Blog Archives: January 2010
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1/29/10
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Sarah J.
2010 Digital Media and Learning Competition: Join the Conversation
Just because the application deadline has passed, doesn’t mean it’s too late to have input into which are the most inspiring uses of new media to support learning. This year, for the first time, the 2010 Digital Media and Learning Competition has invited the public to comment on proposals.1/28/10
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Christine C.
Startl Opens Applications for Design Boost & Accelerator Programs
We wanted to introduce you to Startl, a new social enterprise that aims to identify innovators and accelerate the development of digital media and learning products. Startl was incorporated in 2009 with initial funding from the MacArthur, Hewlett and Gates foundations, and it launched a website and blog earlier this month.1/27/10
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Christine C.
Responses to Kaiser Study on Media Usage
Last week’s news that media usage among young people is up—to seven and a half hours a day—sparked a number of responses from digital media experts.1/27/10
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Christine C.
What Would Your Students Include in the State of the Union?
Wondering how to turn the State of the Union into an engaging assignment? Vanessa Vartabedian, the community manager at the New Media Literacies Community Site, a research initiative based within USC’s Annenberg School for Communication, posted a great suggestion today: Join in writing a collaborative State of the Union.1/25/10
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Christine C.
Growth Through Blogging: Study Shows How Blogging Aids Social and Cognitive Development
The January issue of the Journal of Adolescent Research has a number of interesting articles, including one that looks at how normative developmental processes shape individuals’ blogging practices during adolescence and emerging adulthood.1/21/10
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Christine C.
Kaiser Study: Kids Age 8 to 18 Spend More Than Seven Hours a Day With Media
A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that young people age 8 to 18 are spending more time with media than ever before: more than seven and half hours a day—and one hour more than five years ago.1/20/10
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: Schools Are Not Prepared to Educate Students for the Future
Plus: A teenager starts a Facebook movement against her parents; Ball State University takes digital learning to the dorms; Will Barbie’s next career move be in computer technology?—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.1/15/10
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Christine C.
Classroom Advice: Turned-Off Devices Equals Turned-Off Children
Education professor Stephen Heppell has a simple message for schools: embrace technology.1/14/10
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: Educational Paperback Association Embraces New Name, New Mission with Digital Media
Plus: Pew Research Center updates internet user demographics; Digital Media & Learning Competition timeline extended; Futurelab researchers discuss computer games in the classroom—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.1/12/10
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Christine C.
Cooney Center Launches Competition for Innovators in Children’s Educational Media
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is accepting applications for the inaugural Cooney Center Prizes for Innovation, a national competition intended to identify, inspire, nurture and scale breakthrough ideas in children’s digital media and learning.1/11/10
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Christine C.
PBS Survey: More Educators Integrating Digital Media in Classroom Instruction
More than 75 percent of K-12 educators say they use digital media, according to findings from a new survey. That number is up from 69 percent in 2008.1/07/10
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Christine C.
Video Interview with Mizuko Ito
Cultural anthropologist Mizuko Ito discusses research on how young people use digital media and new technologies.1/06/10
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Christine C.
Global Kids and Video Game Design
A School Library Journal story on Global Kids opens with a great play on the “If you teach a man to fish ...” story.1/04/10
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Christine C.
