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2/04/10
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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.2/02/10
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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.”2/01/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
How School Content Filters Block Content and Learning
Student journalists are often prevented from using social networks that may be the future of news. Plus, a high school librarian shares strategies for fighting information censorship.1/28/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Startl Opens Applications for Design Boost & Accelerator Programs
We wanted to introduce you to Startl, a new social enterprise that aims to identify innovators and accelerate the development of digital media and learning products. Startl was incorporated in 2009 with initial funding from the MacArthur, Hewlett and Gates foundations, and it launched a website and blog earlier this month.1/27/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Responses to Kaiser Study on Media Usage
Last week’s news that media usage among young people is up—to seven and a half hours a day—sparked a number of responses from digital media experts.1/27/10
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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.1/25/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Growth Through Blogging: Study Shows How Blogging Aids Social and Cognitive Development
The January issue of the Journal of Adolescent Research has a number of interesting articles, including one that looks at how normative developmental processes shape individuals’ blogging practices during adolescence and emerging adulthood.1/21/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Kaiser Study: Kids Age 8 to 18 Spend More Than Seven Hours a Day With Media
A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that young people age 8 to 18 are spending more time with media than ever before: more than seven and half hours a day—and one hour more than five years ago.1/20/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Schools Are Not Prepared to Educate Students for the Future
Plus: A teenager starts a Facebook movement against her parents; Ball State University takes digital learning to the dorms; Will Barbie’s next career move be in computer technology?—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.1/07/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Video Interview with Mizuko Ito
Cultural anthropologist Mizuko Ito discusses research on how young people use digital media and new technologies.1/04/10
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: The Year Digital Textbooks Acquired Funding, Respect
Plus: The rise of e-readers; obtaining a master’s degree in social media; and colleges setting aside time without digital interruptions—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.12/28/09
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
