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3/02/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Born This Way Launches, Badges for Lifelong Learning Winners Announced
Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation brings together academics, youth and others to combat bullying; Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition announces 30 winners; and two new studies by Berkman Center and Pew highlight how youth search for and evaluate information online and the complex impact of their networked worlds.3/01/12
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Sarah Jackson
Researchers Introduce a New Model of “Connected Learning”
A team of researchers has introduced a new learning model that aims to tap into the potential of information and online collaboration available to youth in their daily lives.2/28/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Born This Way Foundation Launches Feb. 29 - Watch Live
The Born This Way Foundation is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Harvard University, with a few notable celebrities in the mix. Here’s how to watch.2/24/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: What Facebook Reveals and Conceals; Tyler Clementi and Digital Citizenship; Laptop Success and Fail Stories
Tyler Clementi, Dharun Ravi and digital citizenship; new articles from International Journal of Learning & Media; a laptop for every student works well in North Carolina, not so much in Alabama; and a Twitter chat on helping kids learn anytime, anywhere—all in this week’s PLAYBACK.2/23/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
The Truth About Girl Scouts and the Need for Digital Literacy
Why the Girl Scouts may have a thing or two to teach an Indiana Republican state legislator about digital and media literacy.2/22/12
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Sarah Jackson
Who’s Curating Digital Content for Kids?
Almost every digital tool, app or online game claims to be educational these days. Here’s a look at what that means, and who’s helping educators and parents sort through claims about digital tools for learning.2/17/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Past, Present and Future of Badges for Learning
Badges and badge systems designed to show mastery of knowledge and skills have received a good deal of attention these past few months. In this week’s PLAYBACK, we look at the news coverage and the questions raised about the practicality of badges for learning.2/14/12
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Sarah Jackson
Playing Along: Why Parents and Educators Need to Use & Discuss Media With Children
What can adults do to make media more effective as a learning tool in the home and classroom?2/13/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Educause Learning Initiative Kicks Off Annual Meeting; New Horizon Report Released
The Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) 2012 Annual Meeting starts today in Austin and online and runs through Feb. 15. Educause collaborated on the 2012 Horizon Report on Emerging Technologies.2/12/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Line Between Right Amount and Too Much Technology is Blurred
From school design to classroom lesson plans, how much technology is too much? This week’s PLAYBACK looks at how to teach kids to self-regulate, what’s needed most in any classroom, and a school library that does technology well. Plus, a Nielsen report shows TV-watching time is down among younger demographics, but online and mobile viewing is up.2/08/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
From MIT to the Great Beyond: Erin King, 17, Launches Acceptance Letter Tube into Space
Let’s say your college acceptance letter arrived in a cardboard tube, along with a note from the university to “hack the tube.” What would do? Paint it? Turn it into a kaleidoscope? Create an aperture science handheld portal device?2/07/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Second White House Science Fair Features More Student Exhibits, More STEM Proposals
Students exhibited dozens of smartly designed and eco-savvy projects, and President Obama launched a marshmallow and a number of proposals to help prepare STEM teachers.2/06/12
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Sarah Jackson
A Game Designer At The White House?
The White House Office of Technology Policy has hired its first social scientist-game designer. We can’t wait to see what she comes up with.2/03/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: News on Teens and Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Google+, And Schools That Don’t Allow Them
In this week’s PLAYBACK, blogging is better than diary writing in relieving stress, a new Parent’s Guide to Facebook, S. Craig Watkins on what kids miss out on when schools block social media, and more.2/01/12
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Sarah Jackson
