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2/03/12
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: News on Teens and Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Google+, And Schools That Don’t Allow Them
In this week’s PLAYBACK, blogging is better than diary writing in relieving stress, a new Parent’s Guide to Facebook, S. Craig Watkins on what kids miss out on when schools block social media, and more.1/18/12
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Sarah J.
New Report Finds Rapid Growth in Children’s App Market
The number of apps for toddlers and preschoolers grew by 23 percent in the last two years, according to a new report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. Plus, the importance of meaningful co-viewing between children and adults.12/06/11
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Christine C.
New Study Reveals Lower Numbers of Children and Teens Sexting
Despite concerns that sexting would soon become more prevalent than note passing among school-age children, it appears that sending sexual images by phone or computer occurs less than people think.11/21/11
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Sarah J.
Digital Media in Early Childhood? Not Without Trained Teachers and Guidance for Parents
Advocates say the role of parents, families and teachers needs to be brought to the foreground in debates over the appropriate use of technology in teaching and learning for the preschool set.11/07/11
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Sarah J.
iPads & Autism: Can Technology Help Kids Communicate?
A school in Toronto is using iPads to help autistic children reach development goals. But the technology is not a miracle cure.11/02/11
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Christine C.
Transforming Teaching for Tech-Savvy Students
The Digital Age Teacher Preparation Council has issued a professional development “blueprint” to advance the use of effective digital media in teaching and learning, with a special emphasis on instruction for underserved students.11/01/11
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Christine C.
New Study Looks at Facebook and Unintended Effects of Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
A new study on why parents are helping their children get on Facebook before turning 13, the minimum age, notes that COPPA is not an effective solution to protecting children’s privacy and online safety.10/27/11
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Christine C.
Can Technology Wait?
The New York Times looks at a Waldorf School that embraces books and chalk over screens and hand-held gadgets. Plus, a Pew Internet presentation on learning going mobile and an innovative digital media program in which students become the teachers.10/20/11
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Christine C.
Classrooms of the Future Are Here, But Results are Not
The New York Times is looking at the intersections of learning, technology and business, as school districts around the country try to figure out whether the Next New Thing is what they’ve been waiting for.10/17/11
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Christine C.
STEM Stimulus: Support for STEM Initiatives at State, Federal and Cultural Levels
STEM learning initiatives focus on improving outcomes in science, technology, engineering and math and encouraging all students to pursue STEM careers.10/10/11
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Sarah J.
Research Remix?: The Move to Make Remixing an Academic Subject
Remixing is an important part of helping all of us adapt to the digital future, where creativity and collaboration are critical skills for success. But does remixing also help prepare scholars to innovate inside the academe?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.9/28/11
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Christine C.
New AP/MTV Survey Shows Need for Digital Ethics Curriculum - Fortunately, it’s Here
The findings of a new survey on attitudes toward online behavior highlight the need for a digital ethics curriculum—which is precisely what researchers at Harvard and USC released this month.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.8/05/11
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Christine C.
