creativity

Building Skills from Scratch

by Aaron Morris
July 30, 2012

When it comes to digital media for kids, there is no lack of options in terms of what kids are consuming. From television, to computer games, to e-books, apps, and

Lessons Learned Leading a Creative Jam

by Mark Rabo
July 23, 2012

Mark Rabo recently led a Creative Jam as part of the TIFF Nexus New Media Literacies Conferences that took place in Toronto this spring. We asked him to share some tips for

Game Design Camp: Lessons Learned

by Allison Mishkin
May 21, 2012

Allison Mishkin teaches at a game design camp for middle school students. Here she shares some of the lessons that she’s learned — and tries to impart — to her

Inside Caine’s Arcade: Celebrating A Young Boy’s Handcrafted, Analog World

by Meryl Alper
April 11, 2012

This past fall, I wrote a blog post for the Cooney Center about my experiences at the annual DIY Days conference at UCLA. In that post, I wrote [emphasis added

Robot to Begin Cross-Continental Adventure Next Week

by Allison Mishkin
October 14, 2011

Numerous technology ventures aim to improve students’ scores in an increasingly test-focused educational landscape. Challenging that, the innovators behind the Robot Heart Stories project hope that modern technology can spark

What We Can Learn from Steve Jobs

by Glenda Revelle
October 6, 2011

I actually knew Steve Jobs. I am not telling you this to try to impress you, but to impress upon you that he was a human being with strengths and

Toontastic’s New Summer Travel Story Contest

by Catherine Jhee
July 27, 2011

We’re always happy to spread the word for our Cooney Center Prize finalists — especially when they have exciting new projects and updates to share. This week, Andy Russell and

Report from Sunny Wisconsin: My Time at GLS 2011

by Ingrid Erickson, Ph.D.
July 5, 2011

I always love going to the Games, Learning and Society (GLS) conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Where else are you guaranteed access to a lakeside terrace, local microbrews, and warm Midwestern

Announcing the Toontastic Summer Tooning Story Contest!

by Andy Russell
June 16, 2011

Looking for a creative way to engage young students with their summer reading? How about encouraging them to re-tell that story themselves via Toontastic, an iPad app that makes it

Pittsburgh’s Ecosystem for Kids+Creativity

by Administrator
May 15, 2011

Merriam Webster defines an ecosystem as “the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.” The Kids+Creativity movement in Pittsburgh is creating a new

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