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11/10/11
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Sarah J.
Why Professors Need to Do a Better Job of Teaching Effective Online Communication Skills
Ron Tanner, a professor of writing at Loyola University Maryland, has an important piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education this week about why colleges need to do a better job of teaching students to understand and produce texts online—“an essential skill” for their future.11/09/11
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Christine C.
Modern Education: A Round-Up of New York Times Education Stories
The New York Times Education Life supplement is full of stories that may be of interest to those following technology-related learning shifts, from closing the gender gap among STEM majors to a new university library that demonstrates the future is now.11/07/11
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Sarah J.
iPads & Autism: Can Technology Help Kids Communicate?
A school in Toronto is using iPads to help autistic children reach development goals. But the technology is not a miracle cure.11/05/11
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: Will Tablets (OK, iPads) Replace Computers in Schools?
This week’s Playback looks at the move by Apple to woo educators and what it means for the future of technology in schools. Plus, Lady Gaga teams up with Harvard, MacArthur and the California Endowment to launch the Born This Way Foundation, and using the DREAM Activist movement to consider participatory culture and civic engagement.11/02/11
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Christine C.
Transforming Teaching for Tech-Savvy Students
The Digital Age Teacher Preparation Council has issued a professional development “blueprint” to advance the use of effective digital media in teaching and learning, with a special emphasis on instruction for underserved students.11/01/11
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Christine C.
New Study Looks at Facebook and Unintended Effects of Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
A new study on why parents are helping their children get on Facebook before turning 13, the minimum age, notes that COPPA is not an effective solution to protecting children’s privacy and online safety.10/31/11
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Sarah J.
Defining Quality in Young Children's Media Use for Educators, Parents and Media Creators
The Fred Rogers Center has been part of several recent efforts to develop digital media guidelines for young children and to help define what we mean by “quality” for those children who are old enough to engage with new media tools. Plus, Sponge Bob vs. Cauliou, and the need for quality pre-kindergarten programs.10/28/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: A Nuanced Look at Technology use in Early Childhood
Despite pediatricians’ warnings that screen media is not healthy for children under age 2, new data finds toddlers and even infants are spending an increased amount of time watching television and viewing media on smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. We take a look at what the experts are saying.10/27/11
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Christine C.
Can Technology Wait?
The New York Times looks at a Waldorf School that embraces books and chalk over screens and hand-held gadgets. Plus, a Pew Internet presentation on learning going mobile and an innovative digital media program in which students become the teachers.10/26/11
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Christine C.
What is a Computer? Depends When You Ask
A YouTube video brings back the wonder of computers, as seen through the eyes of young kids in the 1980s. The MIT Media Lab keeps us in awe today.10/24/11
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Sarah J.
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
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Christine C.
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
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Christine C.
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
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Sarah J.
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
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Christine C.
