This screencast shows the finished project of a unit that introduces students to programming using several tools (Scratch, Etoys and StarLogo TNG). A project is "passed" from one tool to another to illustrate the theme "from one to many" and also to illustrate some similarities and differences ...
MIT Visualizing CulturesVisualizing the Russo-Japanese War 3/5/12Presented by John Dower, Ford International Professor of History, MITJohn Dower, Professor of Japanese history, received his Ph.D. in 1972 in History and Far Eastern Languages from Harvard University. ...
As media makers and members of the public, we increasingly have access to rich data sets that contain information about our communities, our politics and our government. Our panelists explore their strategies for finding and sharing stories embedded within sets of ...
And Now for Something Completely Different A showcase of some of the more unexpected and provocative directions news and civic media may be taking in the future. Panel: Lorrie LeJeune- MIT, Moderator Larry Birnbaum-Northwestern University/Knight News Innovation Lab ...
Civic Action On and Offline: IRL + RT FTW! Activists, theorists, media makers and researchers are all struggling to understand the relationship between the recent global cycle of protests and the new media ecology. This panel takes a look at how civic action moves ...
Internet Native News Networks If we were to start CNN today, it might look more like one of the networks featured in this panel. We take a whirlwind tour of new news networks and new models for reporting and sharing information in our connected age. Panel: Christina ...
Moments of Profundity, with Michael Maness Read more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
Open Gov_What's Gone Wrong, What's Gone Right? What's gone wrong and what's gone great? As we near the end of the (first term of) the Obama presidency, it's an appropriate time to review the successes, failures, and lessons learned in local, state and national efforts ...
Welcome and Introduction by Joi Ito, Ethan Zuckerman, and John BrackenRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellBecky HurwitzRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellCharlie DeTarRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellDan SchultzRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellHuan SunRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellLeo BurdRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-Tell Matt Stempeck and Nathan MatiasRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellMIT Civic Ignite- Nathan MatiasRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellMIT Civic Ignite- Pablo ReyRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellPaulo RogerioRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellRahul BhargavaRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012
MIT Civic Ignite - A Way Fast MIT Project Show-And-TellRogelio LopezRead more about the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: http://civic.mit.edu/conference2012