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4/14/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
“We Came to Play”: Lessons on Connected Learning and Creativity from Caine’s Arcade
The viral success of “Caine’s Arcade” has not only changed the life of a 9-year-old boy with a warehouse-sized imagination—it’s changing the conversation about learning and play.4/09/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
I, Robot: Master Lego Builders, All-Girl Robotics Teams and Architects of the Future
National Robotics Week gets underway, inspiring students to pursue careers in robotics and related STEM fields. Plus, meet the youngest Lego Master Model Builder; five reasons not to buy gendered Lego’s; and the rise of all-girl robotics teams.3/07/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
The History and Future of MOOCs and the New Open Education Week
Around the world, massive open online courses—MOOCs—are drawing thousands of participants. Plus, the first-ever Open Education Week.3/01/12
Q&A: John Seely Brown on Interest-Driven Learning, Mentors and the Importance of Play
As the leading thinkers and do-ers meet this week at the third annual Digital Media and Learning conference, Spotlight talked with DML2012’s keynote presenter John Seely Brown, self-proclaimed “chief of confusion,” and one of the most enlightening thinkers on nearly any topic.2/24/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: What Facebook Reveals and Conceals; Tyler Clementi and Digital Citizenship; Laptop Success and Fail Stories
Tyler Clementi, Dharun Ravi and digital citizenship; new articles from International Journal of Learning & Media; a laptop for every student works well in North Carolina, not so much in Alabama; and a Twitter chat on helping kids learn anytime, anywhere—all in this week’s PLAYBACK.1/27/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
PLAYBACK: Access, Literacy, The New and The Old Digital Divide
Tutoring via technology; the old digital divide persists while the drive toward mobile creates a new one; and Youth Radio’s Lissa Soep and HASTAC’s Cathy Davidson on what we know about teaching digital literacy … All in this week’s PLAYBACK.1/24/12
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Sarah Jackson
Access For All: The White House Announces New Summer Jobs Initiative to Teach STEM to Low-Income Teens, Prepare Them for Jobs
President Obama has called on businesses and non-profits to help close the youth unemployment gap. Is teaching kids to code enough? We look at other models that encourage minority students from low-income communities to develop mobile apps, robotics and other technologies and to consider STEM careers.1/11/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
To Engage Girls in STEM, Include Role Models and Watch the Messaging
Two recent stories illuminate the benefits of after-school STEM programs for girls. Plus, teachers go back to school to learn how small classroom changes can improve girls academic achievement in STEM subjects.12/19/11
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Sarah Jackson
Google Gives Funding to Girl Scouts to Promote STEM Education
The Girls Scouts, which turns 100 in 2012, is going tech with the help of Google and others.11/11/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
PLAYBACK: The (Mostly) Kind Social Networking Spaces Teens Find Online and Learning How to Learn
New study examines teens’ experience on social network sites; teaching kids to search online; the expansion of YOUmedia; and Twitter memorials for Veteran’s Day….11/02/11
By Barbara Ray
Q&A: Hive Learning Network Uses the City as a Game Board for Learning
Spotlight talks with executives from the Mozilla and MacArthur foundations about programs underway to connect cultural institutions with educational digital projects—and with each other.10/24/11
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Sarah Jackson
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.10/17/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
STEM Stimulus: Support for STEM Initiatives at State, Federal and Cultural Levels
STEM learning initiatives focus on improving outcomes in science, technology, engineering and math and encouraging all students to pursue STEM careers.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.6/21/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
