November 2010
5 posts
Inside Out: Chicago Youth Scavenger Hunt
We want to learn from YOU how to better improve YouMedia! Join us for the Chicago Youth Scavenger Hunt and let us know what you find interesting around the city! Participants will use mobile phones to map their most interesting experiences across the city. Don’t have a phone? We have one for you! If you’re interested in helping us out, sign up here and make sure to get this...
“Art Inspires Activism: Teens Use Digital Media to Respond to Gulf Oil Spill”
– http://spotlight.macfound.org/
WatchYoung people express their politics in new ways, often invisible to older generations. Their commitments are to social causes, and their actions are more often communicated across online networks or through individual responses such as buycotts (buying products that give back to society and rewarding businesses with online buzz). They prefer immediate action through volunteering rather than...
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Last time on StudentSpeak, teens at YOUmedia, the Chicago Public Library’s digital space for teens, created innovative new media projects based on Toni Morrison’s most recent novel, “A Mercy.” This week, StudentSpeak is there as the students showcase their work in front of a crowd of educators, parents and their peers at the Chicago Public Library. “We have a bond, and we build...
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iRemix: A Mercy (Photo Book)