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Kids and Adults Design New Tech Tools

Kids and Adults Design New Tech Tools

At the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Kidsteam pairs students with researchers, who then work together to design new technologies for children.

Tags: 21st-century skills, after-school programs, digital storytelling, MD, Project Learning, project-based learning, Technology Integration, Elementary/K-5
5/27/09
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Justin

Digital Youth Portrait: Justin

This teenager learns advanced 3-D modeling, simulation, and animation at school. As a hobby, he combines his obsession with gaming and a passion for filmmaking to create animated movies made with recorded gameplay.

Tags: 21st-century skills, DC, digital storytelling, laptops, parent involvement, Project Learning, simulations, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/27/09
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Be The Game

Student Mentors Teach Game Design

In Be The Game, high school students mentor peers and use game design as a tool for teaching science, technology, engineering, and math, and the program's high tech bus travels to locations where tech facilities are not available.

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

Digital Youth Portrait: Olivia

Without the means or easy access to the newest high tech tools, this resourceful and strong-willed young woman considers technology her lifeline.

Tags: 21st-century skills, CA, digital storytelling, laptops, parent involvement, Project Learning, simulations, social networks, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/27/09
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Common Sense Tips for Digital Generation Parents

Common Sense Tips for Digital Generation Parents

Five practical pointers from Common Sense Media to help parents understand and manage the the lives of their digital kids.

Tags: 21st-century skills, character education, online learning, parent involvement, Project Learning, social networks, Technology Integration, K-12
5/27/09
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Mimi Ito

Big Thinkers: Mimi Ito on Learning with New Media

The cultural anthropologist discusses kids' everyday participation with new media and how learning is happening in informal settings of socialization and play.

Tags: 21st-century skills, CA, digital divide, digital storytelling, online learning, Project Learning, Technology Integration, K-12
5/26/09
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Henry Jenkins Parent Video

Big Thinkers: Henry Jenkins on Parent Participation

The director of MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program encourages parents to be open minded and willing to learn from their kids.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital divide, MA, Project Learning, simulations, Technology Integration, K-12
5/26/09
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Sasha Barab

Big Thinkers: Sasha Barab on New-Media Engagement

A professor of learning sciences at Indiana University explains how new-media literacies are creating new opportunities for student participation.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital divide, IN, online learning, Project Learning, Technology Integration
5/26/09
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Katie Salen

Big Thinkers: Katie Salen on Learning with Games

A professor of design and technology at Parsons The New School for Design talks about the value of games and the empowerment of play.

Tags: NY, Project Learning, simulations, Technology Integration
5/26/09
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John Palfrey

Big Thinkers: John Palfrey on Digital Age Parenting

The coauthor of Born Digital shares his thoughts on the rapidly evolving digital age from the perspective of a law professor and a parent.

Tags: 21st-century skills, digital divide, MA, online learning, Project Learning, Technology Integration
5/26/09
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