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8/26/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Teach, Invent, Hack: Register Now for Mozilla’s Drumbeat Festival
Registration is now open for Mozilla’s first annual Drumbeat Festival: Learning, Freedom and the Web, Nov. 3 - 5 in Barcelona.8/11/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Seeing Youth as “Active Agents for Good”
In this round-up we consider some new—and old—ideas about the intersections of identity and technology.6/30/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
When You Just Have to Be There: Immersive Journalism and the New News Literacy
When you hear the phrase “future of journalism,” does it inspire you, or leave you depressed? In either case, you may be pleased to learn how digital media is expanding journalism’s possibilities—especially for the next generation of news creators and consumers.6/14/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Mozilla Drumbeat 2010: Learning, Freedom and the Web
Do you love inventing, experimenting or building things online? Are you passionate about keeping the Internet open and free? A creative soul who cares about the place where learning, the web and creative freedom intersect? Join Mozilla for the first annual Drumbeat Festival Nov. 4 - 5 in Barcelona, Spain.6/08/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Can Video Games Change the World?
For a fun, fantastical response to that question, check out the short film “Pixels” by Patrick Jean (via edu.blogs.com). It’s both a 8-bit throwback and a look forward to a digital future. And it’s about as cool as it gets.5/18/10
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Sarah Jackson
What We Can Learn From the Most Creative Geeks
Technologies that can measure your mood, make you taller, and reunite families in the developing world are just a few of the innovations created by graduate students in New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).5/06/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Technology and Gender Edition
Girls get inventive in the new PBS series “SciGirls”; Harvard students discuss why women are less likely to pursue computer science degrees; Universities reach out to younger students to bridge the degree gap; More young girls are turning to online play—but are the virtual worlds preparing them to be active digital citizens? And Disney’s Pixie Hollow welcomes a male avatar ...4/15/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Common Sense Media Launches New Curriculum Initiative
Common Sense Media has announced the launch of a comprehensive digital literacy and citizenship initiative that “aims to provide educators, parents and kids with the tools necessary to raise a generation of responsible, smart, and safe digital citizens.”4/09/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
How Technology can Help Students Learn “Global Competence”
New digital tools can help kids learn with their peers around the globe without ever leaving home.3/19/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Survey: Students Take “Free-Agent Learner” Approach to Education
A national education survey found that students are increasingly creating personalized learning experiences, using a wide range of outside-the-classroom resources, technologies and collaboration with other students.3/18/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: C-SPAN Makes Video Archives Available Online, Redefining Education
Plus: The trustworthiness of Wikipedia; university dorms do away with land-line phones; explaining the vision of digital media learning; and Intel science winners—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning news round-up.3/17/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
How Would You Reimagine Learning?
New federal online portal asks the public for educational solutions and design ideas.3/09/10
Filed by
Barbara R.
How Mozilla and Open Source Culture Can Inform Open Government Initiatives
Open source software has an illustrious history, fervent advocates and a quixotic stance in a capitalist climate. Can it also be a model for open government and civic action?3/04/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
“The Digital World of Young Children: Emergent Literacy”
A new report from the Pearson Foundation examines how digital media is affecting early literacy around the globe.3/01/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
