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February 9, 2010
Got Game? Digital Media and Learning Competition Offers $50,000 for Gaming Ideas: If you can bridge learning and gaming, apply by Feb. 15 for the chance to win cash awards and recognition from leading game makers. The public is also invited to offer feedback on entries.
Category: Civic Engagement, Games, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Participatory Learning
February 8, 2010
Measuring Classroom Progress: 21st Century Assessment Project Wants Your Input: Guest authors Daniel Hickey and Brian Nelson argue that the opportunity to institute true reform in assessment practices is now, and the Race to the Top Assessment Initiative should think more broadly about how we…
Category: Assessment, Policy, Schools
February 5, 2010
Apply Now: Professional Development Trainings in Virtual Worlds: We just learned about this great opportunity with Global Kids. The application deadline is right around the corner—Thursday, Feb. 11—but all you have to do is answer a very short survey. And…
Category: Civic Engagement, Museums, Virtual Worlds
February 5, 2010
Digital Media and Learning Competition is Accepting New Applications: If you missed the deadline for the Digital Media and Learning Competition, which provides $2 million in awards to innovators in the field of digital media and learning, you’re…
Category: Games, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Participatory Learning, STEM
February 4, 2010
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.
Category: Games, Media Literacy, Mobile, Participatory Learning, Schools, Social Media, Virtual Worlds
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Tom Johnson responds to PLAYBACK: Why Educators Should Embrace Texting, Tweeting and All That Mobile Technology Has to Offer.
Debbie Chapman responds to PLAYBACK: Why Educators Should Embrace Texting, Tweeting and All That Mobile Technology Has to Offer.
Troy Peterson responds to PLAYBACK: Schools Are Not Prepared to Educate Students for the Future.
Tom Johnson responds to PLAYBACK: Why Educators Should Embrace Texting, Tweeting and All That Mobile Technology Has to Offer.
Chris Judson responds to PLAYBACK: Why Educators Should Embrace Texting, Tweeting and All That Mobile Technology Has to Offer.
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