The new ACME website is up! As mentioned earlier, the site was built using Drupal. As a result, there are lots of new features and ways for members and visitors to participate in our coalition’s work:

Browse by Subject: search the website by tags, including Media Education, Advertising and Branding, Youth Media and more [...]

In a recent email exchange with a colleague, the following question was put forth to me, “How is broadband access going to increase literacy?”
Not claiming to be an expert on the issue, I decided to dig a bit deeper in order to try to have a more informed response. Here’s my reply:
“Thanks for the [...]

My notes from today’s luncheon with danah boyd at the Berkman Center:
At the base of social network sites is the desperate desire to be social, to be apart of a group. Social networks are about friends and people you already know.
Danah said she’s trying to figure why people use these tools. Her background [...]

I just learned that Danah Boyd will be visiting the Berkman Center next Tuesday for a Luncheon Series event. Here’s the blurb:
Guest: danah boyd
Topic: MyFriends, MySpace: American Youth Socialization on Social Network Sites
“Publics offer youth a space to engage in cultural identity development. By engaging in public life, youth learn to interpret the [...]

“Media Matters” at UMass Boston
On Wednesday, Danielle and I presented a workshop at UMass Boston titled, “Blogs: The 5th Estate: Opening The Gates For Diverse Perspectives” at the Media Matters: Writing Conference for High School Teachers and Teens.
The conference was sponsored by The Boston Globe, UMass Boston, Project: Think Different, and WriteBoston.
We had a great [...]

Danielle blogs about her trip to Mexico City for the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network conference:
“So when I heard that this year’s annual Intel Computer Clubhouse Network conference was in Mexico City, I offered my training services in hopes to hitch a ride to a country I’d never visited before (and of course, to plug the [...]

Nettrice Gaskins, adjunct faculty and computer arts academic specialist at UMass/Boston and Mass College of Art, and a board member of CTCNet and NAMAC, presents the Digital Media with Youth Portal. The project is part of The CTC Vista Project at UMass Boston’s College of Public and Community Service.
“Digital Media with Youth - New [...]