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4/12/10

Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo

PLAYBACK: How to Teach Online Behavior; Google Gives Teens Tips on Buzz; Reconsidering Anonymity ...

PLAYBACK looks at online safety, privacy and ethics. Plus—kids growing up with touch screens will change the computer experience for everyone.

Filed in: Family, Media Literacy, Safety, Schools, Social Media

 
 

4/08/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

Talk Collective Intelligence with Henry Jenkins

Join University of Southern California professor Henry Jenkins for an online discussion next week about collective intelligence and its use in the classroom. The webinar will take place Thursday, April 15, at 7 p.m. (EST). To attend, visit the Elluminate Meeting Room.

Filed in: Libraries, Media Literacy, Participatory Learning

 
 

4/01/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

Global Kids Offers Training for Educators on “Understanding Youth in the Digital Age”

Struggling with what to do when your student tries to friend you on Facebook? Learn how to reach members of the digital generation and how to help youth navigate online spaces.

Filed in: Games, Media Literacy, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

 
 

3/15/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

Webinar on Networking and Negotiation as Skills in a Global Classroom

Project New Media Literacies presents the second installment of its professional development series for educators, “Networking and Negotiation as Skills in a Global Classroom,” on Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. (EST).  To join the webinar, visit the Elluminate Meeting Room.

Filed in: Media Literacy, Participatory Learning, Schools

 
 

3/04/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

“The Digital World of Young Children: Emergent Literacy”

A new report from the Pearson Foundation examines how digital media is affecting early literacy around the globe.

Filed in: Civic Engagement, Games, Identity, Digital Divide, Media Literacy, Mobile, Participatory Learning, Policy, Research and Studies, Social Media

 
 

2/26/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape

A new report from Harvard’s Youth and Media Policy Working Group at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society summarizes current research on kids and media safety, privacy and quality.

Filed in: Digital Divide, Media Literacy, Participatory Learning, Policy, Safety

 
 

2/25/10

Filed by
Barbara R.

Toward a New Ecosystem of Learning: Reflections on the Digital Media and Learning Conference

Highlights include talks on the participation gap by S. Craig Watkins, and Sonia Livingstone on learning and risk taking.

Filed in: Civic Engagement, Games, Family, Digital Divide, Media Literacy, Mobile, Participatory Learning, Research and Studies, Safety, Schools, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

 
 

2/19/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

Digital Writing Matters

New resources to help teachers use digital technologies to teach writing in the classroom. Plus, opportunities to publish student work.

Filed in: Media Literacy, Participatory Learning, Schools, Social Media

 
 

2/04/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

New Media Literacies Announces a Monthly Webinar Series for Educators

Looking for a way to jumpstart your curriculum? Have ideas about how to bring your classrooms into the 21st century? MIT’s Project New Media Literacies (NML) needs you.

Filed in: Games, Media Literacy, Mobile, Participatory Learning, Schools, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

 
 

2/03/10

Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo

START Program Integrates Service Learning and Technology in the Classroom

When it comes to learning about technology, the best teachers are sometimes already in the classroom, facing the front of the class.

Filed in: Civic Engagement, Libraries, Media Literacy, Schools, STEM

 
 

2/02/10

Filed by
Sarah Jackson

PBS’s Frontline Airs Digital Nation Tonight

Frontline explores “what it means to be human in a world immersed in technology” with its documentary “Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier.”

Filed in: Games, Media Literacy, Mobile, Research and Studies, Schools, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

 
 

1/27/10

Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo

What Would Your Students Include in the State of the Union?

Wondering how to turn the State of the Union into an engaging assignment? Vanessa Vartabedian, the community manager at the New Media Literacies Community Site, a research initiative based within USC’s Annenberg School for Communication, posted a great suggestion today: Join in writing a collaborative State of the Union.

Filed in: Civic Engagement, Media Literacy, Participatory Learning, Policy, Schools, Social Media

 
 

1/12/10

Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo

Cooney Center Launches Competition for Innovators in Children’s Educational Media

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is accepting applications for the inaugural Cooney Center Prizes for Innovation, a national competition intended to identify, inspire, nurture and scale breakthrough ideas in children’s digital media and learning.

Filed in: Media Literacy, Mobile

 
 

12/28/09

Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo

PLAYBACK: Video Games and Participatory Culture on NPR

Plus: Improving Google searches for kids and adults; why some teens are defriending Facebook; and the future of e-books, e-readers and reading—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.

Filed in: Games, Media Literacy, Participatory Learning, Social Media

 
 

12/17/09

Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo

PLAYBACK: Why Educators Should Embrace Texting, Tweeting and All That Mobile Technology Has to Offer

Students reading and tweeting literature; customized iPhone applications that deliver quizzes; and more on what must be done to fully embrace mobile technology in the classroom—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.

Filed in: Media Literacy, Mobile, Schools

 
 

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