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9/22/11
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Christine C.
World Maker Faire 2011: Kids Take Things Apart in the Interest of Building Curiosity and Learning
If there was ever any question of the future growth of the maker movement, last weekend’s second annual World Maker Faire in New York extinguished them as quickly as a fire-breathing dragon.7/01/11
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: The Digital Revolution Has Just Begun: What We Like, What Works, and What Matters
How tablets, iPads, apps, cell phones and e-readers are revolutionizing comics, content, education technology, relationships and your parents. Plus, coverage of the annual ISTE conference and a new PBS content platform for teachers.6/24/11
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Christine C.
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.6/21/11
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Sarah J.
Young Makers Build Their World
How “making stuff expands your brain” and more words of wisdom from young inventors in San Francisco.6/15/11
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Christine C.
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.6/13/11
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Christine C.
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
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Sarah J.
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.6/03/11
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: Potential of Ebooks, Social Media and YouTube for Learning, Remixing and Play
Technology on the K-12 Horizon; quantifying the benefits of ebooks; the right age for social media; parting with privacy; and permission to remix, creatively ...5/16/11
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Christine C.
Making a New Classroom: Learning from MakerBot, Maker Faire and Alvin Maker
MakerBot, a 3-D printer, does more than create cool stuff. It’s sparking the imagination of children and adults and inspiring a culture of sharing.5/12/11
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Christine C.
Turning Homework into Riches and a Facebook Class into an Example
A Facebook class transforms start-up culture, but can it change teaching?5/09/11
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Christine C.
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.4/29/11
Filed by
Sarah J.
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
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Christine C.
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.4/20/11
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Christine C.
How to Create Engaged Classrooms (Hint: It Doesn’t Start With Technology)
Several recent articles and posts call attention to misplaced technology priorities—and demand scholars take the principles of digital media and learning into traditional schools.4/13/11
Filed by
Sarah J.
