Children & the Law Blog

From Danah Boyd, we learned of a MacArthur Forum, “Teen Socialization Practices in Networked Publics” which now has its video online.

On April 23, 2008, public forum, “From MySpace to Hip Hop: New Media In the Everyday Lives of Youth,” reported on the interim findings of the ethnographic project funded by the MacArthur Foundation, “Kids’ Informal Learning through Digital Media,” conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Southern California. The event addressed how digital technologies and new media are changing the way that young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life. The forum was presented by Common Sense Media, the MacArthur Foundation and the Stanford University School of Education.

Introduction: Julie Stasch, the Vice President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Part II

• Mimi Ito, University of Southern California, Participatory Learning in a Networked Society:Lessons From the Digital Youth Project
• Danah Boyd, University of California Berkeley, Teen Socialization Practices in Networked Publics
• Heather Horst, University of California Berkeley, Understanding New Media in the Home
• Dilan Mahendran, University of California Berkeley, Hip Hop Music and Meaning in the Digital Age

Part III: panel discussion featuring Dale Dougherty,General Manager, Maker Media Division, O’Reilly Media; Deborah Stipek, Dean, Stanford University School of Education; Kenny Miller, EVP & Creative Director, MTV Networks’ Global Digital Media; Linda Burch, Chief Education & Strategy Officer,
Common Sense Media and moderator Connie Yowell, Director of Education, The MacArthur Foundation