So it’s pledge time again at KQED, the public media station I work at. To spread the word, I decided to create a video on my personal Instagram account on why public media is so important to me. But as anyone who follows me on Instagram knows, I mostly post about roller skating. So I …
I’m excited to announce the release this week of the final episode of season one of “The Field Trip Game,” a new video series from KQED. This is the first KQED show created by and for young people! I was so excited to hear that the producers wanted to feature rollerskating in one of the …
I love when my personal passions and work life come together. My colleagues at KQED Food have unveiled a new online show called “Beyond the Menu.” For their debut episode, they focus on a very trendy Asian baked good — the Pineapple Bun. Check out their first episode here:
Today my colleague Annelise Wunderlich took some portrait shots to use for our internal site. I love the background she picked! Which one is your favorite?
On June 28 I will be leading a free online workshop for teachers : “Help Students Unpack Media Bias and More.” From TikTok videos and “authentic” social media influencers to advertisements and docudramas, teaching students how to critically read media is more important than ever. In this workshop, learn how media messages are put together …
I’m excited to be co-leading two free online workshops for teachers on how to spot misinformation and teach your students to do the same on October 26 and 27. Check out the details and sign up links below. Fight Misinformation and Check Facts Like a Pro October 26, 4-5pm PDT Online workshop; for grade K-12 …
I”m thrilled to announce that I am leading up a new professional learning community focused on Bay Area educators who want to earn the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED. We’re calling it the Bay Area Media Literacy PLC (professional learning community.) Getting to work with and support local teachers is one of the …
I was once at a meeting of various social media managers for different Bay Area non profits. Each manager was giving an update on their work and bragging about how many “impressions”, “clicks” and “millions of views” their stuff was getting. The social media manager at my organization got up and talked about how little …
I’m so excited to lead a hands-on workshop at the virtual Fall CUE conference on Monday, October 26. The subject of our session is: “Lies, Damn Lies and Deepfakes: Teaching Media Analysis to All Grades”. It’s going to be a fun, hands-on meetup with teachers, where I will get them analyzing and evaluating media, spotting …
I mean it’s not ALWAYS like this. But yeah….