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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.1/19/12
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Sarah J.
Teachers Explore Badges for Mastery and Feedback
The Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition last week announced the 16 Stage One winners of the Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition.12/08/11
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Sarah J.
Digital Media and Learning Competition Announces Stage One Winners in Badges for Lifelong Learning
The Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition announced 60 winners of stage one this week, part of the annual Digital Media and Learning Competition.11/23/11
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Christine C.
Digital Media Learning Competition Update, Plus Stories on Online Learning and Digital Media Labs
The Digital Media and Learning Research Competition issues a deadline update, and a round-up of links before the holiday.11/17/11
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Christine C.
HASTAC Announces Badge Competition for Teachers
HASTAC today announced a new Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition that explores the potential of digital badges for and by teachers.11/09/11
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Christine C.
Modern Education: A Round-Up of New York Times Education Stories
The New York Times Education Life supplement is full of stories that may be of interest to those following technology-related learning shifts, from closing the gender gap among STEM majors to a new university library that demonstrates the future is now.10/14/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Poets, Astronauts, Rebels and the New Content Creators
YouTube’s SpaceLab; Why Steve Jobs couldn’t fix your classroom; Celebrating National Day of Writing; Digital Badges 101; and listening to YouMedia’s young artists—all in this week’s Playback.10/04/11
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Sarah J.
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.9/20/11
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Sarah J.
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 C.
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 J.
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.7/14/11
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Sarah J.
L.A. Students Use Video to Tell Personal Stories of Immigration and Migration
“Barefoot Basketball” is part of the series called “How Did I Get Here?”. The youth-produced video was shown on L.A. Metro buses as part of the Out the Window project.6/14/11
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Sarah J.
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.6/08/11
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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.
