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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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Legion of Extraordinary Dancers Blowing it Up at TED (video)

Posted on March 5, 2010 by

FINALLY! The video of the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers presenting and performing at the TED conference earlier this year has been released.  I've been eagerly anticipated the LXD webseries, and this looks like the first major public appearance by them online in 2010.  So, super exciting to see this! Featured dancers: Madd Chadd: "Master of…

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A Tour of “Embrace” at the Denver Art Museum (video)

Posted on March 5, 2010 by

While at the WebWise conference in Denver, I briefly played hookey to check out the "Embrace" exhibition at the Denver Art Museum.  The DAM commissioned 17 artists to create artwork directly on the walls of the Hamilton wing of the museum.  What resulted was an eclectic and funky exploration of space, angles and movement.  I…

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Did You Meet Someone Interesting Online? We want to hear your story!

Posted on March 4, 2010 by

Global Kids is involved in the production of an upcoming HBO documentary called "Meeting Online."  We are looking for good stories that revolve around connections made on the Internet. If you know someone, or you yourself, have met someone online and the relationship deeply affected you, then we want to hear from you. It could…

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Co-facilitating a Workshop at the Digital Media & Learning Conference (video)

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Barry Joseph, director of the Online Leadership Project at Global Kids, has been really insistent that we take videos of presentations that we give at conferences and workshops, as a way of improving the way we talk about our work and the organization.  This is often met with groans by staff (okay, me) because it…

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