Is there a right and a wrong way to teach social media in schools? Some administrators think so. Many schools across the country have banned the use of social networking platforms, but others are transitioning to a more proactive approach. Many experts and school officials say that abandoning the more reactionary responses to social media […]
The Crucial Nature of Media Literacy
Over the past few decades, we’ve seen the media permeate deeply into children’s lives. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation report sets the amount of media exposure for an average American child at eight hours per day, more time than with family or in school. While parents may see this as simply entertainment, in fact children […]
The ‘‘Nasty Effect:’’ Online Incivility and Risk Perceptions of Emerging Technologies
Because of its ability to disseminate information and reach large audiences, the Internet and com- munication technologies that utilize it may provide an excellent forum for interpersonal discussion surrounding issues that may not be widely covered in traditional media. The Internet has the potential to foster discussion and deliberation among far-reaching audiences in spaces such […]
A Bao A Qu
A Bao A Qu es una asociación cultural sin ánimo de lucro dedicada a la ideación y el desarrollo de proyectos que vinculan creación artística y educación. Fundada en 2004, desde sus inicios ha introducido la creación en escuelas e institutos de la mano de profesionales del ámbito artístico y cultural. Entre sus proyectos destacan […]
New Technology and the Prevention of Violence and Conflict
This report explores the ways in which ICTs and the data they generate can assist international actors, governments, and civil society organizations to more effectively prevent violence and conflict. It examines the contributions that cell phones, social media, crowdsourcing, crisis mapping, blogging, and big data analytics can make to short-term efforts to forestall crises and […]
30 digital or tech stories you may have missed, from – or potentially impacting on the Middle East
From the table of contents: 1) Recent developments in the MENA region – Internet easily most used daily media by Arabic Youth – Top Twitter lnfluentials in MENA – The Most active Twitter users are in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Turkey – Using technology to tackle traffic issues in the Middle East – Forbes unveils Top Media Online in the […]
تطورا{ حديثة في مجل الانترفت والتكنولوجيا قد يكون لها الاثر على قطر والشرق الاوسط وقد تكون فانقكا
بر تطورات من الشرق الأوسط وشمال لفريق وسل الاعلام المستخدمة من قل الشهاب العربي على الانترنت اكثر الملهمين على توهتر في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال لفريقها لا اكثر مستخدمي توهئتر نشاطا من السعودية والامارات وتركيا لا استخدام التكنولوجيا لاة مشاكل المرور ض النسق الأوسط لا فورس عب عن قلنمة اول وسلل إعلام على الإنترنت في […]
Graphic Novels as Learning Tools
Like many organizations, Girl Scouts of the USA is challenged when integrating multiple generations into cohesive, effective teams. Perhaps the most challenging to reach are the millennials, who want hands-on learning participation. Girl Scouting operates through a network of 850,000 adult volunteers who are supported by approximately 8,000 staff members distributed throughout 112 councils and […]
Comics classroom
Interested in knowing more about comics, putting them to use in your classroom, and trying your hand at making them? Join to understand, make, and teach comics – taught by TC doctoral candidate and comics maker, Nick Sousanis. For samples of Sousanis’s dissertation entirely in comics form see www.spinweaveandcut.com.
Mobile Learning for Teachers in Latin America – Potential of Mobile Technologies to Support Teachers and Improve Practice
This paper is part of the UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning. The Series seeks to better understand how mobile technologies can be used to improve educational access, equity and quality around the world. It comprises fourteen individual papers that will be published throughout 2012. The Series is divided into two broad subsets: six […]
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