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2/07/12
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Christine C.
Second White House Science Fair Features More Student Exhibits, More STEM Proposals
Students exhibited dozens of smartly designed and eco-savvy projects, and President Obama launched a marshmallow and a number of proposals to help prepare STEM teachers.2/06/12
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Sarah J.
A Game Designer At The White House?
The White House Office of Technology Policy has hired its first social scientist-game designer. We can’t wait to see what she comes up with.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.2/01/12
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Sarah J.
Programs of Their Own: MIT and LEGO Bring Robotics and Coding to Grade School
At The Chestnut Hill School outside of Boston, educators are using MIT Media Labs’ Scratch programming language and innovative robotics tools developed in partnership with Lego to teach STEM subjects to kids as early as first grade.1/30/12
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Sarah J.
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.1/27/12
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Access, Literacy, The New and The Old Digital Divide
Tutoring via technology; the old digital divide persists while the drive toward mobile creates a new one; and Youth Radio’s Lissa Soep and HASTAC’s Cathy Davidson on what we know about teaching digital literacy … All in this week’s PLAYBACK.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.1/25/12
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Christine C.
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.1/24/12
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Sarah J.
Access For All: The White House Announces New Summer Jobs Initiative to Teach STEM to Low-Income Teens, Prepare Them for Jobs
President Obama has called on businesses and non-profits to help close the youth unemployment gap. Is teaching kids to code enough? We look at other models that encourage minority students from low-income communities to develop mobile apps, robotics and other technologies and to consider STEM careers.1/21/12
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Christine C.
PLAYBACK: Teachable Moments from the SOPA Standoff and Apple’s Education Makeover
In this week’s PLAYBACK, we look at the ramifications of Apple’s iTunes U and and iBooks Author for students and educators, and take a closer look at the protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate. Plus: A world without Wikipedia? Students come to grips, thanks, of course, to librarians.1/19/12
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Sarah J.
Teachers Explore Badges for Mastery and Feedback
The Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition last week announced the 16 Stage One winners of the Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition.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.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.1/12/12
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Christine C.
