PLAYLISTS
Here are all of the sessions offered last year in our virtual workshop. We'll have all new sessions for you this year, and they'll be in person
Yearbook Basics
For students new to yearbook, we'll get you up and running in no time.
Saturday: Overview
Navigating the Camp Curriculum [20]
Bored of the Same Old Same Old [5]
Sunday: Storytelling
Seize the Story: Interview, Angles, Leads [20]
The Write Stuff Captions are Made of [5]
Writing Profiles that Tell Real Stories [5]
Monday: Design & Photography
Perfect your Layouts: Designing a Spread [20]
Choosing Effective Dominant Photos [5]
Tuesday: eDesign Video Series
Log into MyHJYearbook with your eDesign username and password. Select your 2022 yearbook, go to Design>Pages and then choose the HELP menu. Go to the Video Series and watch "Welcome to eDesign" first. Then choose others from the list that appeal to you [or check the suggested list in the Camp Curriculum, p iii].
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Advanced Refresh
If you've been on staff for at least one year and you want a refresher in multiple areas, this is the playlist for you.
Saturday: Design Review
Perfect your Layouts: Designing a Spread [20]
If you could change five things on this layout [5]
White Space and Photo Packaging [5]
Sunday: Storytelling Review
Seize the Story: Interview, Angles, Leads [20]
How to Brainstorm Story Ideas [5]
The Write Stuff Captions are made of [5]
Monday: Coverage Review
There's more than one way to organize a yearbook [20]
Using your index to track coverage [5]
Tuesday: Odds & Ends
HJ Content Creators [5] eDesign inDesign
No Yearbooker is just One Thing [5]
eDesign Video Series: Log into to MyHJYearbook with your eDesign username and password. Select your 2022 yearbook, got to Design>Pages and then choose the HELP menu. Go to the Video Series and watch "Welcome to eDesign" first. Then choose others from the list that appeal to you [or check the suggested list in the Camp Curriculum, p iv].
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Storytelling
Staffers looking to improve their skills in all aspects of writing and storytelling: interviewing, ways to tell a story, headlines, mods, captions, coverage, profiles, getting quotes.
Saturday: Getting the Story
Seize the Story: Interview, Angles, Leads [20]
Butt Journalism Stories via Zoom [5]
The Write Stuff Captions are made of [5]
How to Brainstorm Story Ideas [5]
Sunday: Writing it so it will be Read
Going Beyond the Likely Story [20]
Sense Memory — Make your stories come alive [5]
Writing profiles that tell real stories [5]
Writing Headlines and Subheadlines [5]
Monday: Let your Theme Guide You
Secondary coverage that sings your theme [20]
10 Ways to cover the same story [5]
Tuesday: Coverage & Writing Tips
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Design
Staffers looking to improve their design skills and use of visuals: designing a spread, mods, modes of coverage, consistent visual elements, typography, fonts, designing headlines, defining and incorporating thematic elements.
Saturday: Design Foundation
Sunday: Master Your Style
Style Imitation — Type Packaging [20]
More Than a Label: Headline Writing and Design [5]
White Space and Photo Packaging [5]
Monday: Explore Your Visual Story
Tuesday: Finetuning the Elements
If you could change 5 things on this layout [5]
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Photography
(For staffers NOT enrolled in the Photojournalism class) Learn about composition/ exposure, your equipment, camera settings, storytelling, portraits, sports photographers, cropping and workflow.
Saturday: Composition & Exposure
Rules of Composition; Center of Interest [5]
Rules of Composition; Angles & Perspectives [5]
Rules of Composition; Lines & Frames [5]
Sunday: Storytelling & Equipment
Different Lenses Tell Different Stories [20]
Your iPhone is your camera [5]
Monday: Portraits & Settings
Beyond the Headshot: 4 Portrait Possibilities [20]
Tuesday: Sports & Post Production
Workflow using Adobe Programs [5]
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Marketing/Sales
In today's yearbook world, staffs can no longer just focus on putting the book together. We can't assume that people will just buy our book. We need to focus on the book's visibility on campus. We need to take advantage of marketing techniques and social media platforms to reach out to our audience and promote our work.
Saturday: Goals/Target Audience
Identifying Goals/Target Audience [20]
Targeting Individual Students/Families [5]
Using Analytics and Surveying [5]
Sunday: Ads & Sales
Plan it. Do it. Be happy. [20]
Sales Set-up for yearbook with HJ [5]
YOC Selling your senior ads with ease [5]
Monday: Marketing Tools
Setting up your online presence [20]
Knowing/Selecting Marketing Tools [20]
Tuesday: Social Media
Know your WHY behind social media [20]
Creating a library of social media posts [5]
Third party site to manage your posts [5]
Incorporating video & live events [5]
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Theme: still looking for ours
If you want even more help beyond your coaching sessions, here's the place. This "beginning track" for staffs who have not yet found their theme an help you with more ways to find inspiration and ideas.
Saturday: Theme Essentials
Theme Essentials for Beginners [5]
Theme Storylines & Mood Boards [5]
Sunday: Find Your Verbal
Branding your verbal theme with strong copy [20]
Making your ladder match your form of storytelling [5]
Let's Get Down to Specifics [5]
Monday: Find Your Visuals
Secondary Coverage that sings your theme [20]
Tuesday: Advance Your Theme
Theme as a Decision-Maker [20]
Putting your theme to the test [5]
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Theme: we've got ours
If you want even more help beyond your coaching sessions, here's the place. This "advanced track" for staffs who have found their theme can help you plan your book around your theme idea.
Saturday: Theme Essential
Theme Storylines & Mood Boards [5]
Sunday: Find Your Verbal
Secondary Coverage that sings your theme [20]
Making your ladder match your form of storytelling [5]
Let's Get Down to Specifics [5]
Monday: Find Your Visuals
Style Imitation — Type Packaging [5]
Tuesday: Advance Your Theme
Putting your theme to the test [5]
If you could change 5 things on this layout [5]
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Leadership
This year's editors have a tall order. You'll be back in your staff room for the first time in many months (at least for most of you). You'll need to start strong, build a staff culture, teach your staffers and find ways to tell everyone's story in your book.
Saturday: Start Strong
Love Letter from an EIC: Things I Wish I Knew [20]
Creating a Yearbook Culture [5]
Sunday: Telling Your School's Story
Coaching your staff to understand the theme as a storytelling filter [20]
Making your ladder match your form of storytelling [5]
Let's Get Down to Specifics [5]
Monday: Building Culture
EIC's Lead, Teach, Support, Inspire [20]
Tuesday: Teaching Your Staff
Attention Class: Teaching Yearbook [20]
Fed Up? Feedback is the Fix [20]
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Advisers
Sessions to help you, the adviser, create structure for your staff and your book, ways to manage your students and their workflow, and tools provided by HJ to make your life easier.
Saturday: Making YBK Work for You
10 Reasons Why we love to advise [20]
Year at a Glance: Make a plan [5]
Habits of Highly Effective Advisers [5]
Sunday: Grades, Motivation & Deadlines
Seeing Red & Feeling Blue [20]
Helping students find their strengths [5]
Accountability & Assessment Structure [5]
Monday: Skill Building
Your Choice: follow any of the playlists that interest you or that help you meet your goals.
Tuesday: Trends & HJ Tools
Sales Set-up for yearbook with HJ [5]
Canva & eDesign [5]: Log into to MyHJYearbook with your eDesign username and password. Select your 2022 yearbook, got to Design>Pages and then choose the HELP menu. Go to the Video Series and watch "Welcome to eDesign" first. Then choose others from the list that appeal to you [or check the suggested list in the Camp Curriculum, p iv].
Download the PLAYLIST LIVE discussion sheet here.
Miscellaneous Sessions
Although these were created last summer for the 2020 workshop, don't count them out! They still show you great examples and talk about yearbook things that are important.
Descriptions are in the camp curriculum on pages xi-xii.
Coverage
Beyond the Classroom Walls [20]
Rethinking the Portrait Section [20]
You can stand under my umbrella [20]
InDesign
Ultimate Guide to Style...S [5]
Photography
Ditch the Background by cutting it out [20]
Your phone is in your pocket...use it [20]
Staff and Leadership
Storytelling
Theme