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The Invisible Boy: A Kids Storybook That Taps A Universal Nerve

May 21, 2014 by Amy Jussel 1 Comment

Update Dec. 24, 2015 We're about to volunteer at a children's homeless shelter doing activities with kids and it reminded me about this post and how I've 'seen so much invisibility' over the holiday … [Read more...]

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Dialing for Disorders: Let’s Move To Prevent Them By July 12!

June 29, 2010 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

June 29, 2010 As a kids' health advocate (inside and out) I’ve been covering the "HUGE" conversation pertaining to media’s responsibility and accountability in how the portrayal of being overweight in … [Read more...]

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Media Addiction vs. Agency: The Context of Control Part Two

January 13, 2010 by Amy Jussel 11 Comments

Jan. 13, 2010 My brother AND my mother sent me this little cartoon jab which left me snickering and simultaneously standing up to stretch. As evidenced in part one of addiction vs. agency in media … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Branding & Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Nutrition & Wellness, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: 8 ways you might be insane, agency, Alexandra Rampy, Avatar blues, behavior, cellphone contracts, Center for Online Addiction, Common Sense Media, computer addiction, disorders, DML Competition, family media agreements, family time, free agency, healthy media diet, internet addiction, internet addiction quiz, junk science, Kids, labeling, Media management, media-literacy, medical terminology, net addiction, privileges, psychetruth, psychiatrists, psychiatry, psychologist, reimaging learning, risk management, rules, self-analysis, self-help, Sheeple, shrinks, SmartyCard, social stigma, social-media, symptoms of internet addiction, teens

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26 Sep

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

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12 Sep

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. ➡️

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12 Sep

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

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6 Sep

"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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