MIT Media Lab

Little Bits & Roominate- Innovate to Educate with STEM

September 4, 2012 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Update July 23, 2014 Wow. From toys to tools...LittleBits launches CloudBit to make any object 'smart'! Sept. 4, 2012 “Light it, push it, twist it, bend it, buzz it, blink it, shake it…” the promo … [Read more...]

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Vanished Edu-Game: 11 Yr Old Rylan Reports “Back from the Future”

June 19, 2011 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

June 20, 2011 Mission? Make learning fun. Investigators? Preteens. GameQuest? STEM studies, deeply rooted in gaming fun. I’ve been saving this post about MIT MediaLab/Education Arcade's Vanished … [Read more...]

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Starting From Scratch: Making STEM Easy, Kid-Friendly & Fun

June 13, 2011 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

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...]

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CoLABoratory of Creativity: Program for the Future 2010

March 1, 2010 by Amy Jussel 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...]

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Beyond Tech Toys: Pico=A Playful Invention Company (Part Four)

February 6, 2009 by Amy Jussel 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...]

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DigiGirlz: Teen Girls Build Community, Online and Off (Part Three)

January 30, 2009 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

Jan. 30, 2009 I met Lynn Langit of Microsoft DigiGirlz last year at my first 'She’s Geeky' and saw her determined passion and creative desire to offer 13-19 year old girls exposure to technical career … [Read more...]

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Brain Cake: Teen Girls Talk Tech & World Changing (Part Two)

January 29, 2009 by Amy Jussel 17 Comments

Update Oct. 22, 2015 Reminder: BrainCake shifted to CanTEENgirl.org in 2011 with heavy hitting sponsorship as a project of Carnegie Science Center. CanTeen has some fun STEM career explorations, … [Read more...]

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Seven Sensational Blogs About Girls (All Things Girl Pt.2)

December 5, 2008 by Amy Jussel 25 Comments

I’ve learned something about myself from running this All Things Girl series…As much as I love it, I miss being ‘in the moment’ sharing life in ‘real … [Read more...]

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Eileen Clegg: Capturing Knowledge Via Visual Insight

November 6, 2008 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

When I was asked to present a workshop with all the powerhouse thought leaders and academic bigwigs this past spring at the 6th annual CCFC summit: Consuming Kids: The Sexualization of Children and … [Read more...]

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