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1/27/12
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Access, Literacy, The New and The Old Digital Divide
Tutoring via technology; the old digital divide persists while the drive toward mobile creates a new one; and Youth Radio’s Lissa Soep and HASTAC’s Cathy Davidson on what we know about teaching digital literacy … All in this week’s PLAYBACK.1/24/12
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Sarah J.
Access For All: The White House Announces New Summer Jobs Initiative to Teach STEM to Low-Income Teens, Prepare Them for Jobs
President Obama has called on businesses and non-profits to help close the youth unemployment gap. Is teaching kids to code enough? We look at other models that encourage minority students from low-income communities to develop mobile apps, robotics and other technologies and to consider STEM careers.1/11/12
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Christine C.
To Engage Girls in STEM, Include Role Models and Watch the Messaging
Two recent stories illuminate the benefits of after-school STEM programs for girls. Plus, teachers go back to school to learn how small classroom changes can improve girls academic achievement in STEM subjects.12/19/11
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Sarah J.
Google Gives Funding to Girl Scouts to Promote STEM Education
The Girls Scouts, which turns 100 in 2012, is going tech with the help of Google and others.11/11/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: The (Mostly) Kind Social Networking Spaces Teens Find Online and Learning How to Learn
New study examines teens’ experience on social network sites; teaching kids to search online; the expansion of YOUmedia; and Twitter memorials for Veteran’s Day….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.10/17/11
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Christine C.
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.6/21/11
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Sarah J.
Young Makers Build Their World
How “making stuff expands your brain” and more words of wisdom from young inventors in San Francisco.6/10/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: The Future of School and the End to a School Year
Encouraging professors and their students to improve Wikipedia; What Apple’s new iCloud has to offer educators; and learning from maker kids at TEDxKids in Brussels and young digital artists in Chicago.6/08/11
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Sarah J.
The Future of Apps In The Hands of Today’s Teens
Teens at Youth APPLab and Youth Radio’s Mobile Action Lab and are designing the future of mobile technology.6/07/11
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Sarah J.
Out the Window: L.A. City Buses Present Student Videos and Perspectives
Bus riders in Los Angeles County will soon have the opportunity to see how young people view their communities by watching videos of life outside the windows of the buses.5/27/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Inspiring The Next Generation of Makers and Designers
Maker Faire in your classroom; new tool kit on design thinking for educators; concrete advice on how to talk with teens about social media; One Book One Twitter re-launches as 1book140.4/27/11
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Christine C.
Education + Entertainment = Good for Kids?
Can education and entertainment sectors work together to create new media that genuinely helps children to learn?3/22/11
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Sarah J.
Re-Imagining Learning: Chicago Event Will Showcase How New Media Encourages New Learning Environments
If you’re in the Chicago area March 31, you won’t want to miss a panel discussion and demonstration showcasing how new media is helping today’s educators re-think learning environments.3/03/11
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Christine C.
