Update: July 30, 2014 Scratch Junior (scratchjr.org) was just released for the iPad today, and it's FREE. Thx @360Kid for sharing that news! Original Post June 13, 2011: I get far too geeky and … [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...]
Is There A “Decline” In Kids Reading Or Is It Just Shifting Forms?
November 16, 2010 by 4 Comments
Nov. 16, 2010 When I lobbed the “what do you read just for fun” query at some middle and high school kids recently, reactions ran the gamut from quizzical, “what do you mean by “for fun” to … [Read more...]
CoLABoratory of Creativity: Program for the Future 2010
March 1, 2010 by 3 Comments
March 1, 2010 Once upon a time, I spent 25+ years as a creative director at virtual agency: Copy/Concepts. Collaboration came very naturally to me, as we all divvied up our specialty areas and … [Read more...]
iPad makes women iMad? Gender or Generational Naming Gaffe?
January 28, 2010 by 16 Comments
Jan. 28, 2010 While the Baltimore Sun visual at left handily depicts the pros and cons of the new iPad tablet gizmo at a glance, geek girls and IT career women have been raising an iBrow at the iPad … [Read more...]
healthGAMERS Part Two: Interview With Melanie Lazarus, MPH
June 30, 2009 by 6 Comments
June 30, 2009 Today in my Twitter feed (yes, I finally joined, see sidebar badge!) I immediately benefited from the 'following' phenom to shortcut my research time when a new friend/follower in … [Read more...]
Beyond Tech Toys: Pico=A Playful Invention Company (Part Four)
February 6, 2009 by 5 Comments
Feb. 6, 2009 Today I had the pleasure of speaking with global fellowship recipients in Stanford's Innovation Journalism Program (here's VentureBeat's audio of Director David Nordfors explaining the … [Read more...]
Techno-Leaders Converge at She’s Geeky Jan. 30-31, 2009!
January 27, 2009 by 12 Comments
Jan. 27, 2009 Albert Einstein said,“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” At She’s Geeky last year, I met women who can give that hope for humanity back, … [Read more...]
Program for the Future.org: Human/Media Tool Systems Timeline
December 8, 2008 by 4 Comments
Program for the Future Conference: Double-click to enlarge Eileen Clegg's visual insights into the years beginning with Doug Engelbart's birth in 1925 and emerging through his 'mother of all demos' in … [Read more...]
