Making of: Forage City
Your City Can Be A Forage City! At first, it was just an idea. Youth Radio’s App Lab wanted to…
innovation lab
Making of: AllDayPlay mobile
AllDayPlay.FM’s Android App Puts Our DJs On Your Phone Our new smart phone application is available in the Android Market! Now…
In-House projects
In addition to making public-facing apps like ForageCity, AllDayPlay, and VoxPop (coming soon!), the Innovation Lab’s youth team also creates…
Innovation Lab in the News!
Check out some recent coverage of Youth Radio’s app development activities, which help lay the groundwork for our new Innovation…
Science Class Gets A Makeover: More Practice, Evolution, Climate Change
A group of twenty six states, including California, released new K-12 science education standards this week, called The Next Generation Science Standards.
Two big takeaways include: tackling controversial issues to “combat widespread scientific ignorance,” and emphasizing scientific and engineering practices (instead of just skills) — like planning and carrying out investigations, and engaging in argument from evidence.
Digital DJing Looks Good On Paper – And It Works
Kate Stone has advanced some futuristic technology, turning simple construction paper into turntables that actually play music. Youth Radio and…
Students Give Water Conservation A New Beat
Students from Redwood High School in Redwood City, Calif. collaborated with teacher/musician Tom McFadden to make a rap music video that teaches a science lesson.
Brains and Beakers: Reinventing Musical Instruments
Welcome to Brains and Beakers 2010! Ever wondered how to make drums out of PVC pipe? Or Light-Emitting Diode (LED)…