The Global Kids Digital Media Initiative is a series of interrelated programs designed to support teenagers to think critically about the role of digital media in their lives and document their experiences in various media. It is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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January 30, 2008

[staff] Coming full circle at Global Kids

MacArthur DML Volumes

On January 9th, I hit my two year mark here at Global Kids. To some, I know this sounds like a short amount of time, but to me, it's an age. To begin with, working in GK's Online Leadership Program means that we're in a field that's moving at breakneck speed. The contours of the new media landscape are shifting beneath our feet. Every month feels like six. We've been both nimble and (definitely) fortunate enough to ride this proverbial wave, and so our team has grown and projects shifted an enormous amount as well in the short time that I've been with GK.

With so many great projects moving forward, it's rare to get a moment when you feel some real closure before moving on to the next thing. But in the past month or so, I've had another great milestone occur in my time here, aside from my two year mark. In late December, MacArthur announced the release of its Digital Media and Learning Series, six volumes which include writings by authors specializing in gaming pedagogy, online identity, youth civic engagement through digital media, and more.

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January 20, 2007

[blog] De digitale explosie in stripvorm

Erik van Roekel, on what we can only presume is a Dutch blog, posted the following entry, which we will attempt to translate afterwards. It focuses attention on the recent survey results collected by our Digital Media Youth Advisory, and then looks back to last year's Digital Media Essay Contest.

Jongeren en digitale media

"I am constantly amazed by the dependency on digital technologies. They have revolutionized our lives, making it simple yet complex at the same time."

Even een leestip voor het weekend. Vanochtend las ik een kort artikel van Dennis Hoogervorst waarin hij verwijst naar een onderzoek van Global Kids naar de rol van digitale media in het leven van jongeren. Inhoudelijk niet al te veel nieuws maar wat aardig is, is dat ze naast de belangrijkste resultaten in een soort stripverhaal (pdf) ook de daadwerkelijk antwoorden van de jongeren in een excelfile beschikbaar stellen met soms aardige quotes. Al klikkend door de site
van Global Kids kwam ik ook een Digital Media Essay contest tegen met de winnende essays in een pdf. Het geheel is dan inmiddels al wel bijna een jaar oud, maar biedt aardig inzicht in de rol digitale media in het leven van jongeren. Het weekend maar eens de rest van de files bij Global Kids doornemen.

Our Mac Dashboard translator tells us this means:

Young people and digital media

Just as leestip for the weekend. Vanochtend I read short Article of Dennis Hoogervorst in which he refers to a study of Global kids into the role of digital media in living young people. Substantive not already too much news ear what is nice, is that they the effective answers put beside the most important results in a type stripverhaal (pdf) also of the young people in excelfile available with sometimes nice quotes. Already clicking by the site of Global kids I encountered also Digital media essay contest with the winning essays in pdf. whole am then meanwhile already, however, almost a year old, but offer to nice insight in the role digital media in living young people. The weekend the rest of the traffic-jams at Global goes through kids.

We did enjoy the blog comments posted in response as well, such as:

"A year old, a doubtful source (what the hell are Global kids) and a quite small sample" to which the original poster replied, "It gives a picture of how they look at against digital media and the role this has it in their life. But no shocking news."

So who is Dennis Hoogervorst? Dennis, on his Youth Marketing blog, writes, (again, through my translation services), in his post entitled, "De digitale explosie in stripvorm,"

For now I to a small-scale research of Global kids have looked at to the role of digital media in living young people. To up to that point nothing particular, but the way the results are confessed are made that, however. Th peaks have been processed in a type comic book (pdf). And in this excel-document are the litteral examine answers of the 51 respondenten. Interesting costs. And skilfully he who still quotes have necessary for a presentation on at leuken.

October 24, 2006

[DMI] Digital Media Youth Advisory Helps Civic Engagement Volume Create MySpace Survey

The teens in this year's Digital Media Youth Advisory started out the year in force, beginning with a re-write of a survey for the MacArthur volume on civic engagement.

The volume approached Global Kids with their plans to survey teens in MySpace. However, when we saw their questions, we were delighted to run them through the advisory to create a more youth-friendly approach. After a significant re-write, the teens submitted the following questions, which were incorporated into their MySpace page. If you are a member of MySpace, log in and post your own response.

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June 12, 2006

[POD] 10. Essay Winner - Mike L.

Essay Winner - Mike L. (audio). This podcasts focuses on an essay winner. The winner is be interviewed and talks about their lives and read excerpts from their essays.


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Essay Winner - Kyle (audio). This podcasts focuses on an essay winner. The winner is be interviewed and talks about their lives and read excerpts from their essays.


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[POD] 5. Awards Ceremony (video)

Awards Ceremony (video). This podcast presents video from the Global Kids Annual Youth Conference's essay contest award ceremony as well as the simultaneous award ceremony within Second Life.

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[POD] 2. Evaluating Youth Voices

Youth Voices (audio). An introduction to Global Kids' Digital Media Essay Contest. This podcast includes audio of the youth evaluating the submitted essays.

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[POD] 1. Meet the Teens

Meet the Teens (audio). This podcast provides an overview of the Digital Media Initiative and an introduction to each of the youth serving on the Digital Media Youth Advisory.


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May 25, 2006

[DMEC] Blog comments - "Worlds within Worlds"

Here is a very insightful blog entry by Arlene Goldbard, the writer of the Digital Media Essay Contest report, focusing on her generation's exclusion from the new world of digital media.

She writes:

If you don't know these worlds firsthand from a teenager in your household or neighborhood, I urge you to take a tour. I have seen the future, but I cannot enter fully into this strange new world.

Visit her blog to read more.

May 7, 2006

[DMEC] Books of the DMEC winning essays published online and in Second Life

The series of winning essays from the Digital Media Essay Contest have been published as THiNK books within Second Life. This method of creating a digital book, originally created by Toneless Tomba, allows you to embed textures onto each page and when read in world it reacts as a normal book would, able to turn pages, etc. There are 14 books in total and they were designed by Rhiannon Chatnoir.

You can pick up copies of the books in the SL Teen grid on the Global Kids sim or within the adult grid at TBA.

For pdf versions of the books, click below.

May 3, 2006

[DMEC] Report on essay contest now available

Read the report, which focuses on Global Kids' first Digital Media Essay Contest (DMEC). It identifies and analyzes the key themes that emerged.

April 3, 2006

[SL] Teen Publication Covers DMEC Awards

The Second Life Teen-grid produced version of the Metaverse Messenger carried an article in their March 30th issue, entitled "Digital Kids Holds Mixed Reality Awards Show." Within the issue they also republished three of the winning essays written by Second Life teen residents.


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March 30, 2006

[DMEC] Blog Commentary on the Essays

Tony Walsh, of the blog Clickable Culture, quotes from a number of the winning essays and offers some critiques in his post Teen Tech Tales.

March 25, 2006

[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Isolation/connectedness

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Isolation/connectedness.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Generational Change

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Generational Change.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: The only constant is change

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of The only constant is change.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Things learned

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Things learned.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Identity

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Identity.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Balancing the dangers

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Balancing the dangers.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Who makes the rules?

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Who makes the rules?.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: In/tolerance

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of In/tolerance.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Digital Media in Schools

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Digital Media in Schools.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Legitimacy

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Legitimacy.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Empowerment

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Empowerment.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Digital Divide & Access

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Digital Divide & Access.

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[DMEC] Essay Quotes: Games and Violence

While there were only 14 winning essays, the majority of the over 130 essays offered some insight into and perspective on the role of digital media amongst today's teens. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes around the topic of Games and Violence.

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March 23, 2006

[SL/DMEC] Transcript of the DMEC Award Ceremony on GK Island in Teen Second Life

On March 23rd, 2006, Global Kids held a youth conference in New York City for over 600 teens and educators. At the conference, we held an awards ceremony to celebrate the winners of our nationwide Digital Media Essay Contest. As part of this ceremony, we featured winners who participated in the contest via an online virtual world called Second Life. At the conference, we had a screen displaying a live feed of teens who were joining us from within Second Life. Simultaneously, we set up a screen within Second Life, so the teens who were gathered there could watch a live broadcast of what was going on at our real world Global Kids conference.

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