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By Derek B​After being held captive in my home by hurricane Sandy, I had time to reflect on the first part of my internship here at Global Kids. It's already been a week (or two the time just goes by) and I've already done so...

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Badging System

​On October 24, Daria and Joliz presented a HASTAC Webinar for their badge community and Digital Media and Learning Competition on Badges for Lifelong Learning winners. Through funding from the MacArthur Foundation, Global Kids is developing networked badging systems for the Hive Learning Networks in...

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Conferences

By DariaGlobal Kids will be presenting at the 2012 Global Education Conference, which takes place online from November 12-17. One of the best things about this conference is that it’s entirely virtual and free, which makes it incredibly accessible and allows for a globally connected...

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New Global Kids Professional Development Training on Election Day! Digital Media Tools and Strategies for Educators For over 10 years, Global Kids' Online Leadership Program has been training educators to incorporate participatory media or "Web 2.0" tools into their classrooms. Through this interactive hands-on workshop, educators will...

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Gaming

By Joliz​​In our third year at the Angelo Patri Middle School MS 391 in the Bronx, we have introduced two new programs into the curriculum. On Mondays we began the Global Kids Playing 4 Keeps program in which students are learning the fundementals of game design...

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NYC Haunts

By Joliz ​In their season premier, online show Infinite Thinking Machine focused on games based learning and highlighted NYC Haunts, Global Kids' collaborative project with the NYPL. The full episode is below and discusses other great tools frequently used by Global Kids such as Minecraft and Gamestar Mechanic. Special...

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