November 24, 2009
New Teen-Produced Reality Series Shows How Teens Use Digital Media to Shape Their Lives: Spotlight is thrilled to announce the launch of “StudentSpeak,” a new teen-produced reality series on how teens use digital media in their day-to-day lives. Every other week, Chicago students will take viewers inside their world,…
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November 24, 2009
Henry Jenkins Finds a New Audience in Hollywood: USC professor Henry Jenkins talks “transmedia” storytelling and new media literacy with the L.A. Times.
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November 23, 2009
Obama to Jumpstart Math and Science Education with Help of Digital Media: The White House partners with MacArthur and other education, industry and foundation leaders to improve student performance in math and science; PLUS: a $2 million competition, set to launch next month, will include awards for…
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November 23, 2009
White House Event Today on Technology, Science and Math Education: President Obama will host an event highlighting several initiatives designed to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education today at the White House at 11:30 a.m. EST.
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November 20, 2009
Berkman Center Launches Pro Bono Online Media Legal Network: New initiative connects lawyers with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help.
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November 19, 2009
Journalism, English Teacher Conferences Incorporate Digital Media Lessons: Two conferences this month offer a look at how digital media is changing student journalism and approaches to writing and literature.
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November 17, 2009
Power of Youth Voice Simulcast Tomorrow: Don’t forget to attend the Power of Youth Voice forum tomorrow, Nov. 18. A simulcast is available.
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November 17, 2009
FCC Seeks Comment on Broadband Needs in Education: Does broadband have a role to play in education? Are digital learning tools, e-textbooks, remote instruction or professional development important to you? Here’s your chance to tell the Federal Communications Commission what you think. Comments…
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November 11, 2009
Roundtable on Virtual Worlds and Nonprofits in Second Life Tomorrow: Interested in learning how nonprofits are using virtual worlds? Head over to Second Life tomorrow—Thursday, Nov. 12—for a roundtable discussion sponsored by digital youth leaders Global Kids.
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November 11, 2009
Can Playing Games Help You Get a Job?: Need more evidence that playing online games is not a waste of time? An IBM VP says the time kids spend “raiding and leading guilds” in “World of Warcraft” can contribute to their professional marketability.…
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November 10, 2009
PLAYBACK: Students Viewed as Participants, Not Victims, at Online Safety Conference ...: Plus: How to Provide Virtual Conference Coverage; 25 Digital Storytelling Tools; New Leader at Office of Educational Technology ... Read Spotlight’s New Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.
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November 9, 2009
Join In: Conversations with Henry Jenkins, Howard Rheingold, Richard Halverson and More: Four opportunities this month to take part in conversations with experts on technology in the classroom, digital media and culture.
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November 6, 2009
PLAYBACK: Students Embark on Google Lit Trips to Follow Authors & Stories ...: Plus: Behind the Scenes at Breakthrough; Nielsen Numbers on Young Mobile Phone Users; Google and Online Safety ... Check out Spotlight’s new Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.
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November 6, 2009
Games and Learning Research Going to Scale with New Federal Dollars: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison will develop technology to allow computers to teach complex real-world problem solving, thanks to a large grant from the National Science Foundation.
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November 5, 2009
Online Safety 3.0 Calls for Teaching Media Literacy, Digital Citizenship: Anne Collier writes in the School Library Journal that we need to get beyond outdated notions of online safety and focus on new media literacy and digital citizenship.
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November 4, 2009
Public Forum on the Power of Youth Voice - Web and Second Life Simulcast Available: What do kids learn when they create with digital media? Experts will come together for a dialogue with parents, educators, community members and researchers in Philadelphia later this month for a public…
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November 4, 2009
Games for Self-Directed Learning; Your Self Improvement Playlist: BettrAt blog highlights a number of interesting quotes from a response paper cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito delivered at a recent workshop.
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November 3, 2009
PLAYBACK: Teens in Trouble Over MySpace; Media Literacy Goes Digital ...: Plus: Online Conference Aims to Bridge the Divide; Happy Birthday, Internet ... Check out Spotlight’s new Digital Media and Learning News Round-Up.
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November 2, 2009
Putting Kids’ Passions for Video Games to Good Use: The New York Times looks at educational video games that kids are engaging with either at school or on their own time during after-school programs or at home.…
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October 29, 2009
Digital Media and Learning Research Hub Launches: A new center and website will support research about the impact of digital media on young people’s learning and its potential for transforming education.
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