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3/22/12
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Kelsey Herron
College Students Now Prefer Reading Digital Books to Print, Survey Finds
Tablet ownership among college students and college-bound high school students has more than tripled since last year, according to poll results released last week.3/19/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
To Fully Engage With Kony 2012, Students Need to Become Media Producers
While the “Kony 2012” video and surrounding criticism make for a great case study, for students to fully understand the complexities, and to approach it as critical consumers, they need a strong grounding in digital and media literacies.3/18/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: How to Tell a True Activism Story: Teachable Moments of Kony 2012
How can “Kony 2012” serve as a teachable moment? In this round up of discussions and critiques, we look at how and why young people engaged with “Kony 2012” and the importance of factual—and emotional—storytelling.3/15/12
Filed by
Kelsey Herron
Districts, Educators Work to Implement Online Learning Mandates
In Idaho and around the country school districts experiment with new models for online classes.3/14/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Launching Red Bird Into Space: Angry Birds Goes for Ride With NASA
NASA is playing a key role in the fourth installment of the popular mobile- and browser-based game “Angry Birds.” Plus, how physics teachers are using the game with student-scientists in the classroom.3/12/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Calling All Game Makers: National STEM Video Game Challenge Extends Deadline
The 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge is extending the application deadline and making a push for submissions from college students and educators.3/11/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: At Issue: Access to Technology and Social Media in Schools, From Pre-K to College
NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center release statement on technology and interactive media in early childhood programs; PBS is providing free apps to Head Start centers; students (and schools) demand more access to technology and the web, and YouTube, among others, responds; South by Southwest isn’t just for bands and techies anymore—the highlights from SXSWedu.3/08/12
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Kelsey Herron
Knight News Challenge Seeks Media Innovators
The Knight Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to fostering the arts and supporting invention in mass media, wants to hear your revolutionary ideas – and is offering a share of $5 million dollars to those that catch its eye.3/07/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Conversations with Education Visionaries, Technologists, and Students at the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference
Researchers mingled with makers, hive learners and digital artists at the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Francisco last week.3/07/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
The History and Future of MOOCs and the New Open Education Week
Around the world, massive open online courses—MOOCs—are drawing thousands of participants. Plus, the first-ever Open Education Week.3/02/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Born This Way Launches, Badges for Lifelong Learning Winners Announced
Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation brings together academics, youth and others to combat bullying; Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition announces 30 winners; and two new studies by Berkman Center and Pew highlight how youth search for and evaluate information online and the complex impact of their networked worlds.3/01/12
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Researchers Introduce a New Model of “Connected Learning”
A team of researchers has introduced a new learning model that aims to tap into the potential of information and online collaboration available to youth in their daily lives.2/28/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Born This Way Foundation Launches Feb. 29 - Watch Live
The Born This Way Foundation is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Harvard University, with a few notable celebrities in the mix. Here’s how to watch.2/24/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: What Facebook Reveals and Conceals; Tyler Clementi and Digital Citizenship; Laptop Success and Fail Stories
Tyler Clementi, Dharun Ravi and digital citizenship; new articles from International Journal of Learning & Media; a laptop for every student works well in North Carolina, not so much in Alabama; and a Twitter chat on helping kids learn anytime, anywhere—all in this week’s PLAYBACK.2/23/12
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
