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6/30/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
The Pottermore Effect on Ebooks and Transmedia Storytelling
Author J.K. Rowling announced the next chapter in the Harry Potter series—a new website called Pottermore—sending shivers through the publishing world.6/29/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Teaching Students to Be Multimedia Storytellers
A new collection on NWP’s Digital Is site focuses on using transmedia tools in the classroom.6/28/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
The Digital Era Needs Human Guides: Why Your School Should Keep, Not Cut, the Librarian
The New York Times covers continuing cuts in school librarian positions across the country. But advocates say instead of targeting them for cuts, administrators should be looking to librarians to provide needed leadership in digital literacy education.6/27/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Supreme Court Rules Against Ban on Violent Video Games, Equates Games to Literature
The 7-2 Supreme Court ruling, excerpted here, shows a surprisingly high level of respect for kids making their own decisions about the media they read, watch and play.6/24/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Games Have Changed the World ... Can the World Change Games to Save Itself?
Al Gore declares games “the new normal” and other news from Games for Change; “Portal 2” to allow educators to match game to lesson plans; “Virulent” launches at Games + Learning + Society conference; “Vanished” concludes sci-fi mystery; and an interview with a new college grad on the future of gaming.6/24/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
The New “Publicness,” the New (Networked) Privacy, and Youth Expression
The power of social networking is evidenced by several high-profile news stories and court decisions. Plus, danah boyd on teeenagers’ complex notion of privacy.6/22/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Users Won’t be Shushed, Even in the Library
What educators can learn from The New York Public Library’s transformation in the digital age.6/21/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Young Makers Build Their World
How “making stuff expands your brain” and more words of wisdom from young inventors in San Francisco.6/20/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Media Literacy Education Comes of Age: NAMLE Celebrates 10 Years
It’s the 10th anniversary of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), and what better way to celebrate that by participating in the biennial conference, scheduled for July 22-25 in Philadelphia.6/16/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
PLAYBACK: Race, Class and Technology Use
Parental attitudes affect young children’s technology use; kids of color are using more media than white youth; and real-life examples of cloud computing and Twitter in the classroom.6/15/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
When “New” Gets Old: Redefining Approaches to Digital Literacy and Citizenship
Replacing “new media” with “participatory media” is more than a shift in semantics—it redefines learning, creativity and innovation in the classroom.6/14/11
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Sarah Jackson
East L.A. Students Create Documentary Videos Exposing the Lack of Access to Healthy Foods
“Have You Noticed How Far You Have To Go To Get To A Supermarket?” will be shown on L.A. Metro buses as part of the Out the Window project.6/13/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Winning the Future (of Journalism)
Journalism educators and critics are attempting to aggregate innovative approaches to news—a look at Knight-Mozilla News Technology Partnership (MoJo), the Nieman Journalism Lab’s Encyclo, Columbia Journalism Review’s News Frontier Database, and the student-produced FastFowardNews.org.6/10/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
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.6/09/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
