Reflections on NAMLE 2011 in Philadelphia

What a whirlwind it’s been here in Philadelphia at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) conference. This bi-annual Continue reading →

Summer School for Media Education in Corvara Italy

Lucky me – I was invited to participate in the Summer School in Media Education in Italy! What a pleasure Continue reading →

Twitter-Discovery Process Part I

One of the most amazing things about Twitter is how easily you can widen your network of communities aligned with Continue reading →

What You Do Matters

A Student Leadership Summit on Propaganda, Hate Speech and Civic Engagement, June 22 – 25, 2011 I was lucky to Continue reading →

Summer Film Jammin’ with the Big Picture Alliance

To us, this probably just looks like a rubber band. Or maybe, given the wielder’s hand placement, one of those Continue reading →

Voices of Youth Address Violence in Philadelphia

After the screening of the great documentary by YES Philly students, Pushouts, which was featured on NBC 10 recently, it’s Continue reading →

YES Philly and PhillyCAM premiere

YES Philly and PhillyCAM have collaborated on “Pushouts,” a youth-led initiative designed to raise community awareness about high school drop-out Continue reading →

PVK 2010: Flash mob video games

When flash mobs — impromptu gatherings often coordinated through social media — began popping up in Center City Philadelphia, many Continue reading →