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February 25, 2010
Toward a New Ecosystem of Learning: Reflections on the Digital Media and Learning Conference: Highlights include talks on the participation gap by S. Craig Watkins, and Sonia Livingstone on learning and risk taking.
Category: Civic Engagement, Games, Family, Digital Divide, Media Literacy, Mobile, Participatory Learning, Research and Studies, Safety, Schools, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

February 24, 2010
Hacking Education From the Outside In: Startl supports the development of new “learner centric” educational products and technologies. Read an interview with co-founder Pheonix Wang.
Category: Mobile, Participatory Learning, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

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 Comments: rikomatic,

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

February 2, 2010
PBS’s Frontline Airs Digital Nation Tonight: Frontline explores “what it means to be human in a world immersed in technology” with its documentary “Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier.”
Category: Games, Media Literacy, Mobile, Research and Studies, Schools, Social Media, Virtual Worlds

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