Below you will find a resource library of downloadable files that have been posted to the Global Kids Digital Media Initiative blog. Please browse through our audio, videos, comic books, PDFs, and games.
The Global Kids Digital Media Initiative specifically produces work produce by or about youth to support grantees of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Initiative. Click here to review that material.
We also have various items located elsewhere - video, photos, etc. - in the Web 2.0 world.
AUDIO
VIDEO
Podcasts
The following are official video podcasts produced about the youth in our various online leadership programs. Spring, 2006.
- Podcast 3: GK in Second Life (video)
- Podcast 5: Awards Ceremony (video)
Second Life
The following are videos we have produced documenting our work in Second Life.
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Video from the "Totally Wired: How Technology is Changing Kids and Learning" public forum. (Dec, 2007)
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Machinima footage from the "Totally Wired: How Technology is Changing Kids and Learning" public forum. (Dec, 2007)
- Video from GK Anniversary Celebration. (Mar, 2007)
- The UNICEF A World Fit For Children Festival. (Dec, 2006)
- Music Video of Henry Jenkin's Visit. (Dec, 2006)
- The video overview of our Camp Global Kids 2006 program. (Oct, 2006)
- The Camp Global Kids 2006 End-of-Program Slideshow. (Aug, 2006)
- Short video from GK Island Launch Party. (Feb, 2006)
Virtual Video Program
The following are videos from our afterschool machinima program.
- Global Kids PSAs on Digital Media, created in Second Life (post here)
- A Short Sample from our Machinima students: Youth Leaders Learning to Fly
- Eric Linden in Machinima Program
Videos about Global Kids
The following are videos that address or are about Global Kids online leadership programs.
- GK Presents at the SL Best Practices Conference
- The official Global Kids promotional video
- Video on the P4K - Playing 4 Keeps program
- Video overview of Ayiti: The Cost of Life game
- The 17th Annual National Service-Learning Conference video
- MacArthur Releases Video on Digital Media and Learning Initiative, featuring the Digital Media Youth Advisory
- GK Wins Award at Reinventing Public Diplomacy through Games Competition. (May, 2006)
- OLP Director, Barry Joseph, Speaks on New MacArthur Foundation Site on Digital Media and Learning
TV coverage of our work
The following are examples of news coverage on Global Kids.
- NY1: Students Make Video Games, Learn Life Lessons
- NTV: Russia News Loves Ayiti Game
Comic Books
PDF
The Holy Meatballs of Divine Spongiform
Holy Meatballs of Divine Spongiform, from which this blog acquired its name, was originally our diary documenting our time learning how to function in Second Life.
- Holy Meatballs, Vol 1. (Dec, 2005)(
- Holy Meatballs, Vol 2. (Jan, 2006)
- Holy Meatballs, Vol 3. (Feb, 2006)
Global Kids Second Life Practices & Guides
Occasionally, Global Kids produces public documents offering advice about how run educational programs in Second Life.
- Reports from the Field: Second Life Community Convention 2007 Education Track Summary
- Best Practices for Non-profits in Second Life – Fall 2007
- GK Presents at the SL Best Practices Conference
- Best Practices For Education in Second Life
- The Global Kids Guide to Presenting in Teen Second Life
FOCUS: Teen Voices on Digital Media and Society
As part of its Digital Media Initiative, Global Kids, starting in 2006, is holding yearly online dialogues where teens from around the world can reflect and sound off on the digital media and its role in their lives and society. Below you can find independent reports, full archives and featured discussions that emerge from this project.
- Analytic Report on FOCUS covering emergent themes and methodology
- A content analysis of the essay contest
- Book #1: Thanks, Uncle Ben by Mike L., Belpre, Ohio
- Book #2: From Gutenberg to Gateway by Mike H., Louisville, Kentucky
- Book #3: Digital Media and Me by Stephanie M., Madison, Alabama
- Book #4: Digital Media in My Life by Kyle M., Wheatland, Wyoming
- Book #5: From Legos to the Big Screen by John P., Athens, Georgia
- Book #6: Digital Media through the Monitor of a H4x0r by Chris F., Louisville, Kentucky
- Book #7: Untitled Essay by Dahye H., Brooklyn, New York
- Book #8: Digital Revolution by Rebecca H., Belpre, Ohio
- Book #9: Megabyte of the Teen Scene by Sylvia M., Madison, Alabama
- Book #10: Teenagers and Technology by Kristen M., Madison, Alabama
- Book #11: Untitled Essay by Emmanuel P., Kokomo, Indiana
- Book #12: Digital Media in Education (or “Hey, I’m a Nerd!”) by Alister B., United Kingdom
- Book #13: Inspiration by Nick C., New Hampshire
- Book #14: Why Games Affect My Life by Stuart D., Idaho
- Feedback from Teachers Who’s Students Participated in the Contest
Newz Crew Featured Discussions
Every two weks, Newz Crew addresses a news items regarding digital media and youth. The best of those dialogues are available below.
- Video Game Addiction
- Myspace Tackles Teen Safety Concerns
- Columbine Computer Game ‘Trivializes’ School Shootings
- US School District to Punish Students for Web Postings
- Does Happiness Live in Cyberspace?
- Violent Video Games!
- MySpace Launches Voter-Registration Plan.
- On Technology in the Classroom
- On Cell Phone Use in Schools
Games
Web 2.0
