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7/22/10
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Studies on Harmful Effects of Home Computer on School Performance Miss a Key Point - Context Matters
A recent article in The New York Times called into question the notion that giving kids computers at home can help them in school, and in fact suggests they may hurt in some cases. But guest author Nichole Pinkard says there’s more to the story than meets the eye.10/29/07
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Nichole Pinkard: Girl Power, Encouraging Sixth Grade Girls to Give Video Games a Try
Digital Youth Network Director Nichole Pinkard talks about using traditional classroom context to introduce girls to game design.10/22/07
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Nichole Pinkard: Preparing Urban Youth to be Multiliterate
A researcher with the University of Chicago’s Center for Urban School Improvement asks how we prepare young people for the multiliterate world of the future. This begins a two-week long series on the Digital Youth Network, a hybrid school/ after model that aims to help urban youth become creators and consumers of new media literacy.2/07/07
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Pinkard: Videogames Inspire a Different Design for Classroom Learning
How can video games can help educators redesign classroom-based learning environments?10/31/06
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