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6/16/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Youth, Social Media and Education
Researcher danah boyd and a panel of experts will discuss the benefits of social media for young people at a forum this month at the New York Public Library.5/18/10
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Sarah Jackson
What We Can Learn From the Most Creative Geeks
Technologies that can measure your mood, make you taller, and reunite families in the developing world are just a few of the innovations created by graduate students in New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).5/13/10
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Barbara R.
Meet the HASTAC Award Winners for Innovation in Digital Media and Learning
A mobile-based spy school for girls to explore science mysteries, a virtual butterfly net to scoop up insects and learn about habitat, student-produced videos on community issues, which play on Los Angeles buses as they pass through featured neighborhoods—these were some of the awards for innovation in digital media and learning presented by HASTAC and the MacArthur Foundation May 12, in Washington, D.C.5/06/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Technology and Gender Edition
Girls get inventive in the new PBS series “SciGirls”; Harvard students discuss why women are less likely to pursue computer science degrees; Universities reach out to younger students to bridge the degree gap; More young girls are turning to online play—but are the virtual worlds preparing them to be active digital citizens? And Disney’s Pixie Hollow welcomes a male avatar ...4/28/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Supreme Court to Rule on California Video Game Law
The Supreme Court agreed this week to rule on the constitutionality of a California law that outlaws the sale of violent video games to children.4/16/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Report on Emerging Technologies for the Classroom
Which digital tools will have the most impact on K-12 education in the coming years? A new report and toolkit released this week identifies the six most influential technologies educators should be watching out for.4/05/10
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Sarah Jackson
Digital Media and Learning Competition Announces Finalists, Asks for Public Comments
Sixty-seven projects have been selected to move forward in the third annual Digital Media and Learning Competition. Now’s the time to provide feedback to finalists. Which projects do you think are re-imagining learning in the most new and innovative ways?3/26/10
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Sarah Jackson
Contest Sparks New Firefox Add-ons for Learning
Winners of the Jetpack for Learning Design Challenge were announced at the South by Southwest festival last week.3/18/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: C-SPAN Makes Video Archives Available Online, Redefining Education
Plus: The trustworthiness of Wikipedia; university dorms do away with land-line phones; explaining the vision of digital media learning; and Intel science winners—all in Spotlight’s Digital Media and Learning news round-up.3/10/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Can Cell Phones Help Teach Math?
When high school math teachers in rural North Carolina experimented with giving students problem sets via smartphones they found surprising and promising results.3/08/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Women in Sciences - Progress Stalled?
An in-depth article looks at the importance of women in STEM careers and what can be done to encourage more participation.2/22/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Add-Ons for Learning Online
Ten teams have been chosen to develop browser extensions that support social learning.2/16/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Barbie Gets Tech
Armed with pink glasses and a pink laptop, Barbie takes on the role of computer engineer—her 126th career.2/10/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Meet the iGeneration
Younger than Millennials and more wired, this newly named demographic has high expectations of the world around them. Plus, teens at a tech conference plot the future.2/05/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
