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8/01/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Covering the London Olympics as a Student Journalist
College students are reporting from London, tweeting, blogging and producing audio and video segments about the Olympics for school-sponsored media and professional news outlets. It’s an opportunity to work as a backpack journalist, traveling with the latest multimedia tools.7/31/12
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Sarah Jackson
Connected Educator Month Celebrates Peer Professional Development
Are you part of an online professional community of educators? The U.S. Department of Education has designated August Connected Educator Month to encourage more teachers and administrators to use online communities for professional development and support.7/30/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Design Thinking Workshop for Educators: Applying Creative Problem Solving to Classrooms
Edutopia today launched a free online workshop, “Design Thinking for Educators,” to help educators consider how design thinking—a problem-solving process built around five stages—might be applied in the classroom and in their professional lives.7/27/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Craftsmanship is Dead. Long Live Maker Culture.
Journalist and author Louis Uchitelle laments the decline of American craftsmanship along with its cultural influence. Here’s why a visit with DIY makers in Detroit or a spin through Caine’s Arcade (with a fun pass, of course) might change his opinion about the future of manufacturing and the American self-image.7/27/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Call for Proposals: Digital Media and Learning Badge Development Research Competition
The Digital Media and Learning Competition on Badges for Lifelong Learning is seeking research proposals that support and inform the design, development and deployment of digital badges and badge systems.7/25/12
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Kelsey Herron
Master Teacher Corps Will Promote and Expand STEM Education
The Obama administration last week announced plans to spend $1 billion on a specialized teacher task force to boost student achievement in areas integral to U.S. economic growth.7/24/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Remembering Sally Ride’s Advocacy for STEM and Gender Equity
The news that Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, had died at age 61 inspired a flood of stories about Ride’s role as a leader in STEM education. Plus, a short video captures the historical complexities of women, science, space and pop culture.7/23/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Universities Move Quickly to Embrace MOOCs, Course Credit is More Complicated
As more universities join Coursera, still unknown is the effect on higher education itself—including whether students will eventually receive credit or accreditation that satisfies employers and their own educational needs without driving up the costs of MOOCs to the point where they, too, become financially out of reach.7/19/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Putting Youth Voices Front and Center Online
Digital communication has greatly expanded and influenced writing styles and, by extension, classroom writing assignments. One of the earliest projects to take advantage of this shift is Youth Voices, which engages students around personal interests and inquiry-based research.7/18/12
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Kelsey Herron
In San Francisco, Teens Redesign the Library
With the help of local high school students, the San Francisco Main Library is redesigning its teen space, with digital technology at the center.7/17/12
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Kelsey Herron
Is Surveillance the Best Way to Protect Children Online?
The New York Times asks whether online tracking is the best method for keeping children safe in the digital world. Some say digital literacy and trust is a better approach.7/16/12
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Sarah Jackson
Bored with Summer? Attend Maker Camp for Teens on Google+
Make magazine’s virtual camp for teens starts today, presenting 30 projects in 30 days with instructions, rocket launches, online hangouts, and virtual camp counselors. Don’t miss it.7/11/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
New Report Puts in Perspective “21st Century Skills” and Other Education Terms You May Have Heard
A new National Research Council report aims to unpack the meaning of educational buzzwords such as “21st-century learning” and “deeper learning” and determine where education reform should target efforts to prepare students for success.7/10/12
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Sarah Jackson
New Design Lab Will Help Educators Use Video Games to Get Real-Time Feedback on Student Progress
With support from the MacArthur and Gates Foundations, the new GLASS Lab will develop game-based tools to measure student learning on state standards and 21st-century workforce skills.7/09/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
