For the next two days I’ll be working with many of our NextNow collaboratory pals at Digital Earth, which is being held in the U.S. for the first time in its history. Previously hosted by Canada, China, the Czech Republic and Japan, this time it’s in my S.F. Bay area backyard, so I wouldn’t miss it for the world. (traffic willing; I’ll be the blonde … [Read more...]
21st century art is wild! Many have seen the Women in Art media morph circulating the internet (great way to open kids' eyes to classic art through new technology)...Now, MIT’s Media Lab turns kids on to the I/O Brush, which ‘paints’ through imagery onto a computer screen with optical fibers, and video camera touch sensors built into the tips. Watch this … [Read more...]
Yesterday I wrote about what happens when stars are caught on camera unaware, and alluded to what could happen if kids become ‘slumber party set-ups’ for funny viral videos, or turned into web celebs when they wish to be regular Joes. I was hoping I could defer the topic a tad longer to do my homework with some legal beagles, but alas, the 18-year old … [Read more...]
Awhile back I found this poignant painting (at left) on Ashley Cecil's blog. She uses a paintbrush to bring issues to the forefront through artistic journalism, and this post about kids' exposure to daytime TV is no exception. This art piece depicting body image messages being sent to kids in our media culture moved me so much, I bought it for our work in Shaping Youth's … [Read more...]
May 26, 2014 Memorial Day Since people have continued to confuse Memorial Day and Veteran's Day I wanted to add one more simple comparison/contrast to help sort it out. Also, on Twitter, there will be a #GoSilent moment at 12:01pm EDT on Memorial Day along with several other poignant hashtags that help clarify with a heartfelt salute: #InHonorOf and #HonorTheFallen. May 21, … [Read more...]
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