Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming Archives - Page 8 of 46

Girl Caught: New Moon Girls Slams Sexualization of Kids

July 7, 2011 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

July 7, 2011 Good news! New Moon Girls has created a prototype ‘virtual girl caught sticker’ you can slap on some of the repeat brand offenders commodifying kids to call ‘em out social media style…In essence: "GIRL CAUGHT" so we can girlcott and start to seed change. Tired of sexploitation of kids to sell swimsuits? (must read media by PigtailPals about lead visual … [Read more...]

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Vanished Edu-Game: 11 Yr Old Rylan Reports “Back from the Future”

June 19, 2011 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

June 20, 2011 Mission? Make learning fun. Investigators? Preteens. GameQuest? STEM studies, deeply rooted in gaming fun. I’ve been saving this post about MIT MediaLab/Education Arcade's Vanished game for today’s opening of the Games For Change festival in NYC, since their keynote speaker Al Gore has been taking questions @G4C on Twitter about best practices to engage … [Read more...]

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Media That Uplifts & Inspires: Positive Picks For Youth Outreach

May 11, 2011 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Sept. 10, 2016 Update World Suicide Prevention Day is flooding my Twitter account, with poignant posts pointing to the desperate need for mental health resources and outreach, especially among youth and children. With this in mind, I'm going to tweet a loud 'shoutout' to organizations making a huge difference in this dialogue, from symptoms, outreach and support at … [Read more...]

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Last Minute Mother’s Day Digital Gifts (Free Ones, Too!)

May 8, 2011 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

May 7, 2011 Update 5-8: To Mama With Love.org is a smidge away fm receiving a fund match; just $1K more in the next 8 hours to get $5K.extra. Can you help 'em? Ready to put your mom on the map? When I wrote “Mother’s Day Media Worth Forwarding to a Friend” I added a link list of meaningful gift gestures and ideas (recapped at the end) and am excited to update it with … [Read more...]

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Lessons From Youth On Screen Free Week: Perception Vs. Reality

April 20, 2011 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Apr. 20, 2011 Screen Free Week April 18-24 If I’m "Captain of this Ship," then there’s been a mutiny and I’m walking the plank. Some of the youth crew have called me out and dressed me down for what could easily be a flashback to the old Rolling Stone ad campaign titled “Perception vs Reality.” And they have a point. In an era of virtual stages, I have failed to fully close … [Read more...]