Digital Family Summit- Teen & Tween Digital Influencers & Their Families

BOOK REVIEW: Raising Digital Families FOR DUMMIES

adam — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:18 +0000

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, [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

PROFILE: The Lab for Robotic Education: Summer program for teens

adam — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:22 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

PRESS RELEASE:Digital Family Summit 2013 Call for Speakers

adam — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:48 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

FILMS: Give Me Five- RI Youth Film Festival

adam — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:58:56 +0000

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, [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

PRESS RELEASE: Charm City Welcomes Digital Teens and Tweens

adam — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:28:44 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

CURRICULUM: HomePage: A Whole Family Guide to Digital Citizenship

adam — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:36:39 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

EVENT: Teen Literature Day

adam — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:03:36 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

PROJECT: The Greatest Action Hero Ever (G.A.M.E)

adam — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:05:58 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

DISCUSSION: Pew Internet Research Senior Researcher Amanda Lenhart

adam — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:15:11 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!

PROFILE: Teen comedian Simon Cadel

adam — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:29:32 +0000

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 [...]

Find out more about the Digital Family Summit, the first of its kind blogger /vlogger conference for teens, tweens, and their families. June 29-July 1, 2012 in Philadelphia!