TakingITGlobal Member Impact Survey: Your Input is Needed!
Has TakingITGlobal made a difference in your life?
We would love to find out how TakingITGlobal has had an impact on you! Please share your insights and experiences on the TakingITGlobal site by filling out our online survey, which will be available until February 22, 2008. The survey is short and easy to complete, and your input will enable us to better understand how TIG is impacting the members of its community. We appreciate your time!
If you would prefer to provide additional feedback in any of the following languages (English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish, or Arabic), please contact: [email protected].
TakingITGlobal Research
Luke Walker, Director of Education Programs at TIGed, was recently published as part of the MacArthur Foundation series on Digital Media and Learning, which is dedicated to examining the effects of digital media on society, especially the effect on youth. Luke contributed to the book “Civic Life Online: Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth” by co-authoring the chapter ‘Our Space: Online Civic Engagement Tools for Youth’ along with Kate Raynes-Goldie.
You can find it in the Toolkits and Publications section here:
http://www.tigurl.org/pub1283
CSR on TakingITGlobal
Check out the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Page in TIG’s Understanding the Issues section for more information and resources on this topic.
TakingITGlobal will be hosting a Live Chat this February focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility, join the Live Chat group on TIG in order to receive updates on time, date and speakers!
Join the Live Chat Group:
http://groups.takingitglobal.org/chat_reminder
Commit yourself to greater Corporate Social Responsibility this month! Support our Featured Commitment: Buy Ethical Products. Individuals can influence the decisions and actions of corporations through what products and services we choose to buy, or what corporations and companies we choose to support. By committing to buying products produced ethically you are sending a message to corporations that their behaviour matters to you.
Commit now!:
http://commit.takingitglobal.org/199
Pre-Register for Youth Media Exchange
Youth Media Exchange.org (YMEX) is a new collaborative online social network for youth who are interested in combining digital media and social issues. It is a collaborative project of the Asia Society, TakingITGlobal, and Global Kids. YMEX.org will allow you to share the digital media you’ve posted across the web, learn more about global issues, and meet other young people interested in creating media and art for social good. This exciting new online community will be launching at the beginning of March – but you can pre-register to be a YMEX member now!
Be one of the first to pre-register here:
http://www.ymex.org/
TakingITGlobal Online Community Revamp!
You may have noticed some exciting new changes on the site, these are the result of the hard work of TakingITGlobal’s tech team and will make the site more interactive and easier to use! Three new features that were recently launched include: the new improved My TIG, tagging, and the TIG widget (a module that allows you to bookmark, rate, tell a friend and report content all over the site). In order to learn more about these new features please visit the TakingITGlobal Site News TIGblog!