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11/23/09
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Obama to Jumpstart Math and Science Education with Help of Digital Media
The White House partners with MacArthur and other education, industry and foundation leaders to improve student performance in math and science; PLUS: a $2 million competition, set to launch next month, will include awards for the creation of new game experiences.11/23/09
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Sarah Jackson
White House Event Today on Technology, Science and Math Education
President Obama will host an event highlighting several initiatives designed to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education today at the White House at 11:30 a.m. EST.11/20/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Berkman Center Launches Pro Bono Online Media Legal Network
New initiative connects lawyers with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help.11/19/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Journalism, English Teacher Conferences Incorporate Digital Media Lessons
Two conferences this month offer a look at how digital media is changing student journalism and approaches to writing and literature.11/17/09
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Sarah Jackson
Power of Youth Voice Simulcast Tomorrow
Don’t forget to attend the Power of Youth Voice forum tomorrow, Nov. 18. A simulcast is available.11/17/09
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Sarah Jackson
FCC Seeks Comment on Broadband Needs in Education
Does broadband have a role to play in education? Are digital learning tools, e-textbooks, remote instruction or professional development important to you? Here’s your chance to tell the Federal Communications Commission what you think. Comments are due by Nov. 20.11/11/09
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Sarah Jackson
Roundtable on Virtual Worlds and Nonprofits in Second Life Tomorrow
Interested in learning how nonprofits are using virtual worlds? Head over to Second Life tomorrow—Thursday, Nov. 12—for a roundtable discussion sponsored by digital youth leaders Global Kids.11/11/09
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Sarah Jackson
Can Playing Games Help You Get a Job?
Need more evidence that playing online games is not a waste of time? An IBM VP says the time kids spend “raiding and leading guilds” in “World of Warcraft” can contribute to their professional marketability.11/10/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Students Viewed as Participants, Not Victims, at Online Safety Conference ...
Plus: How to Provide Virtual Conference Coverage; 25 Digital Storytelling Tools; New Leader at Office of Educational Technology ... Read Spotlight’s New Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.11/09/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Join In: Conversations with Henry Jenkins, Howard Rheingold, Richard Halverson and More
Four opportunities this month to take part in conversations with experts on technology in the classroom, digital media and culture.11/06/09
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Students Embark on Google Lit Trips to Follow Authors & Stories ...
Plus: Behind the Scenes at Breakthrough; Nielsen Numbers on Young Mobile Phone Users; Google and Online Safety ... Check out Spotlight’s new Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.11/06/09
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Sarah Jackson
Games and Learning Research Going to Scale with New Federal Dollars
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison will develop technology to allow computers to teach complex real-world problem solving, thanks to a large grant from the National Science Foundation.11/05/09
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Sarah Jackson
Online Safety 3.0 Calls for Teaching Media Literacy, Digital Citizenship
Anne Collier writes in the School Library Journal that we need to get beyond outdated notions of online safety and focus on new media literacy and digital citizenship.11/04/09
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Sarah Jackson
Public Forum on the Power of Youth Voice - Web and Second Life Simulcast Available
What do kids learn when they create with digital media? Experts will come together for a dialogue with parents, educators, community members and researchers in Philadelphia later this month for a public forum presented by the National Writing Project, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation.11/04/09
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
