Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming

Children’s App Reviews: Does Money Talk? Part Two

August 27, 2015 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

Aug. 27, 2015 “I can make or break you” may sound more like a line from Good Fellas than a children’s app review site, but the skullduggery and reticent storytelling seeping out of the industry cracks since I wrote “Part One: Children’s Apps: Does Money Talk?” has nothing on Scorsese. The last few weeks have been a sophisticated sift and sort game of “perception vs reality” … [Read more...]

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Children’s App Reviews: Does Money Talk?

August 4, 2015 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

August 4, 2015 Lately I’ve been deluged by email solicitations to publish "sponsored content," turning down so many advertising requests that I now have a template reply that goes something like this:“Thank you for your interest and outreach, but currently Shaping Youth is a self-funded, nonprofit, media literacy entity, thus we take no advertising, content marketing, link … [Read more...]

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Tech with Kids: Developing Media That Matters

June 9, 2015 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

June 9, 2015 As a diehard infovore with a “what’s behind the media curtain” critical thinking lens, I’m fascinated by the scads of kids’ conferences I can’t afford and have no time to attend, usually gathering crumbs of media, education, technology data via hashtag to bring back to my little Twitter nest.This week I chose to outreach like Cinderella in rags asking to go to the … [Read more...]

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Can Digital Kids Click With Nature, Wildlife?

October 21, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Aug. 25, 2016 Update Celebrate 100 Years of our National Parks with FREE admission today! In honor of this centennial milestone, a quick roundup of children's media designed specifically to get kids OUTSIDE to play outdoors in nature and learn eco-literacy lessons for life. Which media would you add that boosts kids knowledge and curiosity about the environment, wildlife … [Read more...]

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Gaming: A Battle Over Anorexia In World of Warcraft

June 6, 2014 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

June 7, 2014 This coming week I’m attending the colossal gaming #Gsummit in S.F., a four-figure fee fandango (won in a drawing) that I’m eagerly sweeping my slate for in order to learn from ‘the biggies’ how large scale gaming and gamification can impact behavior change, physical/mental and social-emotional environments, education, imaginative play, and even widespread public … [Read more...]