mind the gap | Verizon on girls' loss of confidence

in the wind | tweets from the space ending 06.28.14

P+G campaign driven by finding that 1/2 of girls report drop in confidence after their first period http://bit.ly/1nLpeuG

#yikes | 2006-10 10% of U.S. working-age deaths were attributable to excessive drinking 
http://1.usa.gov/1lsAorE

babies | rural teen birth rates still higher than urban + suburban no matter race/ethnicity
http://1.usa.gov/1llEmNZ

in the wind | tweets from the space ending 04.21.14

Dear Man in Prison | a letter from Mary Demuth to the sexual predator for whom there is yet hope 
http://bit.ly/1oyg9f6

puff | 27-nation study found 15-yr-olds most likely to have tried e-cigs in 2012 http://thebea.st/1qozezY 

for purity or power? | Iraq/Syria conflict recalls a century plus of "Christians" killing "Christians" in Europe Europehttp://atfp.co/TawxnH

punchline | love the sinner but... jimhancock.blogspot.com

for the record | the story behind last week's 'apps teens actually love' story http://bit.ly/1jGbH6r

discuss | The Guardian's Seven Digital Deadly Sins jimhancock.blogspot.com

discuss | The Guardian's Seven Digital Deadly Sins

Every now and again, someone creates something that seems to burst out of the package it was designed for. That's the case, I think, with The Guardian's Seven Digital Deadly Sins.

If you're leading older adolescents, college students or adults—which is to say, just about anyone post middle school / junior high—you can project the live site on a screen and pretty much take your group on a choose-your-own-adventure journey through stories, instant polls and confessionals on envy, pride, lust, gluttony, wrath, sloth and greed.

To reiterate, some of the material would be rated PG, mostly for language (and in at least one case because it's madly satirical in a manner almost sure to mess with the minds of a room full of concrete thinkers).

If you can A) get past the sometimes rude language, and B) be prepared to lead a redeeming conversation about the seven deadlies, this webspace can help you create an unusual—and unusually useful—learning space.

punchline | love the sinner but...

Tony Campolo with a significant twist on an old evangelical saying...

in the wind | tweets from the space ending 06.14.14

What Novelist John Green Teaches the Church about “Reaching” Young People 
http://bit.ly/1oB0JnZ #youthwork h/t Polly Toner

how long? | a brilliant take on texting + driving 
http://jimhancock.blogspot.com #techkids, #youthwork h/t Volkswagen Hong Kong

RT @TamaraRice: Because you're selling that teenage girl somewhere the lie that she's an adulterer. I've seen how this plays out. Please #TakeDownThat Post http://bit.ly/1izgZQE

how long? | a brilliant take on texting while driving

in the wind | tweets from the space ending 06.07.14

parental engagement? Facebook Seeks Patent for Tech to Let Kids on Its Network (Legally) 
http://bit.ly/1iMsOCS

exposing myths | helping teenagers understand poverty + the developing world 
http://bit.ly/1hWJGH4 

@YS_Scoop @IJM - Here's why I think The Justice Mission is important to me: http://bit.ly/1peBFlW 

flux | a good read from @chuckhunt4 on helping teenagers through transitions 
http://bit.ly/1knrVX6 

culture soup | Millennials, Xers + Boomers mix their flavors http://bit.ly/1pJf03I 

The client is always right | feedback on the creation of earth http://bit.ly/UlyM8W 

in the wind | tweets from the space ending 05.31.14

A Picture of School Gun Violence in the U.S. | Who's Shooting + Why http://bit.ly/xPBGpu 

is college worth the cost? new data say definitely yes (at least for now) http://nyti.ms/1hzbwcc

a generous-non-objectifying-chat about teen brain development at youthspecialties.com
http://bit.ly/1hzTJS8

most new heroin users: white, suburban 20-something's who started with prescription drugs http://bit.ly/1hmeVkc