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10/24/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Mentors and Makers: Rubi the Robot Rivets Audiences at East Bay Maker Faire
Spotlight visits the East Bay Mini Maker Faire and gets inspired by a girls’ robotics team.10/22/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Libraries as Spaces for Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Comics
In this week’s PLAYBACK, we look at the changing role of libraries in both academic and community settings. Plus, librarians at Comic Con and a new book that aims to teach kids computer programming. It’s fiction, and it looks good.10/20/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Classrooms of the Future Are Here, But Results are Not
The New York Times is looking at the intersections of learning, technology and business, as school districts around the country try to figure out whether the Next New Thing is what they’ve been waiting for.10/19/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Webinar on Education in Virtual Worlds
The International Journal of Learning and Media is hosting a webinar on educational projects in virtual worlds on Oct. 20 at 9 am PDT.10/18/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
YouTube Pictures Teachers and Students Using More Videos in the Classroom
YouTube launches YouTube.com/Teachers, a resource for educators using video in the classroom.10/17/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
STEM Stimulus: Support for STEM Initiatives at State, Federal and Cultural Levels
STEM learning initiatives focus on improving outcomes in science, technology, engineering and math and encouraging all students to pursue STEM careers.10/14/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
PLAYBACK: Poets, Astronauts, Rebels and the New Content Creators
YouTube’s SpaceLab; Why Steve Jobs couldn’t fix your classroom; Celebrating National Day of Writing; Digital Badges 101; and listening to YouMedia’s young artists—all in this week’s Playback.10/13/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Facing Facebook: The Attempt to Provide Kids Commercial-Free Spaces Online
The New York Times’ Emily Bazelon takes Facebook to task on its privacy policies in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine.10/10/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Research Remix?: The Move to Make Remixing an Academic Subject
Remixing is an important part of helping all of us adapt to the digital future, where creativity and collaboration are critical skills for success. But does remixing also help prepare scholars to innovate inside the academe?10/07/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes - Successes and Changes in a Digital Age
From flash mobs to future digital literacies, a look at how education is being transformed—and who is being left behind.10/06/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Steve Jobs: A Visionary Who Changed the World Despite Believing Technology “Is Not Changing it Much”
A look at how Steve Jobs changed social interactions and learning by turning kids into media creators.10/05/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
How Can Technology Change the World? Ask a Student
A novel concept—asking kids for their opinions about the future of education and their input on solving world problems—is being played out on a national and global scale. But school policy is often at odds with the best suggestions.10/04/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn
Author Cathy Davidson will read from her new book, “ Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn,” at the Chicago Public Library tonight at 6 p.m.10/03/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Tablets for Babies?
Just because infants are interested in playing on their mom’s cellphone doesn’t mean they are learning from doing so. Tablet computers marketed to infants raise some important questions about the developmentally appropriate use of technology in early childhood.9/30/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
