[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 123

Tue Nov 20 14:50:20 EST 2007

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 123 - November 20, 2007

The YouthLearn Newsletter compiles the latest entries to the YouthLearn News Blog. This innovative service to the YouthLearn community highlights youth, education, and technology news, tools, and resources. We hope this assists you in your important work. Please feel free to share this resource with friends and colleagues, and visit the News Blog often! http://news.youthlearn.org <http://news.youthlearn.org/> 

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News 

Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up survey on technology's role in schools is now open
"Students, parents, teachers, and now-for the first time-K-12 administrators are invited to take part in Speak Up 2007, an annual survey that seeks to determine what is needed to give students a top-notch, 21st-century education. Administered by Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay), a national nonprofit group focused on improving science, math, and technology education, Speak Up gives education stakeholders a chance to make their voices heard and contribute to an ongoing discussion about technology's role in the curriculum...  Individual responses are kept confidential, and the online survey can be accessed any time until Dec. 15." 
URL: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=50364;_hbguid=d9127ed0-0253-4dd5-8c62-9fa896070f09 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=50364;_hbguid=d9127ed0-0253-4dd5-8c62-9fa896070f09> 

State leaders convene to discuss ed tech
"Keeping kids safe on the internet and allowing them to learn and explore online don't have to be mutually exclusive goals: That was one of the key messages delivered to state educational technology leaders who attended a recent event in Washington, D.C. The occasion was the annual Leadership Summit and Education Forum, hosted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) on Nov. 5 and 6. Called 'What It Takes to Compete,' the forum invited state education leaders from around the nation to a series of sessions highlighting best practices and innovative approaches for using technology to transform instruction and create 21st-century learning opportunities. Session topics ranged from managing internet security to the importance of high-speed networks, and from 'three-dimensional' social networking to a definition of global awareness."
URL: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=50362;_hbguid=3c1eb281-2d83-44c7-a671-7a29481a398a <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=50362;_hbguid=3c1eb281-2d83-44c7-a671-7a29481a398a> 

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Funding 

Brick Awards to Honor Young People for Community Problem-Solving Projects
"The Brick Awards, an annual program of Do Something, honor young people (age 25 and under) in the United States and Canada for their efforts to address problems in their local or global communities. Nine Brick Award winners will receive a minimum of $10,000 in community grants and scholarships (if applicable). Of those nine winners, one will be selected by a national online vote as a Golden Brick Award winner and will receive a total of $100,000 in community grants. The community grant money is paid directly to the not-for-profit of the winner's choice. Applicants must be permanent residents or citizens of the U.S. or Canada and must be born on or after June 30, 1982." Deadline: December 31, 2007.
URL: http://www.dosomething.org/brick <http://www.dosomething.org/brick> 
Referred by: Foundation Center

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Resources 

Let a Thousand Voices Speak: Guide to Youth Radio
"It is remarkable how many different ways there are to set up and run a program for youth in radio. There are projects with lots of staff and money and others with none; projects that are part of a station, projects that are part of a high school, and some that are independent... In this manual you will find descriptions of many programs, sample curricula, information about equipment, additional resources, and stories about lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and challenges still to be met. Let a Thousand Voices Speak is designed to share information about many projects so that community radio stations, high schools, non-profit arts organizations and community groups can start and grow their own youth in radio programs." It is supported by the Youth Initiatives Program of the Open Society Institute.
URL: http://www.nfcb.org/projects/nyrtp/youthmanual/youthmanual.jsp <http://www.nfcb.org/projects/nyrtp/youthmanual/youthmanual.jsp> 

Listening Across Borders: Creating Virtual Spaces for Youth Global Exchange
"As we transition into an increasingly global and technology dependant society, new participatory media networks have the potential to affect an international youth-led social justice movement... As youth media educators, how can we create a different kind of pedagogical space where young people from around the globe can use the tools of participatory media (blogs, wikis, social networks, digital sharing sites, etc.) to connect politically and socially? How do we learn to 'listen across borders'-the first step in creating a youth platform for global social justice? These sets of questions inspired [Mindy Faber] to create YouthLAB, a program where youth are in charge, conceptualizing how to use participatory media as a springboard for youth leadership, activism and organizing."
URL: http://www.youthmediareporter.org/2007/11/listening_across_borders_creat.html <http://www.youthmediareporter.org/2007/11/listening_across_borders_creat.html> 

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Activities 

Debut of All Terrain Brain - a Multimedia Project
"The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Three Chicks Media are pleased to bring you All Terrain Brain (ATB), a unique multimedia project designed to encourage kids ages 8 to 12 to take their brains 'off road' and tap into their entrepreneurial spirit. Through a series of 25 animated 1-minute videos, an interactive web site, and an educational outreach initiative, ATB will help kids discover they have the power to do whatever they want in life, whether they become entrepreneurs or simply gain a greater understanding of their own abilities." WGBH Boston is creating the Team ATB Activity Guide & DVD, which "will be available in December 2007 and will be distributed for free to afterschool programs nationwide while supplies last.... We are looking for 15 afterschool programs to pilot activities... in early 2008. Pilot sites will receive a $500 stipend for conducting activities."
URL: http://www.allterrainbrain.org/ <http://www.allterrainbrain.org/> 

Listen to a Life Essay Contest
"The Listen to a Life Essay Contest, sponsored by the Legacy Project of Generations United, asks students to interview a grandparent or grand-friend 50 years or older about the older person's hopes and goals through their life, how they achieved their goals and overcame obstacles or how dreams may have changed along the way. The student then writes a 300-word essay based on the interview. Maximum Award: a Lenovo ThinkCentre computer, $800 in Orchard software, and an iPod Classic with video and $25,000 worth of software for the student's school. Eligibility: students ages 8-18. Deadline: March 31, 2008."
URL: http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html <http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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