March 2012
GROUP: Mighty Writers of Philadelphia
Posted on March 30, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Mighty Writers is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach Philadelphia kids (ages 7 to 17) to think and write with clarity, so their self-esteem grows and they can move toward success at school, at work and in life. According to the Mighty Writers website, more than forty percent of Philadelphia students drop out [...]
GROUP: Yoursphere Media Launches New Internet Safety Education Foundation
Posted on March 29, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
article via PRWEB Nonprofit Foundation and Coalition for Internet Safety Education and Reform to serve as resource to community educators who are teaching importance of online privacy, safety, and age-appropriate content. Yoursphere Media, Inc., announced today it has launched the Foundation and Coalition for Internet Safety Education and Reform. This new nonprofit, established to encourage [...]
PROJECT: Raspberry PI Foundation
Posted on March 28, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It plays high definition video, can do spreadsheets, word-processing, games, and a host of other things. There are two versions, which cost either $25 or $35! It’s been designed by a non-profit in the UK call the Raspberry PI [...]
PROFILE: Lane Sutton, 15 year old Entrepreneur
Posted on March 26, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Lane Sutton is a 15-year-old young entrepreneur who has grown up with technology and social media. Lane works as a social media coach for brands, colleges, companies, and people to help them market and grow their social media presence. Lane regularly speaks to conventions, corporations, business professionals, college students (both undergraduates and post-graduates) about the [...]
PROJECT: Digital Sustain
Posted on March 23, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Digital Sustain is a project by three Central School of Speech and Drama students. CSSD is the Univeristy of London’s Drama Conservatoire. The three students, Julia Beck, Rosie Storr, and Anna Bosworth, are researching and documenting a question: “Do Digital Arts help make a case for sustainability in Applied Theatre?” (In case you don’t know, [...]
PROFILE: Samantha Oliveras, Stop Piracy Now
Posted on March 21, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
The New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment (MOME) launched the next phase of its campaign against digital piracy, aimed to educate NYC youth on the harmful effects of illegal content theft. And they did it by partnering with a high school student. The student, Samantha Oliveras, is a Herbert H. Lehman High [...]
PROFILE: Maelo Manning, libdemchild
Posted on March 19, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
British blogger Maelo Manning started her political blog libdemchild in April of 2010. What’s astonishing about that is that she did so when she was 10 years old! Since that time, she’s been featured in a number of articles about young bloggers, including an article in The Independent (and she’s spoken at a few conferences and meetings [...]
ORGANIZATION: YOUmedia Chicago
Posted on March 16, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
YOUmedia is an innovative, 21st century teen learning space housed in an an open, 5,500-square-foot space on the ground floor of the Chicago Public Library’s downtown Harold Washington Library Center. YOUmedia was created to connect young adults, books, media, mentors, and institutions throughout the city of Chicago in one dynamic space designed to inspire collaboration [...]
ISSUES: The Facebook Sword Cuts Both Ways
Posted on March 15, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Since teenagers were first allowed on facebook, parents have been wanting to be their friends, and teens have been resisting. From the parent side, there are fears that if they don’t know what their kids are up to, then clearly the kids will run amok. Fear of illegal activity, sex-related escapades, sexting, satan-worshop, drugs– Fear [...]
PROJECT: Youth & Media Project at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Posted on March 12, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
The Youth and Media project at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth and technology. By understanding young people’s interactions with digital media such as the Internet, cell phones and video games, theye seek to address the issues their practices raise, [...]
