July 3, 2010 With the TEDxOilspill recap of innovative solutions airing on pbs last night (complete with faux BPGlobalPR masked man Leroy Stick) Oil, and WorldWildlife Fund Free e-cards reminding that almost a quarter of the world's mammals face extinction within 30 years, Independence Day is taking on a bit of an oily sheen to me. Seems "patriotic duty" is veering toward … [Read more...]
Stars & Stripes Celebrations For America the Beautiful
Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Shaping Youth Tagged With: America the Beautiful, Amy-Jussel, Bieber on broadway, eco, ecosystems, education, Elf Island marine life gulf, Good Quest, Green-Celebrations, Independence Day, July4th-Green, marine life, marine mammals, mobile apps, Need to Know, patriotic, PBS Education Network, red white and blue, Sea Turtles, Shark Quest, Stars and Stripes, TEDxOilSpill, US Presidents, Wild Aid, WWF, Xeko
A Virtual World to Be Wild About: Elf Island Tweens Help WildAid
Feb. 18, 2009 As reticent as I am to bring MORE media into kids’ lives, when I’d rather they be outside in non-electronic natural environs, I’m firmly convinced that it’s all about balance, content, values, messaging, and leveraging the power of media in positive ways. No secret that I’ve had my eye on Elf Island (fact sheet here) ever since Izzy Neis gave a heads up on this … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Counter-marketing, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: coastal stewards, Craig Kronenberger, Dizzywood, eco heroes, Elf-Island, endangered animals, endangered species, Galapagos Islands, game wardens, games4change, gaming, gaming for good, GoodQuests, Habitat for Humanity, illegal animal trafficking, Jungaloo, Kids, Liz Kronenberger, Mirrored Gaming, PBI, Peter Knights, poachers, Polar Bear International, Shark Quest, Sharks, Sustainability, tweens, Virtual-Worlds, Wild Aid, WildAid, wildlife, Zookazoo