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3/15/12
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Kelsey Herron
Districts, Educators Work to Implement Online Learning Mandates
In Idaho and around the country school districts experiment with new models for online classes.3/11/12
Filed by
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.3/07/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Conversations with Education Visionaries, Technologists, and Students at the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference
Researchers mingled with makers, hive learners and digital artists at the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Francisco last week.3/07/12
Filed by
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.2/17/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Past, Present and Future of Badges for Learning
Badges and badge systems designed to show mastery of knowledge and skills have received a good deal of attention these past few months. In this week’s PLAYBACK, we look at the news coverage and the questions raised about the practicality of badges for learning.2/14/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Playing Along: Why Parents and Educators Need to Use & Discuss Media With Children
What can adults do to make media more effective as a learning tool in the home and classroom?2/13/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Educause Learning Initiative Kicks Off Annual Meeting; New Horizon Report Released
The Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) 2012 Annual Meeting starts today in Austin and online and runs through Feb. 15. Educause collaborated on the 2012 Horizon Report on Emerging Technologies.2/12/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Line Between Right Amount and Too Much Technology is Blurred
From school design to classroom lesson plans, how much technology is too much? This week’s PLAYBACK looks at how to teach kids to self-regulate, what’s needed most in any classroom, and a school library that does technology well. Plus, a Nielsen report shows TV-watching time is down among younger demographics, but online and mobile viewing is up.2/03/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: News on Teens and Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Google+, And Schools That Don’t Allow Them
In this week’s PLAYBACK, blogging is better than diary writing in relieving stress, a new Parent’s Guide to Facebook, S. Craig Watkins on what kids miss out on when schools block social media, and more.2/01/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Programs of Their Own: MIT and LEGO Bring Robotics and Coding to Grade School
At The Chestnut Hill School outside of Boston, educators are using MIT Media Labs’ Scratch programming language and innovative robotics tools developed in partnership with Lego to teach STEM subjects to kids as early as first grade.1/30/12
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Sarah Jackson
SMALLab’s FLOW Encourages Students to be (Physically) Active Learners
In classrooms using FLOW, a new “embodied learning environment,” students are encouraged to stand up, move around, and make some noise.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.1/26/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
The Argument Over Arguments: Trying to See (And Teach) the Future of Writing
A recent New York Times article on blogs and the perceived decline in the quality of student writing draws responses from defenders of digital literacies and those who still believe blogs do not encourage critical thinking.1/21/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
