How do games, apps, or emerging digital technologies affect the well-being of children? The RITEC (Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children) project is a collaboration between UNICEF and the LEGO Group group that has developed a framework to map how the design of children’s digital experiences affects their well-being, and help designers promote positive well-being through digital experiences. The Phase 2 report, released in April 2024, defines key concepts and empirically validates the eight elements of the framework. As Shuli Gilutz, Ph.D. Gilutz, Programme Officer for Child Rights & Digital Business at UNICEF, explained, subjective well-being is a child’s feelings and experiences, such as feeling happy or hopeful about the future. Well-being is distinct from child’s rights: it’s possible to live in an affluent household and have access to quality education but have low subjective well-being, and it’s also possible to lack important legal rights but have high, positive experiences of well-being. Since April, the RITEC collaborators have been consulting with practitioners like us who design and build digital experiences for children around the world. The goal of those sessions was to think about how these findings can be implemented in the design process, translate the research into practice, and ultimately refine a flexible Design Toolbox. On Wednesday, Corinne Brenner, our Director of Learning, had the opportunity to meet with project partners from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, UNICEF, Lego Foundation, and other makers to think through some use cases with the prototype Design Toolbox, discuss our needs from creative and business perspectives, and contribute to testing the usability of elements of the Toolbox. The session also included thinking through how to grow and contribute to a community of practice around these issues and resources, and continue the conversation online and in convening in person. We are excited to stay involved with this new community of practice! Michael Preston Catherine Jhee allisyn levy Sarah Jacobstein Leslie Berkowitz Emily Reardon Lise Borgstrøm Henriksen Scott Traylor
Killer Snails LLC
Computer Games
Brooklyn, New York 302 followers
We create award-winning immersive, game-based experiences that inspire a love of science in students grades 3-10.
About us
Our mission is to create the next generation of changemakers and to bring science out of the laboratory and into the hands of learners. Killer Snails operates from a core belief and value that all students have the right to see themselves as future scientists. This is important for many reasons including: Inclusivity: This fosters a more inclusive science community, ensuring diverse voices and perspectives contribute to scientific progress. Empowerment: This belief empowers youth from all backgrounds, building their confidence and interest in STEM fields. Innovation: Diverse viewpoints lead to innovative solutions and advancements in science and technology. Career Opportunities: Encouraging interest in science opens up a wide range of future career possibilities for students. Resiliency: As students learn about the challenges facing our planet, we must also equip them with skills, knowledge and belief that they can tackle the future’s problems. We build immersive STEM learning where students see themselves as scientists, which builds their agency, fosters care of the future, and leads them to believe, "The future is mine–I can shape it." Both of the Killer Snails CoFounders, Jessica Ochoa Hendrix and Dr. Mande Holford, have given TED talks seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Killer Snails has been featured in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Forbes, the National Science Teachers Association and was named the 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Recipients of the Year. Killer Snails has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Educational Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health to develop immersive K-12 educational STEM products.
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- Industry
- Computer Games
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, New York
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Educational Games, Learning and Assessment, Science, Educational Media, virtual reality, and augmented reality
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30 John Street
Brooklyn, New York 11226, US
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So proud of our MULTI-award winning product, WaterWays, feature in National Education Association! As mentioned in the article- one educator observed, “WaterWays’ focus on real-world environmental issues makes it an invaluable tool for teaching students about the impact of their actions on the planet.” WaterWays was developed with Wildlife Conservation Society, Hudson River Park Trust, and Mount Sinai Health System with funding from The National Institutes of Health. Special thanks to Carrie Roble, Karen Tingley, Maida Galvez and all the teachers who worked with us on this, particularly Amber Carlin-Mishkin and JoEllen Schuleman! https://lnkd.in/eVtAWVmZ