Crowdsourcing Ideas For A Better School
Crowdsourcing tools are slowly working their way into the education policy world, designed to give teachers and district employees more say on big decisions that affect their school environment.
Technology
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…
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…
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…
Learning The Language Of Computers
When most people turn on their computer they go straight for Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube. They see pictures, words, and buttons… but I see the source code behind the screen.
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…
Cheating In The Digital Age
My parents always tell me that when it comes to school, I have it a lot easier than they did. When they entered college in the 80s, the encyclopedia was still the go-to source for academic information, and your only tools in the classroom were a notebook, pen, and an open mind. This, to me, is unimaginable. Today’s educational technology makes it a lot easier to learn, and a lot easier to cut corners.