Update 2013: National Parks Traveler reports NPS is considering adding Wi-Fi. This is a classic point/counter-point debate in terms of perpetuating the disconnect with nature or 'bridging' worlds w/safety-GPS techno tethers as modern day carabiners. Weigh in w/your thoughts? Here's more from Children and Nature Network. (Original Post 2006/Tweens and "Outdoor Ed") … [Read more...]
I'll be blogging about the wired vs. wayward hiking environs of taking two tweens to the Rockies this past week but am a bit backlogged with content. Whenever you see the airplane icon it means Shaping Youth is on the road or covering issues at various conferences...like the info-laden Cyber Safety Summit I'll be attending in Sacramento October 18th or Commercial Alert's San … [Read more...]
We're barely back to school, it’s not remotely close to Halloween, yet the mass muck of Christmas consumerism is filling the aisles, as marketers turn up the volume on pester power to target parents relentlessly. Wal-Mart is leading the techno-begging frenzy with a whimsically cheerful interactive toyland site of smarmy back-talking elves with attitude. These … [Read more...]
Much like the Verb YellowBall strategy of burying the source and focusing on entertainment, C-ville is counting on kids’ curiosity to captivate in this new cause-marketing virtual city. Since media savvy teens can sniff out a preach-n-teach method a mile away, the state of Colorado is going for a subtle, over-arching theme for a positive spin instead of … [Read more...]
With the Amish story remaining headline news, you may want to check in with your children about how their own schools are reacting to this topic, or what they've gleaned from the media messages. I was surprised to hear my daughter's middle school had already addressed 'lock down procedures' which made me wonder what all is being said to whom, throughout the country on school … [Read more...]
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