Tutorial=
== Tutorial ==

Journalists are currently working on the tutorial content of the activity.<br>
Journalists are currently working on the tutorial content of the activity.<br>
The content will be completed October 10, 2007.<br>
The content will be completed October 10, 2007.<br>
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=XOTimes.org=
== XOTimes.org ==

We intend to create a blog/news web site where the news articles will be published (a la CNN or Digg).<br>
We intend to create a blog/news web site where the news articles will be published (a la CNN or Digg).
We have secured the domain name xotimes.org but this is subject to change.<br>

Hopefully some of the more popular articles will get picked up by the mainstream press.<br>
The site is up at http://www.xotimes.org, however it is currently hardcoded to a single blog.

Hopefully some of the more popular articles will get picked up by the mainstream press.

Some features we would like to have:
Some features we would like to have:
* Private Group Blogs
<ul>
* Digging (voting) best articles
<li>Private Group Blogs</li>
* RSS
<li>Digging (voting) best articles</li>
* Podcasting
<li>RSS</li>

</ul>

== Grant ==

We have applied for a grant with the Knight Foundation.
You can read our grant proposal below.


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More information can be found at http://www.newschallenge.org.

== Team ==

* [[User:dsutera|Dan Sutera]], NYU
** dansutera at yahoo.com
** General / Grant / UI (Contact Person)
* [[User:ThePerturbator|Rajesh Ramakrishnan]], Columbia
** rr2318 at columbia.edu
** Development
* Dan Lee, Columbia
** dtl2103 at columbia.edu
** Development
* Emmanuelle Collet, Journalist
** emmanuelle.collet at gmail.com
** Tutorial / Grant
* Andrew Ott
** andrewott1 at gmail.com
** Grant / PR
* Bob Stepno, aka [[Robby]] in xoLand, Radford University
** hoping to be helpful
** grant?
** teaching writing & reporting?
** rstepno at radfordDOTedu
* Owen Williams
** owen at ywwg.com
** Reader integration
* Lisa Williams
** lisa at cadence90.com
* SJ Klein, OLPC
* Lauren Klein, OLPC
* Brendan Ballou, Columbia
** Grant
* Nick Racuente, Swarthmore
** Coding
* James Levy, Northwestern
** Journalism

* IRC Chat
** irc.freenode.net at #fcolpc

== Schedule ==

November 30:
* Functioning Report v1.0
* Functioning Website v1.0


== History ==


More background on this project can be found at:
=Team=
<ul>
<li>[[User:dsutera|Dan Sutera]] at NYU (General /Grant / UI)</li>
<li>Rajesh Ramakrishnan at Columbia University (Development)</li>
<li>Emmanuelle Collet (Tutorial)</li>
<li>SJ Klein at OLPC (Advisor)</li>
<li>Brendan Ballou at Colombia</li>
</ul>


[[Journalism Jam New York/Results]]


=History=
More background on this project can be found at:<br>
[[Journalism Jam New York/Results]]<br>


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|short description=The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.
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|activity source=http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report.tar
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see more templates or propose new

Description & Goals

Sample XOTimes.org Report

The Report activity is designed for students to learn and actively participate in journalism.

The activity provides:

  1. A tutorial for outlining a news article
  2. A free writing mode
  3. The ability to include a photograph (later video)
  4. The ability to publish to an online blog (xotimes.org)

It is our goal that the software will be included as a core activity.

The larger goal is to provide children a voice in world events.


Visual Design

Source Files

Document Description
Activity Mockup (400KB) history Zip file containing Adobe Fireworks mockups


Screenshots

Plan Tab
Write Tab
Publish Tab


Development

Status

- This works for build 595
- The wordpress module is =in the ./wordpress directory and needs to be setup through ./wordpress/setup.py install
- The install script works as per expectation: ./setup.py dev
- The blog feature works to some extent, but it currently only grabs the text 
  [The AbiWord module needs to be modified to somehow spit out data in a better format]
- No implementation work has been done on the plan tab.
- The username and password to the blog have been hardcoded to post to http://olpcjam.wordpress.com
- There may be a beginner and advanced mode on the plan tab (TBD)
- The launch date for v1.0 is November 30, 2007

Source Code

http://hcs.harvard.edu/~sjklein/Report.tar


Tutorial

Journalists are currently working on the tutorial content of the activity.
The content will be completed October 10, 2007.

Document Description
Current Tutorial (8KB) history RTF Tutorial on writing a news article


XOTimes.org

We intend to create a blog/news web site where the news articles will be published (a la CNN or Digg).

The site is up at http://www.xotimes.org, however it is currently hardcoded to a single blog.

Hopefully some of the more popular articles will get picked up by the mainstream press.

Some features we would like to have:

  • Private Group Blogs
  • Digging (voting) best articles
  • RSS
  • Podcasting


Grant

We have applied for a grant with the Knight Foundation. You can read our grant proposal below.


Document Description
Grant Proposal (8KB) Grant Proposal


More information can be found at http://www.newschallenge.org.

Team

  • Dan Sutera, NYU
    • dansutera at yahoo.com
    • General / Grant / UI (Contact Person)
  • Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Columbia
    • rr2318 at columbia.edu
    • Development
  • Dan Lee, Columbia
    • dtl2103 at columbia.edu
    • Development
  • Emmanuelle Collet, Journalist
    • emmanuelle.collet at gmail.com
    • Tutorial / Grant
  • Andrew Ott
    • andrewott1 at gmail.com
    • Grant / PR
  • Bob Stepno, aka Robby in xoLand, Radford University
    • hoping to be helpful
    • grant?
    • teaching writing & reporting?
    • rstepno at radfordDOTedu
  • Owen Williams
    • owen at ywwg.com
    • Reader integration
  • Lisa Williams
    • lisa at cadence90.com
  • SJ Klein, OLPC
  • Lauren Klein, OLPC
  • Brendan Ballou, Columbia
    • Grant
  • Nick Racuente, Swarthmore
    • Coding
  • James Levy, Northwestern
    • Journalism
  • IRC Chat
    • irc.freenode.net at #fcolpc

Schedule

November 30:

  • Functioning Report v1.0
  • Functioning Website v1.0

History

More background on this project can be found at:

Journalism Jam New York/Results

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