So I just realized all the frantic activity I have done trying to make sure all the Kids Online unconference follow up has been updated, I forgot to mention any of it on my own blog. Oh the horror!
So, the unconference was a success. We started a wiki (http://kidsonline.idcommons.net) and listserv (http://lists.idcommons.net/lists/info/kidsonline) to keep attendees up to date
A handful of us went to the FOSI annual conference in DC last week. It was interesting to see what government and the executive level of the bigger communities are thinking about and concerned with (everyone’s hearts are in the right place). FOSI has a youtube page that they promised to upload the panels and Tanya Byron simulcast on (not there yet though) If anyone have notes form that conference, please let me know.
Then we had a conference call this week (notes are here) and made a calendar of Industry Conferences that many of us would be interested in knowing about or attending (let me know if you want to help maintain this or have any good adds). We decided that the main goals of the group should be:
- to aggregate our non-proprietary resources for managing online communities for kids,
- start thinking about what we as a group think best practices for running kids online spaces are
- become a catalyst and info resource to help parents/teachers and other people who work with kids about the concerns and goings-ons in the kids online space
I also wanted to get going on a weekly podcast. I think if everyone can send me the hot news and trends, etc that they think would make sense for those in the industry, I will aggregate and read weekly and then broadcast out.
Let me know if you want to help out with any or all of this. Also let me know if you are not on any of these lists and want me to add you
Joi Podgorny 