I’m trying to incorporate media literacy (the ability to deconstruct and create meaningful messages using a variety of media tools) and to mainstream education. My current position allows me to work directly with teachers and students during the school day….Continue Reading →
Wanna learn more about network neutrality? I’m trying to explain it to some students on an episode of “Youth View Cambridge” This is a google map I’ve inserted using the mappress plugin for my wordpress installation. It shows where our…Continue Reading →
I wanted to write a reflection on my experience today at the Statehouse. The Advocacy Day was organized by the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MAP). Gwynn Hughs, the executive director introduced the event in the Great Hall of Flags, which is…Continue Reading →
I wanted to write a reflection on my experience today at the Statehouse. The Advocacy Day was organized by the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MAP). Gwynn Hughs, the executive director introduced the event in the Great Hall of Flags, which is…Continue Reading →
Media literacy concepts and curriculums have evolved since the 1970s, building on successes and incorporating new pedagogies to engage the learner. Although much has improved, there are four major problem areas, in addition to the myriad of internal conflicts, with…Continue Reading →
The first week of readings for Chris Dede’s was comprised of Chapter one of Christensen’s Disrupting Class, three articles and two web sites. the book is interesting in that each chapter is introduced with a little narrative of Randall Circle…Continue Reading →
Collaborative advertisement for the Cambridge Public Library. Planned and produced by youth at Cambridge Educational Access – Channel 98 and 99 in Cambridge, MA – http://www.cpsd.us/ceatv and employees at the Cambridge Public Library – http://www.cambridgepubliclibrary.org Cambridge Public Library – Locker…Continue Reading →
Matt is a guest on the YVC news program that he produces to talk about net neutrality and the FCC public hearing at Harvard Law School in March 2008. http://blip.tv/file/743388
I first used the term convergence in the world of media in 2001 when I was talking to a group about using video and audio in a web site. The thoughtful process of preparing the audio and video for distribution…Continue Reading →
When I refer to Digital Video I could be talking about any number of video formats that store image and audio information in a digital form. Generally it’s Digital Video whether it’s on a DV tape, DVD or a file…Continue Reading →