Life Lessons From Laundry
This story originally appeared on Marketplace Teenagers are three times more likely to be unemployed in this country than adults.…
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Brains & Beakers: Toying with Engineering
Two recent Stanford graduates are trying to get more girls interesting in technology — by embedding it in dollhouses. The founders of Roominate, Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen, took the concept of building toys for girls to a whole new level by adding wires and generators.
Placing More Value On Creating Technology Instead of Using It
This piece aired on KQED-FM. By Christina So I’m going to pick on you a lot.” That was the first thing…
Mozilla’s Ben Moskowitz Explains Open Source
We were fortunate enough to have Ben Moskowitz from Mozilla come to visit our headquarters here at Youth Radio. He…
How Do You Design a Better App? Make it Personal
Earlier this summer, Youth Radio’s Mobile Action Lab met with co-founder of 955 Dreams TJ Zark, who sat down with…
Launch Edu Highlights: A Startup That Fills The Lego Gap For Girls, and Ipad Games That Track Preschool Learning
Though it’s administered on a much smaller scale than its parent Launch Festival, the Launch Education and Kids Conference should be…
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…
How Young People are Really Using Snapchat
Want to know what kind of pictures young people are really sharing on Snapchat? Just ask them.
A couple months ago, my friend told me about a new photo sharing app called Snapchat. I downloaded it, added my friend, and soon I got a notification that I had received my first Snapchat. I opened it up, and saw my friend, Shae, giving me the McKayla Maroney “not impressed” look. Then the photo vanished.
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.