July 2, 2010 When I first saw this note in my social media stream it raised my media literacy eyebrows to explore further. It said, “Interesting: McAfee has a very diff take on their own study … [Read more...]
Internet Safety: Media Literacy Tips From Industry Insiders Pt 1
November 24, 2009 by 22 Comments
Nov. 24, 2009 As fall weather kicks in and families hunker indoors to ‘more screen time’ than summer time norms, I hear tales of media management missteps that would spin heads faster than a Linda … [Read more...]
Storybird Kids Online Book Community Hatches Creative Fledglings
September 10, 2009 by 15 Comments
Update 11-19-2014: Storybird Studio (Q&A here) launches for educators today, as a "suite of easy-to-use creative, administrative, and social tools for writing, reading, and storytelling" … [Read more...]
Shaping Youth At Ypulse 2009: Send In Your Priorities
May 1, 2009 by 16 Comments
May 1, 2009 Much like the scene in the new Disneynature Earth documentary where the lions and the elephants are drinking from the same watering hole, Shaping Youth has been invited to share space … [Read more...]
Elf Island GoodQuest: Stimulus Package That Helps Polar Bears!
March 2, 2009 by 19 Comments
Mar. 2, 2009 Talk about a two-fer: A great deal AND a great cause! Elf Island has put forth a brilliant triple-play “stimulus package” where kids can have fun gaming, help REAL nonprofits make a … [Read more...]
DigiGirlz: Teen Girls Build Community, Online and Off (Part Three)
January 30, 2009 by 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...]
