BOOK REVIEW: Raising Digital Families FOR DUMMIES
Posted on May 22, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
A book recently caught our attention that seemed absolutely perfect to review. The book is RAISING DIGITAL FAMILIES FOR DUMMIES, a book in the Dummies series expertly written by social media powerhouse Amy Bair, who blogs at resourcefulmommy.com. She’s also a social media marketing expert with her own agency: http://www.resourcefulmommymedia.com If you are not familiar with the DUMMIES series, [...]
PROFILE: The Lab for Robotic Education: Summer program for teens
Posted on May 17, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
The Lab for Robotic Education (LaRE) is a new program in Brooklyn where underprivileged teens are given opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The LaRE provides students with the resources to explore the fields of STEM in conjunction with high quality instruction and guidance from industry mentors. LaRE is the brainchild of Danny Perez, a Queens [...]
PRESS RELEASE:Digital Family Summit 2013 Call for Speakers
Posted on May 15, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.PLEASE POST, PRINT, OR DISTRIBUTE.MEDIA CONTACT: Adam Gertsacov 646-543-5512 adam@digitalfamilysummit.com Digital Family Summit 2013 Announces Call for Speakers Speaker Applications Accepted Today Through July 7, 2013 Baltimore, MD – 05/14/13 – Digital Family Summit today announced its “Call for Speakers” for the 2013 Digital Family Summit, the digital media event for tweens, teens [...]
FILMS: Give Me Five- RI Youth Film Festival
Posted on May 10, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
GiveMe5 is a youth film showcase produced by the Rhode Island Film and Television Office (RIFTO), in conjunction with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Education Program. This May 18, the fifth annual GiveMe5 will occur, when teen filmmakers from around Rhode Island will showcase and discuss their 5-minute (or less) films, [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Charm City Welcomes Digital Teens and Tweens
Posted on May 1, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.PLEASE POST, PRINT, OR DISTRIBUTE.MEDIA CONTACT: Adam Gertsacov 646-543-5512 adam@digitalfamilysummit.com Charm City Welcomes Digital Teens and Tweens. Digital Family Summit holds second annual conference in Baltimore October 11-13, 2013 Baltimore MD May 1, 2013 This Columbus Day weekend, teens, tweens and their parents will explore the brave new world of digital content creation in a [...]
CURRICULUM: HomePage: A Whole Family Guide to Digital Citizenship
Posted on April 23, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
Clay Nichols, one of the founders of DADLABS and the chief Creative Officer of LookOut Social, has a new Kickstarter campaign that is definitely of interest to the Digifam community. The Kickstarter, titled HomePage: A Whole Family Guide to Digital Citizenship, envisions creating a carefully researched curriculum for parents and kids to work through together [...]
EVENT: Teen Literature Day
Posted on April 18, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
Today is Teen Literature Day! Break out the orange flavored seltzer! YALSA, (Young Adult Library Service Association) is encouraging teens, parents, teachers, and librarians all across the country to participate in Celebrate Teen Literature Day on April 18, 2013 by going to libraries, reading teen books, encouraging teens to read, and in general celebrating the [...]
PROJECT: The Greatest Action Hero Ever (G.A.M.E)
Posted on April 15, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
I got wind of a very cool project that was/is a collaboration between The Ad Council, BAM! Body and Mind and KIDZ BOP. Produced pro bono by McCann Ericson (the world’s largest advertising agency), the project is a 6 minute long film starring Ryan Ochoa of the hit Disney XD series Pair of Kings. The film’s aim is to raise awareness [...]
DISCUSSION: Pew Internet Research Senior Researcher Amanda Lenhart
Posted on March 14, 2013 by adam · Leave a Comment
Join the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project Senior Researcher Amanda Lenhart as she discusses findings from their new report on teens and their technology use. The report focuses on teens’ smartphone and tablet use, and updates their findings on mobile internet access, with full demographic details. On Thursday March 14, from noon-1 [...]
PROFILE: Teen comedian Simon Cadel
Posted on March 4, 2013 by adam · 1 Comment
Simon Cadel is a 13 year old comedian who likes to give back. As a Bar Mitzvah project, this Edgemont NY youth recently organized and performed in a sold out teen comedian concert “Laugh Til It Helps” Benefit for a local Westchester organization (Family Services of Westchester) Simon has been performing standup comedy for approximately [...]
