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AOC Community Media has been an avenue for getting a variety of information and opinions to Acadiana for the past 30 years. In the early 70s, laws were passed requiring cable companies to provide access channels for public, educational and governmental use. AOC became the local access point for PEG use in our area. AOC Community Media supports the First Amendment - a fundamental element of a functioning democracy. Whether through television, radio, print or the Internet, AOC seeks to always preserve our community’s ability to express its opinions. AOC Community Media has evolved into a true media center focused on building an informed and engaged community through media, technology and education. AOC Community Media is a vital part of Acadiana’s infrastructure serving its local government, schools, nonprofits and residents on a daily basis. These groups use AOC to create their non-commercial messages and then to distribute this information to the community. Click headline to access AOC's website--
Richard Florida showed us the earning power of the Creative Class. Ten years on we’ll ask him how the creatives are doing in tough times. A decade ago, on the other side of two wars, an economic meltdown, and mass unemployment, economist Richard Florida made a big splash asserting the economic power and glory of what he dubbed the “creative class.” A new social class, he said, of writers and dancers and artists, innovators in science and medicine, technology and media.Freelancers and free thinkers whose open minds were reshaping the world and firing up a lot of wealth. Suddenly, every ambitious city and town wanted to be a creative class magnet. Ten years on, how’s that all going? Click headline to listen to this On Point discussion with Richard Florida and the callers--
Peckham Space is London’s newest purpose-built public gallery dedicated to commissioning location-specific artworks made in partnership with community groups. Located on Peckham Square, London SE15 and part of Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, it seeks to encourage progression routes for young people into creative higher education as well as increase access to cultural and educational activity in Peckham, London SE15. Peckham Space is funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), Southwark Council and Arts Council England. The permanent venue, designed by PENSON, opened in June 2010. Click headline to access website--
After billions of dollars of public investment and careful research on the elements of effective early reading intervention programs, and despite the passionate commitments of tens of thousands of dedicated teachers and other professionals, America's early literacy crisis persists. Some progress has been made in the past two decades in closing the achievement and reading gaps that challenge our nation's long-term economic leadership, but the tragic fact remains: only 1 in 7 low-income African-American and Hispanic-American children read proficiently by fourth grade! American performance on assessments of vital 21st century competencies that are based on foundational literacy is slowly but steadily sinking. Last year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, a collaborative effort by dozens of partners from philanthropy, government, business, and the non-profit and voluntary sectors to mobilize measurable community action to help close the dismal gaps in reading by third grade. Over 120 cities have taken the campaign pledge: to reach 80 percent student proficiency on reading benchmarks by the end of the third grade. Recently, the Cooney Center and the New America Foundation were asked by the Campaign to look at one area that most reading research and program experts have not carefully examined: the possibility that well-deployed technology could be a "game changer" in moving the literacy needle. Click headline to read more and access hot links--
From pre-kindergarten through higher education, mobile technology is changing the way we teach and learn. Change is never easy, however, and many educators are struggling to keep up with the latest advancements in mobile technology--and how to use these evolving devices in the classroom. The University of San Diego (CA) hopes to overcome all that. Its School of Leadership and Education Sciences recently announced the creation of a Mobile Technology Learning Center (MTLC) to provide research-based answers to many of the unknowns regarding mobile technology and learning. By collaborating with local school districts, as well as with institutions of higher learning and government agencies, MTLC wants to be a "living laboratory" for schools and educators, to test research findings, and to provide future teachers with unique teaching and research opportunities. "MTLC was created as K-12 school systems seek access to resources on how best to utilize mobile devices instructionally and technically to personalize education and increase student achievement," said Shawn Gross, senior associate for MTLC. "The emphasis is on the concept of digital literacy, project-based learning, social and collaboration tools, and the mobile learning ecosystem." Click headline to read more--
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PhillyCAM is the non-profit designated by the City of Philadelphia to operate its public access television network. On October 23, 2009 PhillyCAM started cablecasting on Comcast 66/966 and Verizon 29/30. This is a landmark achievement in a city that fought for 27 years to finally get its public access television. The mission of PhillyCAM is to provide Philadelphia residents and organizations with the opportunity to communicate with each other through the creation and distribution of non-commercial media. PhillyCAM provides residents and community organizations access to media-making tools, training and opportunities for interaction between diverse communities. Click headline to access PhillyCAM website--
The Community Media Center and its affiliates GRTV, WYCE and the Wealthy Theater provide individuals and groups in the West Michigan area with access to the tools, training and transmission they need to join in the CMC mission: building community through media. For over 25 years the Community Media Center has acquired and maintained technology tools, media services and community venues to benefit the Grand Rapids community. Click headline to explore this website to discover how CMC's television, radio, IT, education and live theatre resources are here to help you.
In our latest video from TFI Interactive — the all day-event our New Media Fund headed with the help of the Ford Foundation dedicated to inspire content creators — we watch moderator Chris Lawrence (Project Director of The Hive NYC, Mozilla Foundation) along with panelists Marc Lesser (Education Director, Mouse) and Jess Klein (Hackasaurus Design and Learning Lead, Mozilla Foundation) discuss the new era of education where the tech-savvy who understand programming have plugged their talents into education with the hopes of teaching the next generation how to program instead of being programmed. Click headline to watch the video--
If you’re a content creator, there’s never been a better time than now to get your project in front of millions of viewers through the wonder and power of online distribution. With high-quality content becoming increasingly available online, it’s small wonder that more and more people are turning to their laptops instead of their TVs in order to access their favorite entertainment media. In May 2012 alone, approximately 180,785,000 individuals living in the U.S. watched some form of video content online. That’s almost 60% of the total population. For independent artists, these numbers add up to a very exciting conclusion: that traditional media is no longer the only—or even the preferred—way for modern audiences to access content. But with 72 hours of video uploaded every minute to YouTube alone, the prolonged attention of the average viewer is increasingly scarce. So to help their projects rise above the fray, many content creators are turning to online distributors and distribution hubs to focus attention and build a loyal audience. Click headline to read more--
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