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7/12/11

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David Ayling

“Is This What I’m Supposed to Be?”: Chicago Teens Challenge Pop Culture Representations and Make Their Own

This webisode of StudentSpeak visits Free Spirit Media, a nonprofit organization that focuses on media literacy and digital communication skills with a curriculum in Chicago high schools that continues after school in informal learning spaces.
 
 

5/26/11

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David Ayling

“Changing the Nature of Storytelling”: Chicago Students Remix Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere”

This week’s StudentSpeak focuses on digital storytelling using the book “Neverwhere,” by British author Neil Gaiman.
 
 

5/05/11

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David Ayling

Mapping the Museum: Teens Use Technology to Make Their Mark on The Art Institute

This webisode of StudentSpeak follows teens taking part in a unique digital mapping project at the Art Institute of Chicago.
 
 

4/15/11

Produced by
David Ayling

Using Goggles to Change Google: Teens Learn the Power of Programming at Mozilla’s Hackasaurus

This week’s StudentSpeak webisode goes behind the scenes at a programming workshop in Chicago where teens are using new tools developed by Mozilla to remix and improve the web.
 
 

4/04/11

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David Ayling

"Big Responsibility": Chicago-Area Teens Use Virtual Tools to Solve Real-World Science Problems

This week’s StudentSpeak visits Wheeling High School in the northern suburbs of Chicago, where teens are solving real-world problems for scientists at Abbott Labs.

Filed in: Schools, STEM, StudentSpeak

 
 

2/25/11

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David Ayling

Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Sparks Digital Collaboration Between Area Teens and Artist Mark Bradford

In this week’s webisode, StudentSpeak goes behind the scenes at the Mark Bradford Project, sponsored by Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
 
 

1/27/11

Produced by
David Ayling

Talking Back: Chicago Teens Gather to Explore Media Messaging & Social Change

In this webisode, we follow students from YOUmedia as they attend Chicago’s first Youth Media Conference as citizen journalists, interviewing their peers about the role of media in their lives.