MediaSnackers Podcast

Andrew Vassallo works for Trendwolves as a youth trend researcher discussing here the recently released European youth trend report (focussing on 14 to 25 year olds). Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2009/03/ms-podcast134/

Robin Harper is Vice President of Marketing and Community Development for Second Life and is stepping down this month, talking here about the growth of educational uses of their virtual world and the challenges and developments ahead. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2009/02/ms-podcast133-rezed-podcast27/

Anne Collier is Editor of NetFamilyNews and founder and executive director of its parent organization, Net Family News, Inc. talking here about the Internet Safety Technical Task Force Report. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2009/02/ms-podcast132-rezed-podcast26/

Josh Shipp is a one-man media machine who 'slings' advice for young people and who also makes films (see under time-stamps below), here discussing the reasons and benefits of using different online platforms. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2009/02/ms-podcast131/

Brett Pierce is the Executive Director of Panwapa, a program which aims to foster the foundation for global citizenship and community activism in young children, ages 4 to 7. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2009/01/ms-podcast130-rezed-podcast25/

Nic Mitham is the CEO and Founder of Kzero, a virtual world consultancy based in the UK talking here about trends, metrics and opportunities for educators. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2009/01/ms-podcast129-rezed-podcast24/

Aaron Walsh, Director of the Media Grid and Immersive Education Initiative and in 2007 was named one of the 40 most innovative people in the information technology industry by Computerworld. Project Wonderland is a project run by Sun Microsystems that aims at developing a tool kit for the creation of custom virtual worlds (MUVEs). Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2008/12/ms-podcast128-rezed-podcast23/

Frank Whiting teaches Computer Science at Shasta College, in Northern California and is also the dean of the University of There. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2008/12/ms-podcast127-rezed-podcast22/

Jackie Marsh, Professor of Education at Sheffield University, UK, discussing here her "Out-of-school play in online virtual worlds and the implications for literacy learning" paper centered around children aged 5 to 11 (she also authors the Digital Beginnings blog). Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2008/12/ms-podcast126-rezed-podcast21/

Barry Joseph (of Global Kids) interview Deborah Fields, a doctoral student at the University of California. Over the past two years she had spent innumerable hours in Whyville, a virtual world for tweens, studying Whyvillian news articles, an after-school club that played on Whyville, cheat sites about Whyville, becoming an established, wealthy citizen on the platform and paying off her loan for an exclusive Whyville car. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2008/11/mediasnackers-podcast125-rezed-podcast20/