The Oklahoman’s
Newspaper in Education Presents:
From the Pressroom To The Classroom
Electronic Edition Newspapers
The E-Edition and You –
Common Questions
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What is an e-Edition?
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How many licenses should I order?
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How do I use the e-Edition in my classroom? What if I have
limited computer access for my students?
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How will I find time in an already busy classroom schedule
to use the e-Edition and NIE programs?
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Previously, students could take the newspaper home to
read. How will they do that now?
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How does the e-Edition fit with preparing our students for
the 21st Century?
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Can this still be used with the Archives?
What is an E-Edition?
•An exact replica of the printed edition of The Oklahoman.
•Digitized pages of the newspaper delivered in a password-protected
website.
•Does not require downloading of a large PDF file.
How does the e-Edition fit with preparing our
students for the 21st Century?
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Students are comfortable with computers to play games,
communicate with friends, research and do homework.
- e-Edition compliments resources and methods
students are already using to get information.
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Google and Yahoo searches return millions of hits - many
from questionable sources.
- e-Edition searches only return information published
in The Oklahoman – info that has passed editorial
review.
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Articles that are saved, e-mailed or printed have citation
information readily available.
- Helps students develop good research and citation
practices and analysis and critical thinking.
How will I find time to use the e-Edition and
NIE programs?
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Access and use the e-Edition as your schedule allows without
missing information, or having newspapers pile up in your
classroom.
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The ease and functionality of the e-Edition may save you more
time. It allows you to:
- search
- highlight
- e-mail articles
- save articles
- print and distribute as many copies as necessary
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NIE educational programs placed online at www.NewsOK.com/nie
are:
- available to you for the entire school year.
- compatible with the materials in your lesson plans as your
schedule permits.
Previously, students could take the newspaper
home to read. How will they do that now?
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E-mailing articles allows students to
access articles beyond the time period the
e-Editions are available.
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Print out articles for your students and
send them home.
Signing Up for Your E-Edition
Download the “E-Edition Sign-Up Form” or contact the Newspaper in
Education office at (405) 475-4046 or
educationalservices@oklahoman.com. To find the form, go to
www.NewsOK.com/nie and click the “Oklahoman E-Editions” link.
To log on: Go to http://NewsOK.com/news/electronic.
A login and password will be sent to the e-mail address you
submitted to Newspaper in Education. Free summer access available
through August 1st. Username: newspass Password: teacher81
Using the E-Edition
Click on
the
corner to
turn the
pages
one by
one by
one
Find the Stories You Want With Ease
Use the
“Sections”
tab to
find the
section
you want.
Find the Stories You Want With Ease
(Cont.)
Search for articles under the “Features Tab”
Find the Stories You Want With Ease
(Cont.)
You can
search
today’s
issue or the
past week’s
for articles
or ads.
“My Paper” – Finding Articles of Interest
Type in
keywords
and click
the
“Submit”
button. You
can move
from story
to story in
that day’s
paper which
contain
keywords.
Weekly Archive – Access seven days of The
Oklahoman
Access a
week at a
time
which
allows for
easy
research.
What if I have limited computer
access for my students?
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Online content can
be shared with your
students in the
classroom via a
SMART Board or an
overhead or LCD
projector, requiring
access to only one
computer.
What if I have limited computer
access for my students? (Continued)
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Print and distribute copies of articles or print an
article to overhead film and share the information
with the entire class simultaneously.
Articles and materials can also be e-mailed or
saved, making the newspaper even more
convenient and portable.
Printing Articles
•Click on any
article, photo or
ad to enlarge it.
•Print the article
by clicking the
“Article” tab or
the print or
email icons.
•The article will
print with
newspaper title,
date, section
and page
number.
“Quick View” and “Newspaper View”
• Under the
“View” tab choose
Quick View or
Newspaper View.
•Quick View
downloads faster
and is more
“printer-friendly”.
•Newspaper View
shows exactly
how the article
appears as it is
printed in the
newspaper.
Saving Articles
• “My
Collection”
permits
you to save
articles.
• Click on
any article
and choose
“Add to My
Collection”
under the
“Article”
tab.
How Many Licenses Should I Order?
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Teachers should have their own orders, instead of a bulk
order for the school. This allows us to maintain
accountability to our sponsors and auditors.
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All editions are sponsored.
One login and one password per order.
Order licenses to match the maximum number of students
that you have in your largest class that would have access.
To order, contact NIE at (405) 475-4046 or e-mail
educationalservices@oklahoman.com.
The Oklahoman Archives
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Contains more than 2.2 million pages in over
37,000 issues spanning September 25, 1901, to
present.
Issues prior to September 2001 converted from
microfilm.
Recent issues are full-color.
Contents of all issues are fully text searchable
and reflect the full context and layout of each
page.
To log on, go to www.schools.newsok.com. Enter
your school state ID nine-digit code.
Navigating the Archives
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Use the Tab Bar to navigate The Oklahoman Archives.
Home Page allows you to select published issues stored
in the archive.
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Search Page - Specify search terms, publications, scope,
content, and how you want results sorted.
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Issue - When you click the Issue tab, the most recently
viewed issue appears in the Issue page.
Previous Search - Opens the Last Search Results page
with the results of a previous search.
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Navigating the Archives
Home - Select an issue directly from the archive.
Select Publication
Select Date: In the calendar, dates are highlighted according to the
issues available. To access a specific issue, go to the calendar and
click the date highlighted in white.
Note: Depending on your browser version, you may see an alternative
Home Page with a drop menu to select dates instead of the calendar.
Navigating the Archives –
Searching for Articles
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Search Term - In the text box, type
the search terms that you are
searching for, along with any search
modifiers.
Select Scope:
-Archive Period – you may select any
one of the archive periods. By holding
the CTRL key, you may select multiple
periods. The Default archive period is
January 2003 to current issue.
-Date Range - set a beginning and
ending date for your search.
-Entire Archive - set the entire archive of
issues to search
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Select Content
All, Articles, Pictures, Ads. The
Oklahoman Archives allow you to
search picture captions and text in
display advertising.
Sort Results
Select from the drop box how you
want the results sorted.
For search tips, go to
http://schools.NewsOK.com
Search Results
Archive Results
Archive issues look similar to electronic editions with
the same capabilities to email, print, highlight,
enlarge and save.
Weblinks & Additional Online
Resources
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Additional educational programs
www.NewsOK.com/nie
Electronic Edition
www.NewsOK.com/news/electronic
Oklahoma State Department of Education
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/
www.Answers.com
Oklahoma State University’s Digital Library
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/
Archives
http://NewsOK.com/news/archives/
Contact Us
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Newspaper in Education
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Sonja Theobald – stheobald@oklahoman.com
Sarah Hayes – shayes@oklahoman.com
(405) 475-4046
www.NewsOK.com/nie
educationalsevices@oklahoman.com