FCC Crowdsources Questions
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
September 2, 2011Neil Grace, (202) 418-0506
Email: Neil.Grace@fcc.gov
FCC CROWDSOURCES QUESTIONS FROM PARENTS, EDUCATORS & OTHERS AHEAD OF
"BACK TO SCHOOL IN A DIGITAL WORLD"A conversation about the opportunities and challenges of digital technology use by teens; Forum will
feature parents and members of the education community including FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
and experts from MTV, Common Sense Media, Family Online Safety Institute, Joint Center for Political
and Economic Studies and the Columbia Heights Educational Campus
Washington, D.C. On Thursday, September 8th, the Federal Communications Commission will host Back to
School in a Digital World, a forum bringing together parents, educators and experts to discuss the
opportunities and challenges around technology use by adolescents. Recent surveys show that nearly three
quarters of online teens use social network sites and, on average, teenagers send one text message every ten
minutes during waking hours.
The event will highlight questions from parents, educators and others from across the country.
The FCC has
set up a crowdsourcing site to help collect some of the most common questions from parents on this
important topic: http://fcc.us/digitalparent.
questions. In addition, the event will feature multimedia video presentations and interactive segments with
the live school audience. The forum will be webcast live on www.fcc.gov/live. Parents will also be able to
send in questions during the forum at livequestions@fcc.gov or tweet their questions to #fcclive.
The crowdsourcing site for the event reads:
"We want to hear from you. As parents, tell us your burningquestions the ones you talk most about with your friends, family, teachers and others surrounding issues
related to your child's online and digital experiences, at home, at school, on mobile phones, tablets and other
devices. We have assembled an impressive slate of experts who will answer your questions at a special event
on September 8th in Washington, D.C. "Back to School in a Digital World." You can watch online at
www.fcc.gov/live - and we'll be posting answers and responses on our blog after the event, too. While this
event will focus mainly on teenagers, we'll also be announcing other events focused more closely on the
unique opportunities and challenges of other age groups. So feel free to give us your questions now, and one
way or another, we'll respond!"
The panel discussion will feature brief opening remarks by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
WHEN
:Thursday, September 8, 2011
10:00AM 11:15AM Eastern
WHERE
:Columbia Heights Educational Campus
Main Auditorium
3101 16th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
PANELISTS
:Julius Genachowski
, Chairman, Federal Communications CommissionJason Rzepka
, Vice President of Public Policy, MTVAlan Simpson
, Vice President of Policy, Common Sense MediaNicole Turner-Lee
, VP & Director, Joint Center for Political and Economic StudiesStephen Balkam
, CEO, Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)Ren Cadogan
, Bilingual Counselor, Columbia Heights Educational CampusBack to School in a Digital World is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, those attending are
asked to pre-register by submitting their name, organizational affiliation and phone number to
Roger.Goldblatt@FCC.gov.
PRESS SHOULD REGISTER BY EMAILING Neil.Grace@FCC.gov.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please e-mailfcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-
0432 (TTY) with your contact information, should FCC staff need to contact you, and a detailed description
of the accommodation you require. Requests should be made as early as possible, as last minute requests may
be impossible to fulfill.
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