
April 28, 2016 The dismissive wails from the Twittersphere and social media mavens were almost audible: "Oh please, not another pink and blue gender in the toy aisle post..." To coin a phrase from … [Read more...]
April 28, 2016 The dismissive wails from the Twittersphere and social media mavens were almost audible: "Oh please, not another pink and blue gender in the toy aisle post..." To coin a phrase from … [Read more...]
May 29, 2015 Update Check out the all new Kickstarter from Gecko Clothing featuring "funky, ethical, organic, unisex" clothes crowdsourcing both the design and the funding! There's a strong … [Read more...]
Jan. 4, 2016 About a year after I wrote this initial post, Lottie dolls have reached the stars, with recent accolades as the first doll in space designed as Stargazer Lottie by a six year old Canadian … [Read more...]
Dec. 4, 2014 Every year I twist into a cartoon grimace and let out an “AAUGH!” like Charlie Brown when I scan the CCFC contenders on the TOADY "worst toys" list. (TOADY=Toys Oppressive And Destructive … [Read more...]
Jan. 10, 2014 Even in just the last 5 years or so since the American Psychological Association Task Force reported about the harm of early sexualization and its impact on children (full 72pp APA study … [Read more...]
Oct. 10, 2013 Update: At the end is a newly minted press release/activities update, and this great post by Adios Barbie crams a lot into a small package involving some of the partner organization … [Read more...]
Sept. 11, 2013 Grand Finale Tally for IndieGoGo campaign ended at 11:59PT: $26,673 Sept. 9, 2013 Today marks the triumph of a grassroots groundswell over colossal corporate branding, with the … [Read more...]
Started FREE @knightfdn AP course "How to Use ChatGPT & other Generative #AI Tools in Newsrooms" to debrief myself in time for media literacy week on the pros/cons of low/high risk automation practices & protocols #MediaLitWk #medialiteracy #NewsLiteracy
How Can We Help Students Evaluate Scientific Information? Media Literacy Education! We recently convened #STEM & #MediaLiteracy educators to discuss the skills students need to learn to better evaluate scientific information & resist misinformation. ➡️
Enjoying @iftf webinar happening now on #AI which is maxed out on attendees/Zoom, but viewable here: Complements the book I just finished, The Coming Wave which I HIGHLY recommend w/a macro lens on societal implications: https://www.the-coming-wave.com/ #IFTF
"When #car companies aren’t busy sharing or selling your #data, they’re often not protecting it as well as they should. We couldn’t confirm if any of the car brands we researched meet our Minimum #Security Standards. That’s really bad and not normal" #tech
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