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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.1/26/12
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Christine C.
The Argument Over Arguments: Trying to See (And Teach) the Future of Writing
A recent New York Times article on blogs and the perceived decline in the quality of student writing draws responses from defenders of digital literacies and those who still believe blogs do not encourage critical thinking.1/17/12
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Christine C.
Taking Politics Seriously: The Effect of Digital Media and Literacy Education on Young Voters
What effect might Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart’s brilliant satire on campaign finance laws have on young voters? Here’s a look at recent studies the effect of digital media on civic engagement and political participation.1/13/12
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Pedagogy, Coding and Teaching Kids to Think Deeply
Idaho teachers resist technology push; teens adapt the Xbox to help patients; & why learning to code may be harder than you think, all in this week’s Playback.12/24/11
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: The Year to Come in Digital Media and Learning
In this week’s PLAYBACK, we’ve assembled what to look for in 2012, including more opportunities for online classes, more control over YouTube in the classroom, and more encouragement for students to write and edit for Wikipedia.12/13/11
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Sarah J.
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.12/10/11
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: Changing Narrative, Changing Culture, Changing Teaching
Teachers’ comments on Facebook create controversy; Nichole Pinkard links digital literacy to traditional literacy; empowering students with storytelling; technology and the state of college teaching; and Lady Gaga visits the White House—all in this week’s Playback.12/02/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Tweeting History, Literature and Politics, and the Future of News
Tweeting world history; the value of short-form writing; teenager, 1-governor, 0; and how Knight and Mozilla are reframing journalism for the digital age—all in this week’s Playback.11/29/11
Filed by
Sarah J.
Hashtags for Education
A resource, a search engine, a gathering place—educators are discovering valuable uses for Twitter, from finding information to creating community.11/11/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: The (Mostly) Kind Social Networking Spaces Teens Find Online and Learning How to Learn
New study examines teens’ experience on social network sites; teaching kids to search online; the expansion of YOUmedia; and Twitter memorials for Veteran’s Day….11/10/11
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Sarah J.
Why Professors Need to Do a Better Job of Teaching Effective Online Communication Skills
Ron Tanner, a professor of writing at Loyola University Maryland, has an important piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education this week about why colleges need to do a better job of teaching students to understand and produce texts online—“an essential skill” for their future.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.10/13/11
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Sarah J.
Facing Facebook: The Attempt to Provide Kids Commercial-Free Spaces Online
The New York Times’ Emily Bazelon takes Facebook to task on its privacy policies in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine.10/05/11
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Christine C.
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.9/30/11
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Sarah J.
