May 30, 2012 Before we ramp up with the next surge of ‘graduation spending’ stats or infographics citing what ‘media’ deem to be ‘credible sources’ without diving deeper into fact checking, I’d like … [Read more...]
Youth in Egypt: Freedom, Phones- And A New World Media Order
February 12, 2011 by 10 Comments
Feb 12, 2011 I love editorial cartoons… they’re storytellers in a sound bite, with a wink and nod to profound societal changes and a snappy headline to boot. I use cartoons in media literacy … [Read more...]
Hey Grads! Free Gift For You! Josh Shipp’s 2010 Graduation Rap
June 5, 2010 by 7 Comments
June 5, 2010 As high schools pour out cap-flipping whoops and hollers from an elated senior class, the hidden layer beneath reveals a wee bit of queasiness about entering a lousy economy fraught with … [Read more...]
What I Learned From Maya Angelou’s Mark Twain Media Moment
October 4, 2009 by 2 Comments
May 28, 2014 Update Sadly, this time it is true. Dr. Maya Angelou has died at age 86. Original Post: Oct. 4 2009 "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated" is a Mark Twain classic, which … [Read more...]
BlameAThon: Tweet Your Troubles to Fight Cancer Today!
September 9, 2009 by 4 Comments
Sept. 9, 2009 School class schedule not what you’d hoped? Coach call you out in front of your teammates? BF ran off with your BFF? Or just need a dose of perspective? Whatcha waitin’ for? “Blame … [Read more...]
Neda: Iconic, Insta-Media Shifts Us To Visual Story Threads
June 22, 2009 by 9 Comments
June 22, 2009 Youth culture is highly visual and iconic, no doubt about it. According to Graham Brown's article, Youth in Iran, about 60% of the population in Iran is under 25, so it's no surprise … [Read more...]
Do Youth See Politicians As Puppets?
September 29, 2008 by Leave a Comment
As MyDebates.org gives kids a MySpace forum for Social Studies classrooms to attempt to instill a civic sense of ‘how it all works’ with “Who won? Who lost?’ Who made the … [Read more...]
State of Our Nation’s Youth Report Released: Teens Up/Down
August 9, 2008 by 4 Comments
"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." ~Gil Stern It’s not often that I heave-ho a bunch of … [Read more...]
Teens and Technology: Countdown to YPulse National Mashup ’08!
July 3, 2008 by 8 Comments
“There are people who believe that for-profit marketing and non-profit youth media or education can’t exist in the same place. I disagree. That’s part of the reason why I call these … [Read more...]
