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The Kinder & Braver World Project
From danah boyd - The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to announce the publication of eight new of papers in The Kinder & Braver World Project: Research Series (danah boyd, John Palfrey, and Dena Sacco, editors) … Continue reading
Posted in digital citizenship, service learning, student voice
Tagged action research, social change, youth, youth organizing, Youth Voice & Service Learning
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Free access - Educational Leadership: Working with Tech-Savvy Kids
Working with Tech-Savvy Kids article in Educational Leadership Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Powered by WP Greet Box ASCD’s magazine Educational Leadership has opened … Continue reading
Digital Citizenship Includes Rights as Well as Responsibilities
“Although not all American adults feel this way, the United States seems to have more respect for the rights of parents, schools and authorities than it does for the rights of children. And this includes control over what children can … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, technology literacy
Tagged digital citizenship, reponsibility, rights, youth
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Blaming the new new thing for an old old problem
In Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction in the New York Times last month, reporter Matt Richtel opened up a gold mine of frustrated parents, educators and brain researchers all blaming digital devices for distracting youth from their real jobs … Continue reading
Posted in education reform
Tagged brain, computer, distraction, research, technology, youth
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Finding good learning games
Often teachers ask me what kinds of games help kids learn. I know they want a list of “good” games, so they can avoid the “bad” ones. But the problem is that to answer the question, “what’s a good game … Continue reading
TEDxRedmond videos online - for youth, by youth
Videos are now online from the first TEDx event developed for kids, by kids, TEDxRedmond. On Saturday, Sept 18, 2010, over 400 young people attended and were treated to an amazing lineup of accomplished speakers all under the age of … Continue reading
Posted in Generation YES, student voice
Tagged speaker, TEDx, TEDXREDMOND, videos, youth
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Youth Risk Online - Why Engage Youth in Bullying Prevention?
A prevalent view of education is that young people are empty vessels and schools simply open up their heads and pour in knowledge. Unfortunately this is a vision of education that is not serving us well in the 21st century. … Continue reading
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Tagged bullying, cyberbullying, cybersafety, engagement, IBPA, youth
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Cyberbullying event in Seattle
Next week I’ll be in Seattle presenting as part of a day-long pre-conference panel on Youth Risk Online: Issues and Solutions at the International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA) November 15-17 in Seattle, Washington. This is a in-depth look at a … Continue reading
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Tagged cyberbullying, cybersafety, IBPA, online, risk, youth
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Youth risk online: International Bullying Prevention Conference - Seattle
I’ve been invited to participate in a day-long pre-conference panel on Youth Risk Online: Issues and Solutions at the International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA) November 15-17 in Seattle, Washington. This is a in-depth look at a topic that’s both timely … Continue reading
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Open myths, closed responses about ‘digital natives’
The latest issue of the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (Volume 26, Issue 5 - October 2010 - Wiley Online Library) has a special section of articles on various aspects of the “net generation” and “digital natives”. This is a … Continue reading