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  • Social Networking Guru danah boyd
    By Debra Lau Whelan - 03/25/2009
    When danah boyd talks, people listen. The academic, blogger, and rock star of social networking research has just completed her PhD dissertation, “Taken Out of Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics." SLJ caught up with her to talk about the way American teens socialize on sites like MySpace, Facebook, LiveJournal, Xanga, and YouTube.  More

  • The Science of Gardening
    Gail Junion-Metz - 03/17/2010
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  • Google to Explore ‘Education Searches’
    By Lauren Barack - 03/15/2010
    Ask most kids to research a subject and they’ll likely type a phrase into Google or Yahoo! and wait for the results to pop up. But Google is looking to expand beyond the simple results it currently offers to more expansive results specifically geared toward educators and students. More
  • Digital Natives Politically Active? Not So Fast
    Lauren Barack - 03/15/2010
    Are so-called digital natives more engaged in cultural and political causes? Experts are questioning whether the innate facility young people have with technology has truly translated into more thoughtful participation in the political arena. More
  • Follett Unveils Software to Expand Library into the Classroom
    By SLJ Staff - 03/10/2010
    Follett Software has just introduced a way to expand the library into the classroom 24/7. More
  • Spring Watch
    Gail Junion-Metz - 03/10/2010
    Saturday, March 20, is the first day of spring. Depending on where you live, spring may already have sprung, or you could still be waiting for the snow to melt. But no matter what, spring is the perfect season to get kids interested in learning more about animals. More
  • Feds Release National Educational Technology Plan
    By Rocco Staino - 03/10/2010
    The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Technology Education has released an 80-page draft of a five-year National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), which presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five important areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. More
  • Chatroulette: What’s an Educator to Do?
    Lauren Barack - 03/08/2010
    Ah, Chatroulette. The relatively new site, which enables video chat with strangers, has sparked a lot of press and some concern among the education community. More
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