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9/04/12
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Sarah Jackson
Learning How the Web Works
Wondering how to teach computer literacy? I found some inspiration for the new school year in this video from the New Learning Institute about a week-long summer camp called Design, Art and Code.8/08/12
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Kelsey Herron
Maker Spaces in Libraries?
Maker spaces —workshop areas that encourage tinkering and creating—and other interactive community spaces have been popping up in unexpected places.7/06/12
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Sarah Jackson
John Seeley Brown and Constance Steinkuehler Squire at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Why Games Matter for Learning
Brown and Squire were among leading minds from around the world who hosted discussions on a range of topics as part of the the annual Aspen Ideas Festival.6/27/12
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Sarah Jackson
Through Robotics, Girls Find a Future in Engineering
We loved this new video over at KQED’s MindShift about 16-year-old Kam Gan, a 10th-grade student living in San Francisco, who immigrated from Guangzhou, China was she was 12.6/06/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Share Your Summer Project: Builders, Tinkerers, Scientists and Digital Media Creators
Have you heard about Project Terra Incognita? A team of sixth-grade girls is going to send an object into the stratosphere and photograph the curvature of the earth. Tell us about your summer project and we’ll tweet the idea.5/24/12
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Kelsey Herron
Student Game Designers Win Big in National STEM Video Game Challenge
The winners of the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge were announced this week at The Atlantic’s Technologies in Education Forum in Washington, D.C.5/14/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Why Teachers Use Digital Games and Why Schools Teach Gaming
Surprising data from teachers using digital games in the classroom; Learning and having fun playing Quest Atlantis in Wisconsin; teaching game design and programming at iTech Academy in Miami; and more on how games are ace-ing the test in many school districts.4/30/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Watching Children Grow Up in Public Spaces: “Lotte Time Lapse” in the Age of Sharing
Nearly 5 million of us have watched Lotte Hofmeester grow up, literally before our eyes, giving rise to the question: At what age should kids be able to decide for themselves whether they want their past, or their present, shared with the world?4/04/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Circle of 6 Anti-Violence App Builds Upon Friendship and Texting
The Circle of 6 iPhone App, one of the winners of the White House Apps Against Abuse technology challenge, uses text messaging to try to prevent violence and promote healthy relationships, especially among teenagers and college students.3/29/12
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Kelsey Herron
Jim Gee on The Use of Video Games for Learning About Learning
In a new video at Edutopia, games and learning expert James Paul Gee says education should be more like a well-designed video game.3/23/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Questioning Culture and Technology: Students’ Stories at DML Conference
At this year’s Digital Media and Learning Conference, attendees heard from a group of experts that rarely appear at such events: students.3/14/12
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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.2/08/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
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 Jackson
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 Jackson
