Filed by Christine C. • March 18, 2010
Plus: The trustworthiness of Wikipedia; university dorms do away with land-line phones; explaining the vision of digital media learning; and Intel science winners—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning news round-up.
Filed by Sarah J. • March 17, 2010
New federal online portal asks the public for educational solutions and design ideas.
Filed by Sarah J. • March 15, 2010
Project New Media Literacies presents the second installment of its professional development series for educators, “Networking and Negotiation as Skills in a Global Classroom,” on Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. (EST). To join the webinar, visit the Elluminate Meeting Room.
Filed by Christine C. • March 12, 2010
Plus: Cyber-Bullying and the law; Teens check out digital space at public library; Learning through remixing and more—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.
Filed by Sarah J. • March 10, 2010
When high school math teachers in rural North Carolina experimented with giving students problem sets via smartphones they found surprising and promising results.
Filed by Barbara R. • March 9, 2010
Open source software has an illustrious history, fervent advocates and a quixotic stance in a capitalist climate. Can it also be a model for open government and civic action?
Filed by Christine C. • March 8, 2010
An in-depth article looks at the importance of women in STEM careers and what can be done to encourage more participation.
Filed by Christine C. • March 5, 2010
Interested in building educational digital products and services? Need help taking your project to the next level? Apply now for Startl’s incubator program.
Filed by Sarah J. • March 4, 2010
A new report from the Pearson Foundation examines how digital media is affecting early literacy around the globe.
Filed by Christine C. • March 3, 2010
That’s the question the White House posed to the public this week. The government is using social networks to solicit feedback.
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