Why Everyone Should Eat Cheerios and Celebrate Diversity
A really cute Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial couple brought out the worst in some viewers. Read Full Post >
All Blog Posts With youtube Tag or Category
June 03, 2013
February 21, 2013
The Harlem Shake Is a Thing and, Yes, You Should Know About It
The Harlem Shake is the hot new thing on YouTube, but students making their own videos have already faced suspension. Read Full Post >
January 25, 2013
Chicago Offers Social Media Tips to Principals
The Social Media Toolkit offers tutorials and recommendations for principals trying to engage the community through social media. It appears to be one of the first such resources of its kind in the country. Read Full Post >
June 25, 2012
It's Not What Natives Do, It's Why They Do It
Education consultant David Warlick suggests drawing a line between digital natives and immigrants is fine if you use the distinction for good. Read Full Post >
March 26, 2012
Social Media Director Hired at LAUSD Among First in K-12
Stephanie Abrams, a former TV reporter for CBS in Los Angeles, will head the district's increased forray into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube interaction. Read Full Post >
March 15, 2012
Judge Denies Speech Protection to Student's Rap Song
A Mississippi student's rap song on Facebook and YouTube targeting two high school's coaches as having had improper contact with female students was not protected by the First Amendment, a federal district judge has ruled. Read Full Post >
March 13, 2012
TED-Ed Creates Educational YouTube Video Library
Salman Khan's speech at a conference last year perhaps inspired the YouTube idea. Read Full Post >
October 18, 2011
Cyberbullying: The Power and Peril of Anonymity
While the faceless nature of the Internet can bring out the worst in cyberbullies, it also means concerned bystanders can more easily report wrongdoing. Read Full Post >
