article thumbnail

New Media Literacy Site from MIT - and check out the great Vlog Tutorial!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The new media literacies web site is working to integrate new media materials into compelling activities for K-12 students for use in or out of school. Vlogs As Citizen Media From Steve Garfield's Flickr Stream. Henry Jenkins is the Team Leader. There are tons of excellent resources here! Is Videoblogging News?

Vlog 50
article thumbnail

Digital Beginnings: Parents As Scaffolds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

fast forward six years and he is sitting next to me and I'm explaining blogs to him and watching vlogs together. The other day, I received a request from an academic, Jackie Marsh, whose research focuses on the role of popular culture, media. and new technolgies in early literacy development. in the practice.

Vlog 50
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Marcopolos I'm a few weeks away from SXSW where I'll be leading a session called " Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam " which will incorporate a lot of audience interaction. See Dave Winer's comments here, or as someone on the vlog list "Fighting for civilty using rudeness.".

article thumbnail

Is it time for a Social Reporter?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While in the early early 1990's I was helping people figure out which dipswitches on their modem to push or write and send email using PINE, this later morphed into helping people learn how to build web pages or develop web literacy skills. into gaining web social (networking) skills. Social media coach?

Report 50
article thumbnail

The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Circulations - shaping the flow of media (e.g. vlogging, and podcasting). He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. . - Collaborative Problem Solving - (working toether in teams - informal/formal to comlpete tasks and develop new knowledge.