Bring little brothers and sisters (up to age 9) to the Kids Lounge on Saturday and Sunday for special activities just for them! Sponsor Kitu Kids will be in residence to demo their cool bilingual animated stories and apps, and kids can play with Legos, courtesy of Lego. We’ll also have crafts and videos. Please note, kids must be accompanied by an adult, babysitting is not provided.
A lot of the success of content creation and blogging is finding the right niche - a topic you're passionate about, which is narrow enough to attract an audience but not too narrow that you can't attract an audience! Sports bloggers Kevin Lockland, Jacob Resnick and Clayton Collier have all parlayed their love of sports into sports blogging careers - and Jacob and Clayton are only teenagers!
Lara DiPaola helps guide this discussion about writing what you love and loving what you write, and how creating content around passion can open doors for you in a variety of ways.
Designing and making a videogame involves a fascinating mix of technical, artistic, creative and storytelling skills. If you've ever wanted to make a game of our own, this introductory workshop will help you learn the basics of game design.
We'll start with some activities that will introduce the elements of game systems by making and modding physical games and then move on to making original games using Gamestar Mechanic (gamestarmechanic.com), an award-winning game design tool used in over 5,000 schools and youth programs. No prior experience in making games or programming is required, and we'll also spend some time talking about the different tools, organizations, competitions and pathways you can follow if you'd like to continue making games.
PLEASE RSVP to this workshop here - we must have your RSVP via this form to count you in to the workshop: http://www.digitalfamilysummit.com/rsvp2013/
From YouTube to Instagram and Vine, video is super-hot in 2013. Learn how to create super-easy video for your blog, vlog (video blog) or other digital presence from vlogging pro Jessica McFadden.
In this hands-on workshop, Jessica will cover:
Participants will then break into pairs to create vlogs you can use!
Be sure to bring an iPhone, iPod Touch, Android phone or video-capable digital camera to this session!
PLEASE RSVP to this workshop here - we must have your RSVP via this form to count you in to the workshop: http://www.digitalfamilysummit.com/rsvp2013/
Your blog can be your voice and your platform. Fueled by passion and dedication, your blog is a vehicle to your dreams. What you do with it and where you take it is up to you. For some, blogging can result in wonderful rewards: financial, experiential, and personal.
Our three panelists have each built brands that help define their present and future through their blogs and websites: Chloe Gordon from PopCosmo is a junior fashionista with a platform for sharing her favorite looks; Maggie Miller is a mom who helps other parents save money at Frugal Family Fun, and Tori Molnar is a young entrepreneur and the creator of MyUtoria.
Moderator Julia Beck (Founder of Forty Weeks) is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist with an eye for "what's next". Julia will will help bring these stories to life in a relatable, fun format.
You will leave inspired, energized and ready to take essential next steps as you create and grow your own online presence in a way that's limited only by your imagination.
We invite our tweens and teens to join us for a special lunch on Saturday, at tables reserved just for you! Get to know other tweens and teens from around the country, and get a little goofy with our table swag! Look for a special sticker on the back of your nametag with a table number on it and match it to the tables at lunch on Saturday.
Get your digital and social media questions answered by our Digital Doctors! Our wonderful speakers are giving a bit more of their time to diagnose your worst content and social media maladies. Sign up for 15-minute individual appointments at the registration desk, or walk in to see if there's space - no co-payment required!
Our Doctors are specialists in all sorts of areas, from WordPress to Instagram to keeping your kids safe online. For more info, including a list of Digital Doctors and their specialties, please visit the registration desk.
Who doesn't want to be famous? Nevermind, lots of people don't - they don't want the responsibility, the hassle, or the intrusion on their privacy.
So is "internet fame" right for your kid? Whether they're an up-and-coming blogger or YouTube star, nearly all kids have at least a passing thought about how their online presence could make them famous.
As parents, what stance do we take on kid fame? Do we actively encourage our kids to seek fame, or discourage it? At what point does helping your kid with their blog become "stage momming (or dadding)"? Or, if your kid is already on their way to becoming internet famous, how do you as a parent help manage their expectations and their time?
Join Amy Mascott as she leads a lively discussion about fame with three parents and one kid: Nakia Reigh (mom of Tori Molnar, also speaking today); Stephanie Humphrey, and Betsy Cadel, along with up-and-coming young comedian and YouTuber Simon Cadel.
Food blogging is an exciting niche within the world of content creation. Food bloggers blog their own recipes, cook from specific cookbooks, or blog about their restaurant adventures. In this hands-on workshop, lifestyle and food blogger Laura Franklin and guide you through making a recipe for homemade buttercream frosting and frosting gorgeous cupcakes, then professional photo stylist Robin Zachary will help you style your cupcakes and set up your photograph. Then both Laura and Robin will provide tips for taking the best photographs of your creation and help you take photos for your blog.
Come with your digital camera or phone with a camera, and bring your appetite too!
Kids want an online space of their own where they can make their voices heard and engage with the world. With WordPress, the sky’s the limit! Its streamlined and simplified user interface is so easy to learn, your child can set up a site and be blogging in no time (and privacy controls let you protect them, so their first forays online are safe ones).
Having this knowledge opens up an instant online home for them to enjoy and puts them ahead of the curve - it could even result in a career in web design or development.
During our Workshop, we’ll walk through basic WordPress.com setup and then break into smaller groups to customize your children’s new sites. Have your child come with a basic game plan. Here are some ideas to get them started!
Although most of our Digital Family Summit kids are under age 13, we know that a huge majority of you are engaged on Instagram, SnapChat, Twitter, Google+ and other social networks, even if you’re not yet 13. To explore both parent and kid perspectives on what's appropriate for kids (and especially under-13s) on social networks, what kids are actually doing, and what parents should be doing about it, we're opening up our Saturday evening keynote to you, our community.
Bring your voice to this lively town-hall discussion – you won’t want to miss it!
Nando Rodriguez knows blogging. He's been writing about fashion, dating and careers and reviewing stuff since 2005; he also works with bloggers regularly in his role at a major digital agency as a social media recruiter. He's also a podcaster, dating coach and sought-after speaker.
Nando believes that blogging and social media opens doors, and in his upbeat keynote he'll describe what he feels it takes to become a successful blogger, and where you can go on that journey. You'll leave this keynote inspired - and laughing!
Digital Family Summit is about today's generation of bloggers and content creators, and these four bloggers and vloggers are great examples of kids creating great digital presences. Some of them have been encouraged by their parent-bloggers, others are doing it entirely on their own, and all of them are discovering new opportunities opened up by their blogs.
Karl Rivera, Emily Broutian and sisters Lauren and Victoria Coaxum are blazing new trails with their blogs and vlogs.
Moderator Isabel Kallman will help these amazing kids tell their stories to inspire kids and parents alike.
Led by German Marin, an NYC-based professional photographer, this hands-on workshop will provide an intensive overview of digital photography. Photography continues to increase in importance to for today's content creators, on your blog to Instagram and more. German will explain some photography theory and answer your questions about composition, lighting and choosing your subjects, as well as touch on
Be sure to bring an iPhone, iPod Touch or digital camera; you'll take a walk with German as you capture some of the neighborhood around the Hilton and start to see things through the eyes of a photo pro.
PLEASE RSVP to this workshop here - we must have your RSVP via this form to count you in to the workshop: http://www.digitalfamilysummit.com/rsvp2013/
Raising kids in today's texting, Instagramming, always-on environment provides new challenges for parents. This session explores the psychological advantages and pitfalls of digital immersion, explains the legal aspects of social and digital media (including the revised COPPA laws), and outlines strategies and tips to help parents both get the most out of, and set age-appropriate limits on, mobile and social technologies.
Our three panelists include a behavior analyst turned blogger, Megan Broutian; a technologist and thought-leader on all things tween, Gayarti Bhalla; and Frederick Lane, an attorney and expert in cybersafety.
The social web has the power to create social good, and Elena Sonnino is at the forefront of creating opportunities in global citizenship through her blog, Live.Do.Grow and her Moms + Tweens + SocialGood summit. Elena, along with social activist tween Melia Gayaldo, will guide us through some examples of social good in action and describe how you can put your own content creation powers to use for the benefit of others.