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2/08/12
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Christine C.
From MIT to the Great Beyond: Erin King, 17, Launches Acceptance Letter Tube into Space
Let’s say your college acceptance letter arrived in a cardboard tube, along with a note from the university to “hack the tube.” What would do? Paint it? Turn it into a kaleidoscope? Create an aperture science handheld portal device?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.1/25/12
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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.1/17/12
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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.7/19/11
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Sarah J.
Technology Brings Bronx Teens Closer to Their Own Neighborhood
A new game created by New York City teens is designed to connect young people to their community.7/14/11
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Sarah J.
L.A. Students Use Video to Tell Personal Stories of Immigration and Migration
“Barefoot Basketball” is part of the series called “How Did I Get Here?”. The youth-produced video was shown on L.A. Metro buses as part of the Out the Window project.6/14/11
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Sarah J.
East L.A. Students Create Documentary Videos Exposing the Lack of Access to Healthy Foods
“Have You Noticed How Far You Have To Go To Get To A Supermarket?” will be shown on L.A. Metro buses as part of the Out the Window project.6/08/11
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Sarah J.
The Future of Apps In The Hands of Today’s Teens
Teens at Youth APPLab and Youth Radio’s Mobile Action Lab and are designing the future of mobile technology.5/27/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Inspiring The Next Generation of Makers and Designers
Maker Faire in your classroom; new tool kit on design thinking for educators; concrete advice on how to talk with teens about social media; One Book One Twitter re-launches as 1book140.4/26/11
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Sarah J.
Designing the Future of Mobile Learning at the ARIS Global Game Jam
Students, teachers, museum educators and designers all gathered as part of a giant experiment last week to help figure out how educators can best take advantage of mobile technology for learning.4/19/11
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Sarah J.
White House Honors Young Game Designers
Earlier this month, the White House announced the winners of its National STEM Video Game Challenge.3/11/11
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Digital Learning and Critical Thinking: Perspectives from Parents, Teachers and Young Digital Artists
Learning from L.A.’s young digital artists; Karen Cator answers questions about the National Ed Tech Plan; principles of digital learning for parents: teaching digital democracy; and celebrating International Women’s Day with tech savvy girls in India.2/17/11
Teens At FabLab San Diego Experiment with Creative Computing
In 2010, San Diego teens learned how to code in an open source programming language called Processing. Watch them demonstrate their interactive designs in these videos from Fab Lab San Diego in partnership with UCSD Extension.1/28/11
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Sarah J.
