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Luis

Digital Youth Portrait: Luis

This 18-year-old son of immigrants believes that digital technology is meant to be shared with his family and community. Learn more about Luis's world.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital storytelling, laptops, OR, Project Learning, social networks, student portfolios, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/27/09
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4-H Goes Digital

4-H Goes Digital

The Tech Wizards after-school program uses technology to introduce Latino students to careers and educational pathways in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Tags: 21st-century skills, after-school programs, community partnerships, digital divide, digital storytelling, OR, Project Learning, project-based learning, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/27/09
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Sam

Digital Youth Portrait: Sam

An avid gamer and video maker believes that digital media is her second life.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital storytelling, IL, laptops, parent involvement, Project Learning, simulations, social networks, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
5/27/09
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Jalen

Digital Youth Portrait: Jalen

In school, at home, and in the Digital Youth Network, Jalen thrives as an artist, animator, and digital-media creator. More about Jalen's world.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital storytelling, IL, Project Learning, simulations, student portfolios, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
5/27/09
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Digital Youth Network

Digital Media Empower Youth

Both in the classroom and in after-school pods, students learn to become critical creators in Chicago's Digital Youth Network. On Remix World, the program's social-networking site, participants share, critique, and discuss their work.

Tags: 21st-century skills, after-school programs, alternative programs, cooperative learning, digital divide, digital storytelling, IL, Project Learning, project-based learning, simulations, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
5/27/09
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Virginia

Digital Youth Portrait: Virginia

Living in a small town in rural Georgia doesn't keep this 14-year-old from connecting with the global village.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital storytelling, GA, laptops, Project Learning, social networks, student portfolios, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/27/09
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Vicki Davis

Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

Innovative teacher Vicki Davis leverages wikis, blogs, digital storytelling, podcasts, virtual worlds, and other digital tools to connect students in rural Georgia to the world.

Tags: 21st-century skills, GA, Project Learning, teacher leadership, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/27/09
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Dylan

Digital Youth Portrait: Dylan

Through his Green Your Lives initiative and a ThinkQuest Web site collaboration, this 13-year-old shows us how he uses tech to improve his community and the world.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital storytelling, laptops, NH, Project Learning, service learning, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
5/27/09
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Web-Design Competition Sparks Collaboration

Web-Design Competition Sparks Collaboration

Students ages 9-19 from around the globe work in teams and communicate via Web 2.0 technologies to build educational Web sites for the ThinkQuest contest.

Tags: 21st-century skills, after-school programs, community partnerships, digital divide, digital storytelling, NH, Project Learning, simulations, student portfolios, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
5/27/09
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Dana

Digital Youth Portrait: Dana

A nine-year-old aspiring singer revels in Webkinz and games and helps develop tech-design ideas with a cohort of peers and adult researchers. More about Dana's world.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital storytelling, laptops, MD, parent involvement, Project Learning, simulations, social networks, Technology Integration, Elementary/K-5
5/27/09
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