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5/06/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Making Media, Engaging in Democracy, and Working Toward the Future
“Great quotes” about learning and change; Pew survey on teens and videos; S. Craig Watkins on critical design literacy and pathways to youth participation; digital media literacy and civic engagement in Oakland schools—and how it all adds up to future work skills.5/04/12
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Kelsey Herron
Teaching With YouTube Just Got Easier Thanks to TED-Ed
Ever wanted to make a lesson plan out of a YouTube video? Now you can, thanks to TED-Ed, a new platform developed by TED, best known for its videos of innovative people with “ideas worth spreading.”4/29/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Hacking Education, MIT Students to the (STEM) Rescue, Teaching Media Literacy and More
This week’s Playback looks at issues of digital access and how education is being re-thought and re-taught in the United States and around the world.4/19/12
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Kelsey Herron
Wikipedia Works to Improve Its Academic Image
Is Wikipedia a credible academic source? The Wikipedia Education Program aims to improve the tool’s reputation among professors and students. But some educators don’t need any convincing.4/16/12
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Sarah Jackson
Ethics for Teaching in a Digital Age
There’s a lively discussion going on over at the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC), where educators and scholars are discussing ethics for teaching in a digital age.4/11/12
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Kelsey Herron
How MTV and Digital Games Like Angry Birds Help Kids Learn to Draw the Line on Cyberbullying
MTV teams up with the widely popular game “Angry Birds” to help kids understand the difference between digital use and abuse.4/05/12
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Kelsey Herron
Identifying Quality Digital Resources for Early Learning
The Fred Roger’s Center launches Ele to share digital resources that support early learning and development. Experts say the most important resource is still face-to-face conversation.4/01/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Technology in Education: What’s Fun, What’s Essential and What Students Aren’t Learning
Clickers go mainstream; universities monitor what student athletes posts online; an examination of the role of technology vs. the purpose of education; and why more schools are teaching non-computer science majors “computational thinking”—all in this week’s PLAYBACK.3/28/12
Technology in Early Childhood: Advice For Parents and Teachers From A Trusted Source
The National Association for The Education of Young Children and The Fred Rogers Center released long-awaited advice on technology use in early childhood programs. Here’s what they have to say, and what it means for parents and educators.3/24/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Protecting Passwords and Privacy in a Digital Age
Facebook comes down on employers requesting passwords; teenagers share passwords as a sign of trust, a practice they might learn from their parents; technology experts comment on online privacy; and why spring breakers may be cutting back on fun in the sun—all in this week’s PLAYBACK.3/19/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
To Fully Engage With Kony 2012, Students Need to Become Media Producers
While the “Kony 2012” video and surrounding criticism make for a great case study, for students to fully understand the complexities, and to approach it as critical consumers, they need a strong grounding in digital and media literacies.3/18/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: How to Tell a True Activism Story: Teachable Moments of Kony 2012
How can “Kony 2012” serve as a teachable moment? In this round up of discussions and critiques, we look at how and why young people engaged with “Kony 2012” and the importance of factual—and emotional—storytelling.3/11/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: At Issue: Access to Technology and Social Media in Schools, From Pre-K to College
NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center release statement on technology and interactive media in early childhood programs; PBS is providing free apps to Head Start centers; students (and schools) demand more access to technology and the web, and YouTube, among others, responds; South by Southwest isn’t just for bands and techies anymore—the highlights from SXSWedu.3/08/12
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Kelsey Herron
Knight News Challenge Seeks Media Innovators
The Knight Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to fostering the arts and supporting invention in mass media, wants to hear your revolutionary ideas – and is offering a share of $5 million dollars to those that catch its eye.2/23/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
