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10/28/11
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PLAYBACK: A Nuanced Look at Technology use in Early Childhood
Despite pediatricians’ warnings that screen media is not healthy for children under age 2, new data finds toddlers and even infants are spending an increased amount of time watching television and viewing media on smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. We take a look at what the experts are saying.10/24/11
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Mentors and Makers: Rubi the Robot Rivets Audiences at East Bay Maker Faire
Spotlight visits the East Bay Mini Maker Faire and gets inspired by a girls’ robotics team.10/19/11
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Webinar on Education in Virtual Worlds
The International Journal of Learning and Media is hosting a webinar on educational projects in virtual worlds on Oct. 20 at 9 am PDT.10/14/11
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PLAYBACK: Poets, Astronauts, Rebels and the New Content Creators
YouTube’s SpaceLab; Why Steve Jobs couldn’t fix your classroom; Celebrating National Day of Writing; Digital Badges 101; and listening to YouMedia’s young artists—all in this week’s Playback.10/13/11
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Facing Facebook: The Attempt to Provide Kids Commercial-Free Spaces Online
The New York Times’ Emily Bazelon takes Facebook to task on its privacy policies in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine.10/10/11
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Research Remix?: The Move to Make Remixing an Academic Subject
Remixing is an important part of helping all of us adapt to the digital future, where creativity and collaboration are critical skills for success. But does remixing also help prepare scholars to innovate inside the academe?10/04/11
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How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn
Author Cathy Davidson will read from her new book, “ Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn,” at the Chicago Public Library tonight at 6 p.m.10/03/11
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Tablets for Babies?
Just because infants are interested in playing on their mom’s cellphone doesn’t mean they are learning from doing so. Tablet computers marketed to infants raise some important questions about the developmentally appropriate use of technology in early childhood.9/30/11
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PLAYBACK: The Freedom to Read, Research and Explore
Banned Websites Awareness Day, why collaborating on Facebook might be an integral part of a contemporary education, badges for learning, and transliteracy and children, all in this week’s Playback.9/26/11
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Can a Digital Teaching Corps Help Close the Literacy Gap?
In a new brief, Michael Levine and James Paul Gee say the answer is “Yes.”9/21/11
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New Toolkit for Educators on Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Media has just released a new toolkit on cyberbullying available at no cost to K-12 educators.9/20/11
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A Digital Promise From Washington Aims to Increase Technology Use in Schools
A new public-private partnership will help develop technology for learning in and out of the classroom.9/07/11
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With a Focus on Badges, Digital Media and Learning Competition Prepares for Launch
The annual Digital Media and Learning Competition will kick off on Sept. 15 at an event in Washington D.C. attended by a number of education leaders.8/05/11
Q&A: Heather Weiss on Evaluating Connected Learning
Heather Weiss, the founder and director of the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), is working with the MacArthur Foundation to evaluate its work at the intersection of digital media and learning.7/29/11
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