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links for 2008-05-16

by liam | May 16, 2008 | weekly feedings

Teens making summer cash in virtual worlds “With summer jobs in short supply, more young people are pursuing money-making opportunities in Web fantasy worlds.” Another reason why teaching 21st century skills to teens is so important. (tags: secondlife...

Doodle 4 Google continues in-school branding campaign

by liam | May 12, 2008 | education, literacy, media

A few months ago, I asked if I was the only one troubled by Doodle 4 Google, the in-school marketing campaign art competition put on by the good folks at Google. Since then, over 16, 000 K – 12 students across the United States have spent valuable class time...

Advancing learning in a digital age

by liam | May 10, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds

Yesterday was the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Inaugural Symposium, Logging Into the Playground: How Digital Media Are Shaping Children’s Learning, in New York City and thanks to the wonders of streaming media and virtual worlds like Second Life, I was able to take...

Infesting wisely tonight, er I mean next week, in Toronto

by liam | May 8, 2008 | media

Reluctant media king, author, blogger and web host of the Liam O’Donnell online empire, Jim Munroe is holding a very special screening of his lo-fi classic-to-be, Infest Wisely, to celebrate the release of the DVD of the movie. Update: the screening is May 15th,...

Net Neutrality: an open source explanation

by liam | May 5, 2008 | literacy, media

If I could, I’d wear this video as a hat and broadcast to all who see me. You might also enjoy: Traffic shaping/Net Neutrality on CBC news GamingEdus Open House & Minecraft Mayhem at Academy of Impossible open for...