Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 10 · column 5 of 7 · from the scan, no model involved
organizing thoughts, translating them into prose, creating photos, laying out the pages and then rolling the presses by printing out on a printer. Use of the ‘Newsroom’ is limited only by the students’ imagination,” said Mrs. Maeyer.
The printers at school, remarked Mrs. Maeyer, “won’t work with this program, so we’re looking for a compatible printer in the community for Commodore 64.”
“Most children did not have keyboard skills but this was not a major problem. It just takes them longer to type it in,” she said.
“Daphne Hutchinson has been to school three afternoons and helped with editing, putting it together and giving us wonderful advice. Without her we couldn’t have had it,” Mrs. Maeyer emphasized.
Mrs. Hutchinson said that during a seven-year period she started off as a reporter, then was news editor, then editor and general manager of '■the Rappahannock News.”
“I think it’s important for children to get involved with newspapers at a young age,” said Mrs. Hutchinson. “If they get interested in it when they’re kids they’re going to be newspaper readers when they grow up. An informed populace is a wiser population. I just want to see kids read more.”
93.7%