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Yes, this man is my boss

Posted on April 4, 2009 by

Yet another reason why I love my job.  Here's a photo of a bunch of my boss Barry's ID cards over the years.  This is so full of win, it's ridiculous.

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Youth-led filmmaking of the Global Kids Conference and virtual simulcasts

Posted on April 3, 2009 by

Last Friday, Global Kids held its Annual Conference at Baruch College, gathering 600-some students and educators from around New York City to examine critical social issues, meet each other, and get activated.  This year's theme was "Global Health — Be the Vaccine," featuring speakers and workshops on a wide variety of health-related topics.  An important…

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“Aha!” moments in virtual education: my talk at the VW Best Practices Conference (video)

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Last Saturday I had the honor of presenting at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference about the work of Global Kids and some of the lessons we have been learning about how to best use virtual worlds for education and learning.  The multi-day conference took place in Second Life, appropriately enough given the…

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Virtual World Best Practices in Education Conference starts tomorrow in SL

Posted on March 26, 2009 by

From March 27-29, the Virtual World Best Practices in Education Conference is taking place in Second Life. According to their website, this grassroots, community-based conference attracts faculty, instructors, trainers, administrators, instructional designers, and technical specialists from around the world. The virtual conference will "provide opportunities for virtual world communities to showcase projects, courses, events and…

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Sign up for FOCUS: Cross-Generational Dialogue on Digital Media and Society April 13-May 4

Posted on March 18, 2009 by

My colleague Rafi at Global Kids sends out word about the opening of registration for Focus on Digital Media! Focus is a set of online dialogues to bring youth voices to the societal changes that digital media is bringing. According to Rafi, one important bit of feedback we got from the teens involved in our…

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ENGAGE Expo 2009: From brand placement to youth development

Posted on March 11, 2009 by

Ted Tagami of Small Worlds demoing to Joyce, Barry and GK youth Chanel at ENGAGE. I just back to the office from the ENGAGE Expo, which took place March 10-11 at the Jacob Javitz Center in Manhattan.  I have to say that I was a bit pessimistic going in about what I was going to…

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Last chance to sponsor me for Global Kids Dance-a-Thon this Friday!

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Thanks everyone who has already sponsored me for the Global Kids Dance-a-Thon fundraiser taking place this Friday.  These are financially tough times, so even the smallest donation is very much appreciated! It's not too late, if you would like to contribute.  All proceeds go toward college scholarships for our very deserving Global Kids teen leaders…

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WebWise 2009: Museums and libraries pursuing the innovative edge in a digital age

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

From February 25-27, I had the opportunity to go to the WebWise conference in Washington DC, an annual gathering of 300-some professionals from libraries and museums to discuss how to keep their cultural institutions relevant in the digital age.  It was great getting to hear from some of the leading museums and libraries in America…

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“Playing 4 Keeps”: Global Kids social-issues games program

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

I haven't written much about Global Kids' work in the serious games arena.  We have developed a successful program called "Playing 4 Keeps" that engages young people in the process of game design as a way to get them thinking critically about digital games and examining social issues in new ways.  In the past three…

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Second Life Education Conference splits off from Community Convention

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

For those that were there last year, we had a very interesting combined Second Life Educators Conference (SLEDcc) and Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) in Florida in September.  Apparently the educators involved in the SLEDcc have taken the decision to organize their own seperate event in response to online feedback at a time and place…

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