Ypulse Essentials: Cheating 2.0, Family Guy iPhone App, Disney Museum
Posted by meredith on 06-18-2009
Cheating 2.0 (a new poll from Common Sense Media finds a number of students using cell phones and the internet to cheat on school exams… And not really seeing the ethical problem. Plus a search engine for mathletes worries some teachers. Meanwhile, educating alice lists some of the positive ways tech can enter a classroom setting ) (eSchool News) (WSJ)
- Transworld Media and Loop’d Network team up (to integrate Transworld content into the motocross, BMX, ATV, skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding sport hubs on the action sports social network)
- Jimmy Choos at H&M (to the delight of young fans who first heard of the high end shoe designer on "Sex and the City." And new lines for plus-sized teen fashionistas.) (Times) (New York Times, reg. required)
- 'Family Guy' iPhone app (teen fans will love the clips, games and the show's signature potty mouthed humor. Plus, kids' mobile service Kajeet and Smartycard partner up to allow tweens to unlock and redeem SmartyCard points for pay-as-you-go mobile phones) (Mashable)
- The Walt Disney Family Museum (set to open in San Francisco this fall, will focus on the man behind the brand) (Reuters)
- Staples gives back with back-to-school shopping (with a Facebook page and application, created by agency Mr. Youth, where participants can virtually "fill" a backpack and donate supplies to students living in poverty)
-'Wife camp' (in Canada an educator launches a two week etiquette course with a focus on hostessing skills for girls between the ages of 10 and 14 that understandably raises some eyebrows and concerns among parents and sociologists) (Maclean)
- Haven't heard of Reckitt? (the consumer package-goods giant responsible for Clearasil among other big brands is trying to change that by targeting younger consumers and challenging them to come up with ideas for a new product) (Ad Age, reg. required)
- DVR stats (show teens and seniors record shows the least often, while women ages 25 to 39 are the most frequent recorders. Plus Slate asks 'can Alexa Chung save MTV?' And the Emmys change their airdate to avoid conflict with MTV Video Music Awards) (USA Today) (Reuters)
- 140 characters away from No.1 on the charts (Twitter helps artists like Asher Roth, drive up digital music sales by driving traffic to iTunes on his album's release date) (TechCrunch)
Categorized under: Ypulse Essentials
June 18th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
It amazes me that teachers even allow cell phones out during school work. I can see if work is done. And kids' morals are getting crazy worse all the time.