Web 2.0pen Mic - March 2010
Submitted by Erin Mishkin on March 4, 2010 - 11:40am.
Featured speaker: Kara Oehler
Mapping Main Street
Greater Boston Issue at Youth Media Reporter
http://www.youthmediareporter.org
Web 2.0pen Mic Sign-up List
1. Dave Crusoe - http://www.boolify.org read more »
From Egypt to Virtual 3D: Afrofuturism in Virtual Worlds
Submitted by Nettrice Gaskins on February 11, 2010 - 11:17am.
**Just in time for Black History Month!**
This is my take on films such as Avatar 3D and perhaps a way to use popular culture to study history and heritage, e.g. Ancient Egypt. read more »
PBS Digital Nation: My Thoughts
Submitted by Nettrice Gaskins on February 11, 2010 - 10:30am.
^This is me/my avatar dancing with a student and a visiting visual artist in Second Life.
There has always been technological change (printing press, photography, film, etc.). I believe the recent PBS Frontline exposé Digital Nation, is attempting to address how technology is changing society, from passive consumers to active producers and continuous learners. read more »
MEDIA AS A LEARNING TOOL
Submitted by Beverly Mire on January 9, 2010 - 11:06am.My nephew Jake is high-functioning autistic. Having little real knowledge about autism, I was often taken aback when my sister, his mother, would talk about his progress in school. “He passed his test about Romeo and Juliet,” she once told me. read more »
Recap of Kick Off Event
Submitted by admin on April 18, 2008 - 3:47pm.Over 25 youth media arts educators gathered at our inaugural event this past Tuesday to discuss the issues of our field. read more »
Youth Media Arts Curricula
Submitted by admin on March 28, 2008 - 7:14pm.
Welcome to our effort to build an online manual of youth media curricula with contributions from members all over our region. Materials contained herein range from media literacy training models to planning and executing youth media festivals. All chapters in this manual are listed below. read more »