Toward A Networked Approach to Improving Education
Which comes first, coordination or collaboration? It’s a classic chicken or egg debate that surfaces among network organizers and one that Peter Wardrip, a Ph.D. student in the Learning Sciences and...
Reflecting
When coding, it's important not only to dive in and create, but also to step back and reflect. What can we share about our experiences coding -- and learning -- with Scratch?
Sharing
Contrary to popular conception, coding can be a social activity. How are youth sharing, remixing, collaborating, and commenting on one another's projects in the Scratch online community?
Learning Online in the Second Grade: Linda Yollis
Social learning and internet pioneer Howard Rheingold interviews Los Angeles teacher Linda Yollis about how she uses blogging with her second graders to teach writing and digital literacies. ...
Learning Online in the Second Grade: Teacher Linda Yollis
Blogging, commenting thoughtfully on others’ blogs, staying safe online, creating a positive digital footprint, using audio and video to connect with students in other parts of the world, creating...
A Student-driven, Afterschool Technology Club: When Reality and Policy Collide
Taking advantage of the online world's ability to help youth develop knowledge, expertise, skills and important new literacies involves risks, but how much? Some researchers and authors such as...
Design Thinking and Diversity: A Professional Development Case Study
What do a New York public school, the Howard County Public School system in Maryland, and a small private K-8 school in California all have in common? Each is re-conceptualizing the standard school...