{"id":132,"date":"2011-11-03T14:31:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T21:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/viodi.com\/bookmarks\/?p=132"},"modified":"2011-11-04T11:34:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T18:34:00","slug":"millennials-to-explore-the-new-digital-curriculum-at-media-innovations-summit-youth-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viodi.com\/bookmarks\/2011\/11\/03\/millennials-to-explore-the-new-digital-curriculum-at-media-innovations-summit-youth-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"MILLENNIALS TO EXPLORE THE NEW DIGITAL CURRICULUM AT MEDIA INNOVATIONS SUMMIT YOUTH SYMPOSIUM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students, Educators and New Media Experts to Share Visions of Technology\u2019s Evolving Role in Education at Window on Tomorrow Youth Symposium in Santa Clara on December 1<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Santa Clara, Calif. \u2013 November 2, 2011 —\u00a0<\/strong>Media Innovations Summit (MIS)<\/a>, the premier new media strategies conference, will address the ongoing debate over the impact of technology on young people in education and culture during its\u00a0Window on Tomorrow Youth Symposium<\/a>\u00a0taking place December 1 from 4-7 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Students and experts will provide fresh perspectives on new techniques and technologies advancing education in a unique forum targeted to Bay Area educators and parents.<\/p>\n

The Window on Tomorrow Youth Symposium, closing out the second day of the Media Innovations Summit, will introduce research on multiple facets of how technology is impacting youth culture and new approaches to enhancing education. At the same time, experts will engage students from Bay Area middle schools, high schools and colleges in discussions that provide real-life context for the raw data of research findings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile experts and executives routinely cite trends in social networking, entertainment consumption and learning to characterize the so-called millennial generation, we never get to hear from the kids themselves,\u201d said Fred Dawson, editor and CEO of\u00a0ScreenPlays Magazine<\/a>, producer of the Media Innovations Summit. \u201cWe\u2019re taking a different approach by providing a forum that emphasizes young people\u2019s input on the issues everybody is talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the major themes to be explored at the symposium is the introduction of \u201cblended learning\u201d techniques into school curriculums, where online instruction becomes an integral part of the classroom experience. As a leading proponent of blended learning, Lisa Gillis, president of\u00a0Integrated Educational Strategies<\/a>\u00a0and co-author of \u201cVirtual Schooling: \u00a0A Guide to Optimizing Your Child’s Education\u201d (Macmillan, 2009), will discuss the results seen so far at schools that have implemented the strategy, including Rocketship charter schools like San Jose\u2019s Mateo Sheedy Elementary.<\/p>\n

Eric Simons, CEO of\u00a0ClassConnect<\/a>, will demonstrate a new tool which he conceived as a high school student to enable teachers to easily assemble online and offline lesson materials into second-screen A\/V applications that complement classroom lectures and students can readily access via tablets and laptops. Dan Coates, president of\u00a0Youth Pulse, Inc.<\/a>, and Kathleen Gasperini, founding partner and senior vice president of\u00a0Label Networks<\/a>, are among the other speakers on hand to share information gleaned from years of research and direct engagement with young people.<\/p>\n

Media Innovations Summit, a three-day conference devoted to emerging developments in new media and communications, is making the Youth Symposium available as a standalone event at a low admission price to educators, parents and others who have a special interest in how new technology is affecting the lives of young people.<\/p>\n

More information about the symposium and registration can be found at\u00a0http:\/\/www.mediainnovationssummit.com\/youth.html<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lara Levin
\nBob Gold & Associates
\n310-784-1040<\/a>
\nlara@bobgoldpr.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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