NODE101 and the Digital Divide
Moderators:
Ryanne Hodson
Brittany Shoot
Ivettza Sanchez
Zadi Diaz
NODE101 is an open source, collaborative project created to teach and spread videoblogging worldwide. From online resources to physical classrooms, the goal of NODE101 is to teach media literacy as a life skill and to change the current media landscape from being a lecture to being a conversation and help close the Digital Divide. We’ll be opening up the discussion to talk about how to better bridge the gaps of technology and knowledge access by pooling resources and making new connections.
—–
Ryanne Hodson (http://ryanedit.com) co-author of The Secrets of Videoblogging on Peachpit Press, started her career as a video editor at WGBH PBS Boston and in Boston public access television. From Amsterdam to New York to San Francisco, Ryanne has taught diverse audiences the hows and whys of videoblogging. With co-creator Michael Verdi, she founded Freevlog.org and Node101.org the essential resources for teaching videoblogging online and in the classroom.
Brittany Shoot, a native Midwesterner, is a writer/media maker/activist based in Boston, MA. A graduate student at Emerson College, Brittany *logs at shootingfullforce.com and ModernFeminist.com. She enjoys food obsessions, animals of all kinds, infiltration, reading feminist tomes, and travel. Shoot is the co-founder of HollaBackBoston.com and also collaborates with Feministing.com.
Ivettza Sanchez (http://themomentends.typepad.com, http://www.mnn-videoblog.blogspot.com) is a live music junkie who works for Manhattan Neighborhood Network. She believes in dancing her way to nirvana, public access and making sure the voices of the disenfranchised, the unheard and the invisible – are listened to.
Zadi Diaz is an online media producer, editor, and videoblogger based out of Los Angeles, California. She has been highlighted for her work in videoblogging by the New York Times, Forbes magazine, CBS Evening News, and The Independent magazine, among others. Her work in video can be seen at Karmagrrrl and Jet Set Show. In addition to her correspondent work for Rocketboom.com, she’s also a contributing editor for Dvguru.com and Media-slaves.com. You can find her teaching monthly videoblogging workshops in L.A. sponsored by Apple.