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10/05/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
How Can Technology Change the World? Ask a Student
A novel concept—asking kids for their opinions about the future of education and their input on solving world problems—is being played out on a national and global scale. But school policy is often at odds with the best suggestions.10/04/11
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Sarah Jackson
How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn
Author Cathy Davidson will read from her new book, “ Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn,” at the Chicago Public Library tonight at 6 p.m.10/03/11
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Sarah Jackson
Tablets for Babies?
Just because infants are interested in playing on their mom’s cellphone doesn’t mean they are learning from doing so. Tablet computers marketed to infants raise some important questions about the developmentally appropriate use of technology in early childhood.9/30/11
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Sarah Jackson
PLAYBACK: The Freedom to Read, Research and Explore
Banned Websites Awareness Day, why collaborating on Facebook might be an integral part of a contemporary education, badges for learning, and transliteracy and children, all in this week’s Playback.9/28/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
New AP/MTV Survey Shows Need for Digital Ethics Curriculum - Fortunately, it’s Here
The findings of a new survey on attitudes toward online behavior highlight the need for a digital ethics curriculum—which is precisely what researchers at Harvard and USC released this month.9/26/11
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Sarah Jackson
Can a Digital Teaching Corps Help Close the Literacy Gap?
In a new brief, Michael Levine and James Paul Gee say the answer is “Yes.”9/24/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Good, The Bad, and Who’s Missing
From bullying in the younger (and older years), to colleges embracing teaching social media from a pedagogical perspective and the importance of encouraging high school girls to consider STEM career fields, this week’s Playback looks at changes in networked environments throughout education systems.9/22/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
World Maker Faire 2011: Kids Take Things Apart in the Interest of Building Curiosity and Learning
If there was ever any question of the future growth of the maker movement, last weekend’s second annual World Maker Faire in New York extinguished them as quickly as a fire-breathing dragon.9/21/11
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Sarah Jackson
New Toolkit for Educators on Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Media has just released a new toolkit on cyberbullying available at no cost to K-12 educators.9/20/11
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Sarah Jackson
A Digital Promise From Washington Aims to Increase Technology Use in Schools
A new public-private partnership will help develop technology for learning in and out of the classroom.9/16/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Digital Media & Learning Competition Aims to Recognize and Reward Learning Outside the Classroom
This year’s Digital Media and Learning Competition aims to demonstrate how badges can revolutionize learning assessment—and demonstrate a learner’s skills, achievements and qualities to potential employers, educational organizations and communities.9/07/11
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Sarah Jackson
With a Focus on Badges, Digital Media and Learning Competition Prepares for Launch
The annual Digital Media and Learning Competition will kick off on Sept. 15 at an event in Washington D.C. attended by a number of education leaders.8/08/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Spotlight Goes on a Holiday
Like millions of happy children everywhere, Spotlight is taking its annual summer break and will resume posting later this month. But first, two quick links.8/05/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Understanding Difference: What Happens When We Recognize That Different People Become (Digitally) Literate In Different Ways
A recognition of the pressing need for “digitial literacy” challenges the ways we teach and learn, but the technology and social media behind it can create barriers to access and understanding. Welcome to this week’s Playback, where everything is more complicated than it seems.8/03/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
