TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Videos Online!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Most of the talks from our 2011 TEDxYouth@TampaBay event are now online at our YouTube Channel in 2011 event Playlist. at the TEDxYouth YouTube Channel in our TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Playlist.  In the next few days, we’ll be featuring individual talks here on our website, and we invite you to view and share these great talks with others.  Sadly, two of the presentation recordings were lost due to taping problems, but we’ll be featuring those presenters’ work and the text of their presentations here soon.

To kick off our look back at TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011, here’s Elizabeth Baker, with her remarkable, haunting and stirring Suitcases of Sound…

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Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

We hope to have all our great TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 talks online soon, but while you’re waiting, take a little time out of the holiday crush and rush to consider Graham Hill’s thought provoking talk on “editing one’s life for more time, freedom, and happiness.” And check out the companion piece at the Huffington Post by David Friedlander on his LifeEdited project and the “luxury of less”.

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The Art of TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Self-expression was a big part of our TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 experience,and we provided a variety of opportunities for event attendees to express themselves.

Here’s a look at some of the collaborative and individual art they created, along with some art contributed by Hillel School of Tampa students for the day.  We love our event-goers creative artistic voices!


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TEDxYouth@TampaBay on Positive Impact Magazine

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Check out the great piece in Positive Impact Magazine about TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011!  Writer Deb Kelley, who was also a member of the TEDxYouth planning team, did a great job capturing the spirit and fun of this year’s event.  Thanks, Deb!

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Five Things I Learned at TEDxYouth@TampaBay

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Will interviewing Jacob Rice, the Shoe Giver of Tampa

Nine year old Will, one of our official TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Youth Reporters, shares back his insights.

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I learned lots of things at TEDxYouthTampaBay, and here are my top five.

  1. The “I Feel The Need To Read” project helped me realize how important it is to be literate.  I was shocked to learn that so many children had no books.
  2. From the Shoe Giver of Tampa, Jacob Rice, there are lots of children in Tampa who cannot afford shoes.
  3. Before I heard Elizabeth Baker’s presentation, I had never considered using forest sounds in music.
  4. I  improved my interviewing and reporting skills!
  5. I learned the importance of sharing ideas.

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Thanks, Will!  We learned how wonderful it is to have Youth Reporters, and appreciate the interaction and insight you brought to TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011!

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TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 in Pictures

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

What an amazing day! From following the journey of the Shoe Giver of Tampa to the thunderous melodies of Elizabeth Baker, TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 was a day to set the mind afire and fill the heart with hope! As often happens with TEDx events, underlying themes emerged and this year hope, acceptance – of ourselves and each other – passion and compassion ruled the day.  We’ll be posting more stories, pictures, and videos in coming days, but in the meantime, enjoy this photo album of TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011! And visit the TEDxYouth Day website to see more great TEDxYouth Day events going on the rest of the weekend!

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The Stage is Set…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

The stage is set!

 

 

 

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We’re all

 

 

 

 

 

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To make TEDxYouth@TampaBay a stellar event! Many thanks to all the great volunteers and behind the scenes experts and magicians at St. Petersburg College who are working their magic on everything from stage design (thanks, Basil!) to tech needs (thanks, Ken!).

See you all tomorrow!

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Meet our TEDxYouth@TampaBay Reporters!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

At TEDxYouthDay events around the world, young people will be sharing live their news, reflections, quotes and impressions of this three-day event via Twitter, Facebook, and other online media platforms.  These official TEDxYouthDay reporters — some of whom will be online and at viewing parties – will help to augment the impact of this global event in their community, and around the world.

TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 is delighted to introduce the two Official TEDxYouth Day reporters covering our event in Seminole.

Will, at age 9, is a veteran TEDster who can rattle off favorite TED Talks   with ease.  He plays the violin in a youth orchestra, and also plays the piano.  He enjoys making stop-motion animation videos, building with LEGOs and is currently learning to speak Mandarin.

You can follow him the day of the event via Twitter: @TheWelshGreen

Meghan Kelley is 17, and helped out at TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2010 last year.  Her interests are deep and far reaching, ranging, including psychology, music, horror movies, guitar playing, photography, and art.

You can follow Meghan on Twitter @ MeghanKelley94 .

We’re grateful to these two great Youth Reporters for sharing their time, insights and voice with us at TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011!

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TEDxYouth Day wants to know: What can you share with the world?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 is almost here, when it will be part of over a hundred other TEDxYouth Day events being held worldwide!

While you’re counting the minutes, consider sharing your thoughts on the TEDxYouth Day question, “What can you share with the world?“

It can be anything from a great idea on how to make school lunches more sustainable, to your amazing singing voice, to a really great video you made! It can be whatever it is that YOU want share with all of US. These answers will be discussed at the events happening around the globe, and shared on this website and on Twitter.

You can respond by:
  1. Tweeting your answer with the hashtag #TEDxYouthShare
  2. Submitting a short video of you responding to the question
  3. Submitting your answer to the TED Conversation

Go share your voice and your vision!

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TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 App Now Available!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Thanks to AppBaker, and youth inventor and budding app developer Chris Willingham, our TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 App is now available for free at iTunes !

Go check it out!  Many thanks AppBaker!

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