Youth Media Resources

Billed as a “School for Digital Kids”, Quest to Learn (Q2L) is a school scheduled to open in Fall 2009 that is “committed to helping every student to achieve excellence in the skills and literacies necessary for college and career readiness. We believe that students today can and do learn in different ways, often through interaction with digital media and games. Q2L builds on this belief to create a nurturing and vibrant 6th-12th grade school environment that supports all students in the pursuit of academic excellence, social responsibility, respect for others, and a passion for lifelong learning.”

http://www.q2l.org

Say It Loud is a youth film that explores the importance of education for African-American boys. When Jordan Coleman was 10 years old he became a voice over actor on Nickelodeon’s Nick, Jr.  show The Backyardigans;  he’s the voice of Tyrone the Moose.  Jordan’s parents challenged him to use some of his earnings to make a positive contribution to his community.  He hired a film crew and began interviewing African-American boys and men for “Say It Loud”. (more…)

VIEW Conference is “the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX.  VIEW 2009 will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and digital worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to videogames.”

An arts education program for youths 13-18 that teaches students how to use the equipment of a professional recording studio to create their own CD project from conception to completion.

www.hiphoponlock.org

Program involves  60-second videos made by young people (between the ages of 12 and 20) from all over the world. Over 1900 videos have been made to date.

http://www.theoneminutesjr.org/

Generation PRX is a project of the Public Radio Exchange to support, connect and distribute youth-produced radio.  A tremedous, resource and content-rich website with teaching aides, well-curated links and an anthology of content from multiple youth radio programs.

www.prx.org