2-1 Update!! Looks like she did it! Beth, you are absolutely AMAZING... Final 24 hour countdown! I'm going to place the bullseye on Beth Kanter's targeted cause for Cambodian kids, to put positive media to use by asking ALL our readers, (particularly parents, academics and educator bloggers) to show how social networking can make a HUGE difference in the lives of these … [Read more...]
When kids toss pennies in the trash from cleaning their room, bypass them as ‘nothin’ or maybe add them to a jar if you're lucky (Pamela Poole's blog reports 13% of Americans treat pennies exactly this way) it begs the consumption question...“How can we give kids a global worldview beyond a self-absorbed cocoon?” How do we open the eyes and minds of … [Read more...]
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, we're privileged to have coverage at the International Consumer Electronics Show Sandbox Summit via MC Milker, who we'll no doubt be hearing more from as she navigates the early phases of motherhood amidst a plethora of new beeping, blipping, (some would say bleeping!) toys and products commanding childrens' mindshare. (hear keynote & … [Read more...]
Vegas may be kitsch, and I'm sure my daughter would love to go there sometime, but other than Blue Man Group and some wacky "people-watching" offering fascinating sociological snapshots of media-induced 'get-rich-quick' high roller mentality, it can really be quite disheartening... I actually have written for a few of the hotels (Treasure Island/ Mirage) and had to 'push the … [Read more...]
I find it ironic that the WIPO, (World Intellectual Property Organization) wants to educate tweens aged 9-14 about copyright (see 72-page workbook pdf file here) when childrens’ rights are usurped regularly in the digital sphere via user-generated content without shared authorship, credit, or kudos. Shouldn’t kids have the same creative rights/attributions as … [Read more...]
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