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5/12/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Federal Government to Launch Online Digital Literacy Portal
The U.S. government is expected to launch a new website on Friday to increase the public’s digital literacy skills and help Americans better navigate the internet-based economy.5/12/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Turning Homework into Riches and a Facebook Class into an Example
A Facebook class transforms start-up culture, but can it change teaching?5/11/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Privacy in Public: Researchers Seek Feedback on Teens and Social Media Article
Social media researchers danah boyd and Alice Marwick are seeking feedback on a draft article on the privacy attitudes and practices of teenagers.5/11/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Signing up for Facebook: Under-Age Users and Advice for Families
With so many under-age users on Facebook, what’s a family (and a social media network) to do? Advice from Larry Magid and Anne Collier.5/10/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
With the Help of Technology, Millennials Make a Garden Grow
With the help of online tools provided by the nonprofit group PandoProjects, young people in New York City are working to improve their communities.5/09/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Students Fast Forward the News
Can anyone foretell the future of journalism? A group of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism students have created FastForwardNews.org to track changes in the profession and cover challenges and opportunities in the digital age.5/09/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Last Day to Apply for Free Video and Music Production Training in Bay Area
Today’s the deadline to apply for a free week-long workshop on digital media and music production. Plus, PBS Teachers Blogs has added a new category covering digital media.5/06/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Kids Are All Right: Making Media, Teaching Legislators and Being Nice to Others
Young people develop community apps; Illinois students head to the state capitol to teach tech; high school girls in New York change the online culture through Delete Day; college students identify digital literacies ...5/04/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
The Rise of Social Media and the Death of Osama bin Laden: Students Debate the Meaning of it All
The death of Osama bin Laden spurs discussion about the role of social media and how students learn about and respond to news.5/03/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Participatory Art: Digital Tools Help Museums Connect to the Public
Cultural institutions all over the world are making use of digital technologies to connect with visitors and to make their institutions more participatory.4/29/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
PLAYBACK: The Power of The Game
Whyville’s Jim Bower on the death of the textbook; Gates Foundation announces funding for game-based learning; Achieving e-quality in children’s media; Joi Ito on open-source leadership; and Earth Day produces the best hack jam ever.4/28/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Creating Curators: Storify in the Classroom
Storify is now open to the public—making it even easier for students to become digital story tellers and curators. Plus, the future of Delicious looks bright.4/27/11
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Education + Entertainment = Good for Kids?
Can education and entertainment sectors work together to create new media that genuinely helps children to learn?4/26/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Designing the Future of Mobile Learning at the ARIS Global Game Jam
Students, teachers, museum educators and designers all gathered as part of a giant experiment last week to help figure out how educators can best take advantage of mobile technology for learning.4/25/11
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
