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3/19/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
To Fully Engage With Kony 2012, Students Need to Become Media Producers
While the “Kony 2012” video and surrounding criticism make for a great case study, for students to fully understand the complexities, and to approach it as critical consumers, they need a strong grounding in digital and media literacies.3/07/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
The History and Future of MOOCs and the New Open Education Week
Around the world, massive open online courses—MOOCs—are drawing thousands of participants. Plus, the first-ever Open Education Week.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.2/08/12
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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?1/30/12
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Sarah Jackson
SMALLab’s FLOW Encourages Students to be (Physically) Active Learners
In classrooms using FLOW, a new “embodied learning environment,” students are encouraged to stand up, move around, and make some noise.1/25/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Google Science Fair Winners: Teen-Age Scientists Inspire at TEDxWomen, Also Cite Need for Mentors
At TEDxWomen, Google Science Fair winners Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah describe their research and passion for scientific inquiry, and the difficulty of finding mentors.12/13/11
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Sarah Jackson
School Leaders Collaborate on Best Practices for District-Level Digital Media Policy
School leaders from around the country met in Washington, D.C., last week to collaborate on creating models for digital media use policies in K-12 education.11/05/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Will Tablets (OK, iPads) Replace Computers in Schools?
This week’s Playback looks at the move by Apple to woo educators and what it means for the future of technology in schools. Plus, Lady Gaga teams up with Harvard, MacArthur and the California Endowment to launch the Born This Way Foundation, and using the DREAM Activist movement to consider participatory culture and civic engagement.10/22/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Libraries as Spaces for Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Comics
In this week’s PLAYBACK, we look at the changing role of libraries in both academic and community settings. Plus, librarians at Comic Con and a new book that aims to teach kids computer programming. It’s fiction, and it looks good.10/19/11
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Sarah Jackson
Webinar on Education in Virtual Worlds
The International Journal of Learning and Media is hosting a webinar on educational projects in virtual worlds on Oct. 20 at 9 am PDT.10/18/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
YouTube Pictures Teachers and Students Using More Videos in the Classroom
YouTube launches YouTube.com/Teachers, a resource for educators using video in the classroom.10/06/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Steve Jobs: A Visionary Who Changed the World Despite Believing Technology “Is Not Changing it Much”
A look at how Steve Jobs changed social interactions and learning by turning kids into media creators.10/05/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
How Can Technology Change the World? Ask a Student
A novel concept—asking kids for their opinions about the future of education and their input on solving world problems—is being played out on a national and global scale. But school policy is often at odds with the best suggestions.9/22/11
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Christine Cupaiuolo
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 Cupaiuolo
