Doyle of smartMeme offers an insightful and thought-provoking reflection on the recent bailout. She sheds light on a challenging topic and makes the case for why things are never going to be the same.
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling like this economic meltdown moment is a game-changer. The recent firestorm over the “bailout” [...]
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The Pew Internet & American Life Project (an initiative of the Pew Research Center with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation) recently released, ” Teens, Video Games and Civics: Teens’ gaming experiences are diverse and include significant social interaction and civic engagement“. This one of a kind report reveals the political implications, [...]
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I’m currently at the Grassroots Use of Technology conference and will be live blogging throughout the day morning. Please know that these are raw notes – more in depth reflect later in the day.
Speaker: Nick Jehlen, Creative Director of the Action Mill
Title: “Think Outside the Toolbox”
“What are we trying to do? Change the word.”
We need [...]
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Beyond work and enjoying a school-free summer, I have been feverishly working on the conference program for this Saturday’s Grassroots Use of Technology.
It has been such a refreshing opportunity to stretch both my creative and social wings. Per usual, my creative and socially-oriented self has been on the back burner. This project was what [...]
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