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1/26/10
By Josh Karp
Writing Is More Than Ink on a Page Today
Literacy today means not only the ability to read and write, but to create and comprehend an integrated mix of words, sounds, videos and images. Meet teachers and students who are leading the way.1/26/10
By Josh Karp
Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers?
An English professor and a linguist examine how digital media are transforming students’ writing and how writing itself is changing.1/12/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Cooney Center Launches Competition for Innovators in Children’s Educational Media
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is accepting applications for the inaugural Cooney Center Prizes for Innovation, a national competition intended to identify, inspire, nurture and scale breakthrough ideas in children’s digital media and learning.12/28/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Video Games and Participatory Culture on NPR
Plus: Improving Google searches for kids and adults; why some teens are defriending Facebook; and the future of e-books, e-readers and reading—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.12/17/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Why Educators Should Embrace Texting, Tweeting and All That Mobile Technology Has to Offer
Students reading and tweeting literature; customized iPhone applications that deliver quizzes; and more on what must be done to fully embrace mobile technology in the classroom—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.5/06/09
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Where Learning Happens
MacArthur grantee Brigid Barron sits down with Informal Science for a wide-ranging interview on looking for learning in unexpected places.4/20/09
Filed by
Elyse Eidman-Aadahl
