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Do virtual worlds support or hold back marginalized youth?

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

Today was the last day of the "I Dig Zambia" virtual summer camp, and I have been reflecting on how our Global Kids teens participated in the program.  For the past two weeks, eleven of our Global Kids teens have been going through a virtual summer camp in Teen Second Life with eight other teens…

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Change.org features Global Kids’ machinima on child sex trafficking!

Posted on July 13, 2009 by

The activism site Change.org a few days ago featured a story about Discovered, the machinima movie created by our teen filmmakers in our Virtual Video Project at Global Kids. As a reminder, Discovered is a digital "machinima" film produced in Second Life that explores the powerful issue of child sex trafficking through the fictional story…

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“I Dig Zambia” Week One Wrap-up: Fossil Digs, Grassroots Soccer, Comic Strips, and Mass Extinction

Posted on July 11, 2009 by

I have been negligent at posting about how the “I Dig Zambia” virtual summer camp is going because we’ve all been so busy working on the camp all week.  Building upon the successful “I Dig Tanzania” camp last year, “I Dig Zambia” is a two-week intensive summer camp that brings together 11 teens in New…

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I Dig Zambia starts today!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by

More details soon…

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Teen-created machinima dramatizes child sex trafficking

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

Today our 15 teen machinimatographers in Global Kids' Virtual Video Project publicly premiered their film "Discovered" before an audience of their peers, parents, teachers, and supporters at the Sony Wonder Theater in Manhattan.  It was great seeing their work on the big screen and then watching them explain to the audience their process from conception…

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Reminder: Global Kids Teens Premiering SL Machinima “Discovered” Tomorrow in NYC!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

Just a reminder that tomorrow, July 1st, fifteen New York City public high school students will premiere their film Discovered –a digital "machinima" film produced in Second Life that explores the powerful issue of child sex trafficking through the fictional story of one Mexican teenager. Discovered is the final product of a year-long, intensive digital…

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Teens show off their digital media chops at first NYC Youth Tech Fest at New School

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

Congrats to the 100-some teens from all over New York City who participated in the first NYC Youth Digital Media & Technology Festival at the New School. The daylong festival spotlighted the growing movement among teenagers in New York and nationally to design video games, films and other digital tools to advance social causes in…

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(o.o): First Annual NYC Digital Youth Media & Tech Fest this Saturday (June 27) at New School!

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

I'm excited to announce that this Saturday, my group Global Kids is participating in the First Annual NYC Digital Youth Media & Technology Festival taking place on June 27 at the New School in NYC. The daylong festival will spotlight the growing movement among teenagers in New York and nationally to design video games, films…

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Global Kids Youth Leaders Premiere “Discovered” Machinima on July 1 in NYC

Posted on June 22, 2009 by

On July 1, 2009, 15 New York City public high school students will premiere their film Discovered –a digital "machinima" film produced in Second Life that explores the powerful issue of child sex trafficking through the fictional story of one Mexican teenager. Discovered is the final product of a year-long, intensive digital filmmaking program called…

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Final stages of “Discovered” — serious machinima film on child sex trafficking

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

We are in the final stages of post-production for "Discovered," the serious issue machinima created by the youth filmmakers in our "Virtual Video Project" at Global Kids.  The difficult subject our youth have chosen is child sex trafficking, and they did an amazing job crafting a short film from the issue.  I'm really impressed with…

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