Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative

The upcoming public forum, "From Myspace to Hip Hop: New Media In the Everyday Lives of Youth," will address how digital technologies and new media are changing the way that young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life, presented by Common Sense Media, the MacArthur Foundation and the Stanford University School of Education.

If you can not attend this event in person, Global Kids will be streaming it live at this Web location as well as within the virtual world Second Life.

When: April 23rd, 2008
Time: 4:30pm-8:15pm
Where: The Hewlett Teaching Center,
Building 200
370 Serra Mall
Stanford California

Registration: 4:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Reception: 7:30-8:15 p.m.
Registration is FREE but space is limited. Register by: April 18th

Research Presenters:

Danah Boyd - University of 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

Mimi Ito- University of Southern California and Principle Investigator Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media project
New Media From A Youth Perspective

Panel Participants:

Tim O'Reilly- Founder and CEO O'Reilly Media
Deborah Stipek-Dean, Standford University School of Education
Linda Burch- Chief Program & Strategy Officer, Common Sense Media
Kenny Miller- EVP & Creative Director MTV Networks Global Digital Media

Register Now at: www.eventsatcommonsensemedia.org
or call Common Sense Media's reservation line at 1-415-553-6735