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Ken Swift and Joe Schloss on Preserving B-Boy Culture for Future Generations

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

Last night I was fortunate enough to be among a packed audience of 60+ folks at a "Conversation with Ken Swift and Joe Schloss, PhD" at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Ken and Joe were speaking on the subject of b-boying as a cultural phenomenon historically, in the present day, and into the…

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“Q Train Manhattan Bound 942am” (poem)

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

Written this morning on my commute on my iPhone.

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Google Shows Me How to Bike from My House to My Mom’s (Brooklyn to San Francisco)

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

I decided to check out how extensive is the new "bicycle directions" tool on Google Maps by putting in my address in Brooklyn and having it plot a bike route from there to my mom's house in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here's what Google suggested. I find it super useful to know that if…

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World Bank Launches “Urgent Evoke” Online Game to Inspire Youth to Social Action

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

EVOKE trailer (a new online game) from Alchemy on Vimeo. The World Bank, working with ARG master Jane McGonigal, have launched a new online game called "Urgent Evoke" that's geared toward getting young people — particularly African young people — to come up with creative solutions to the worst of the world's social ills. It…

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My Team at the Global Kids Online Leadership Program! (pic)

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

Here's a super cool picture of the current team at the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids.  We took a lovely day-long retreat yesterday, visiting the "Silk Road" exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, followed by a relaxing hang in Central Park.  So nice just spending QT with my fantastic colleagues on a…

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America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 506: The Lady Gaga Challenge

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows This week's challenge on America's Best Dance Crew was to assign each crew a Lady Gaga video and have them create a routine inspired by it.  It was a smart move given how hot Lady Gaga is right now and how much dance plays a part…

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Field Museum of Chicago is Hiring a Digital Learning Specialist

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

I got word from my friends at the fantastic Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago that they are looking for a "Digital Learning Specialist" to work in the education department. According to the job description, the Digital Media Learning Specialist will "develop digital learning projects and help manage the infusion of digital media into…

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Educator Workshop on Youth Media Creation Next Wednesday March 17 at Global Kids

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

I along with my colleague Amira will be facilitating a professional development training on "Transforming Youth From Social Media Consumers to Creators" on Wednesday, March 17. Here's the full description: Global Kids has been a leader integrating social media tools within educational programs to develop 21st Century skills since 2000. With the emergence of online…

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The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers & SYTYCD Stars on the Oscars last night (updated)

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

For those that missed the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers and several dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance" on the Oscars last night, here's a video I found. Probably won't stay up for long! Gotta give a shout-out to B-boy Cloud in the awesome middle sequence. UPDATED 3/8/10, 10pm with link to official LXD…

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“Hindsquare”: The ethics of checking in on FourSquare when you aren’t actually there

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

I've been playing FourSquare, the passively multiplayer online game for a few months now, and find it diverting and sometimes useful. For those that don't play, basically it's an online service that gives you points and virtual rewards for "checking in" at various places in your city.  FourSquare has a web version, but it's most…

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