Sept. 20, 2021 Launching on 9/21/21, autumn solstice, Agents of Influence kicks off new beginnings in edu gaming to combat misinformation. For over a year their team has stealthily brainstormed … [Read more...]
Agents of Influence Spy Game Educates Middle Schoolers About Misinformation
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Social Media ABC’s: An International Opportunity
June 23, 2009 by 9 Comments
June 23, 2009 Changeblogger and informal learning pro Jasmin Tragas, (also one of my fellow NextNow Collaboratory global gal pals and co-contributors to the Age of Conversation Gavin Heaton and Drew … [Read more...]
150 Kids’ Virtual Worlds: 95 Live, 68 in R&D; How Many Are Worthy?
September 2, 2008 by 16 Comments
Seems everyone is in L.A. for the Virtual Worlds Expo except me right now, with e-mails and schmooze plans flinging back and forth like a gamer leader board. No, gang, I can’t make it to … [Read more...]
Kids, See How You’re Smart: Use Your Intelligence(s!)
August 27, 2008 by 22 Comments
There’s nothing more heart-wrenching to me than a child self-critical of his or her brainpower, tossing off statements about ‘the smart kids” while excluding themselves from this tribe. I see this … [Read more...]
Kids’ Online Ethics Part 3: Community Solidarity; Marketing Cheats
July 29, 2008 by 12 Comments
At the recent Ypulse Nat'l Mashup, I chatted with teen virtual goods wünderkind Asuka Martin also interviewed here by Benett Carter about Teen Second Life. I'm fascinated by her composure in handling … [Read more...]
Are “Game Cheats” a Misnomer? Kids, Ethics & Virtual Worlds
July 24, 2008 by 13 Comments
Yesterday I had yet another mondo three-hour lunch with Michael Carter, PhD, mastermind of informal learning and Chief Playwright at cool new upstart virtual world Zookazoo. (feature forthcoming on … [Read more...]
