Month: November 2007

Clubs For Young People Conference

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Speaking x2.

(GBR) Yesterday MediaSnackers was down in Marwell Hotel, Hamsphire (which has its very own zoo) to deliver two speaking sessions for the Clubs For Young People "Taking The Lead" conference.

We discussed the huge changes in the media landscape and contextualised why organisations who work with young people now need to consider social media operations and strategies.

Clubs for Young People held a conference in November designed to help chief execs and lead workers of voluntary youth organisations find their way through the Childrens Services jungle—so Marwell Zoo seemed an appropriate venue!
The conference was designed to inspire and motivate delegates to return to their organisations equipped with new ideas and innovations. DK of Mediasnackers took the delegates through the virtual world of how young people use the internet and other technology to communicate and participate. The sessions were very well recieved—feedback comments included:

• really upbeat interesting presentation which helped with understanding what young people are experiencing
• great presentation, articulated the need and demand for yp organisations to move forward wery well
• excellent—left me wanting more!

DK's energetic presentation style and broad knowledge base made for a really informative and inspiring session, he pitched the material at a very appropriate level for the delegates and gave an insight into how to keep up with the young people they are working with. He made the use of virtual communication feel achievable by the organisations present and I am sure many of them went back filled with ideas of how to move forward in an innovative way—thanks DK.
Sandie Davis, Development Manager—South, Clubs for Young People

MediaSnackers Speaking

E-skills Training Part 2

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A video review.

(GBR) At the beginning of the week we were delivering our bespoke training course to the funky crew at eskills—check out our little film review of the day:

Music Featured: Home Again by Attack!Attack!

The MediaSnackers training day was a completely unique and refreshing approach to learning which has inspired the whole team and boosted the creativity of the project, if only all training was like this.
Greg Welch, Director of New Media, e-skills UK

Related posts: E-skills Training Part 1, e-skills Diploma in IT Launch

New Media Landscapes Presentation

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Off again.

(GBR) Heading up to Wigan in the north west of the UK to deliver a second speaking gig this week. The conference is for teachers in the local area and is entitled ''The learner, the 21st century curriculum, the technology & you!'—a jointly organised day by Wigan & Leigh College and Wigan Council.

After researching leading presenters in the new media and i-generation arena I booked DK from MediaSnackers to come and speak to an audience of over 100 teaching staff to illustrate the changing way our learners interact and learn. To say that DK blow the audience away would not be an underestimation. He instantly connected with the audience and captivated and engaged them for the period of his presentation. His style was relaxed yet incredibly knowledgeable and professional. After giving DK an initial brief about the day, his presentation delivered a powerful message that had a distinct WOW factor specifically meeting the brief and audiences needs. Mediasnackers have set the bar high for others to follow. I look forward to working with DK and mediasnackers again and hopefully very soon.
Ian Green, Product Development Manager, Wigan & Leigh College

UPDATE: Check out the young peoples podcasts from the day.

MediaSnackers Speaking

The World Has Changed…#16

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…and it's not turning back.

(WORLD) More evidence that the world is changing for MediaSnackers everywhere from these recent articles:

• Student, Nick Haley makes an ad for the iPod touch, posts it on YouTube, the next thing you know, Apple is flying him in to remake it professionally;
• Cellphone check-ins are quickly becoming a global standard with bar codes;
• Six video bloggers are roaming the country to compliment Blogumentary launch on youth's views on India;
• Churches are using Halo to get young people through the doors;
• Consultation, negotiation and mutual respect between family members all thanks to technology.

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APYCO Conference 2007

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Speaking gig.

(GBR) Currently at the fabolous Horewood House attending the Association for Principal Youth and Community Officers (APYCO) national conference. Mediasnackers has been invited as the penultimate speaker to help wrap up the conference with the juicy title of 'What Next?' to tackle.

Going to be fun!

I'm struggling to find the words which will adequately thank you for an extremely engaging presentation covering things we should know a lot about—but we evidently don't.

Your style was refreshing and memorable, and the effort you've made to fully reference your sources and material will be very helpful for members keen to look again at the points you made—and also for those not at Conference.
Susie Roberts, APYCO Chief Executive

London G&T Youth Training: Part Two

Another short film review.

Music featured: She Has Moved On by The Stubbs.

LG&T worked with MediaSnackers to produce a Technology Day for gifted and talented KS3 students from across London. Attended by 25 students and their teacher the day was hugely successful. The feedback from both the students and their teachers was, without exception, positive and particular complimented DK and Barney for their motivating and challenging facilitation. The students appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with each other to produce work using a variety of mediums. MediaSnackers fostered a fun, creative and safe environment in which the students explored the educational benefit of many socially used e-tools. Working with MediaSnackers was easy: they are organised, dedicated and very talented.

Elly Hobson, Educational Programme Manager, London Gifted & Talented

Related post: London G&T Youth Training: Part One

Digital Media Literacy Summit Part 4

Short film review of our training and event support.

Music featured: Save me by Showing Off To Thieves.

Check out all the young digital journalists interviews here.

The young journalists trained by mediasnackers for the Digital Media Literacy Summit 2007 held at Channel 4 on November 8th, organised and funded by the Media Literacy Task Force added notably to the success of this event.

Bringing a slice of 'real-life media literacy' to the event, the young journalists, from two inner City London schools and aged between 14 and 16, recorded interviews with delegates, speakers and organisers that enlivened the event and enriched the legacy of the day.

This aspect of the day was truly refreshing and highly relevant to the context of the Summit. It ensured that policy-makers and media professionals encountered young people practising media literacy skills both creative and critical as they learned 'on the job' how to conduct interviews and record and film them in real time.

It is a tribute to the quality of training provided by MediaSnackers that the results were professional and challenging to a considerable degree given the scale of their task and the number of seasoned professionals present at the event to be interviewed.
DR P A Packer, Strategy Adviser, UK Film Council & UK Media Literacy Task Force

Related posts: Digital Media Literacy Summit Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Music4U

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We're getting around.

(GBR) MediaSnackers is up north and with Music4U, the Humber Region's Youth Music Action Zone, who run a wide range of music activities across the region.

We're here speaking at their AGM plus providing a little consulting session on their future new media and technology strategy.

MediaSnackers really got our team thinking about the future and how we start to use the technologies available. It was great to have someone who has the overview of what is available and with the knowledge about how young people communicate. We are now using some of the technologies demonstrated and are starting to connect to young people. We highly recommend MediaSnackers consulting, particular enlightening to anyone over the age of 18!
Melanie Paris, Marketing Director, Music4U—the Humber Region Action Zone

MediaSnackers Consulting

MS Vodcast Episode#011

November 07, another mouth-watering MediaSnackers Vodcast to devour.

The MediaSnackers monthly vodcast is a fifteen minute shot (more or less) of yummy-youth-media-goodness. Featuring content made, produced or focussed on young people and media from around the globe.

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Featuring: Disabilities by Darina Severenchuk: theoneminutesjr.org; How To by Radijojo gGmbH Germany; Peak Oil Subvert by Luke Martin/Denzil Monk:
Life Round Here by Ariel: class326.com; Clap Your Stupid Hands by The Teeth.

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If you have any short video content (under two-mins) relating to youth media projects, are involved in any aspects of youth media or are a young person producing digital content (audio/visual) and want to discuss submitting pieces for consideration, please get in touch.

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MediaSnackers is currently in 'permanent pause' mode—check out justadandak.com where most of the juicy action is at nowadays!