What Schools are Really Blocking When They Block Social Media
Published By S. Craig Watkins On January 25th 2012. Under Digital Divides, Digital Media and Learning, Research, Social Media, Technology + Education, Teens and Technology
The debates about schools and social media are a subject of great public and policy interests. In reality, the debate has been shaped by one key fact: the almost universal ... Read More
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‘Connected Learning’ in Edge Communities
Published By S. Craig Watkins On November 15th 2011. Under Digital Divides, Digital Media and Learning, Research, Social Media, Technology + Education, Teens and Technology
For more than eight weeks now I have been working with a high school in the Central Texas area, getting to know students, teachers, and administrators. Along with a fantastic ... Read More
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Conectar Iguladad: Argentina’s Bold Move to Build an Equitable Digital Future
Published By S. Craig Watkins On September 15th 2011. Under Digital Divides, Digital Media and Learning, Social Media, Technology + Education, Teens and Technology
I recently had a chance to participate in a wonderful conference in Buenos Aires. El Congreso Internacional de Inclusión Digital Educativa (The International Conference on Digital Inclusion Education) was an event that celebrated and ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital Talks with Mind/Shift
Published By S. Craig Watkins On July 23rd 2011. Under Digital Divides, Digital Media and Learning, Mobile, Mobile Learning, Social Media, Technology + Education
Tina Barseghian's site Mind/Shift is a great resource for learning about some of the most interesting trends and practices in education, schools, and the lives of young learners. Mind/Shift spotlights ... Read More
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Digital Divides & Digital Literacies: An Ongoing Report
Published By S. Craig Watkins On July 1st 2011. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Research, Social Media, Technology + Education
Earlier this week National Public Radio's "Tell Me More" aired a conversation that I shared with Tony Cox about the digital divide. We talked about the ways in which the ... Read More
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Mobile Phones and America’s Learning Divide
Published By S. Craig Watkins On May 27th 2011. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, Research, Technology + Education
During a recent research related visit to New York City I decided to take a stroll down 125th Street in Harlem. Among the assortment of shops and vendors on the ... Read More
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Breaking the Ice: Why Low Performing Schools Need Digital Media-A Blog Post for the Huffington Post Education
Published By S. Craig Watkins On January 10th 2011. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, Social Media, Teens and Technology
Note: This piece also appears at the Huffington Post.
When the social and digital media revolution gained momentum at the dawn of the new millennium no one would have predicted that less ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital on NPR’s Tell Me More-With Michel Martin
Published By S. Craig Watkins On July 23rd 2010. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Teens and Technology, Uncategorized
This week the NPR program Tell Me More- with Michel Martin did a two-part segment titled, What Digital Divide? The stories were a response to the growing evidence that black ... Read More
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Understanding the Mobile Lives of Black and Latino Youth
Published By S. Craig Watkins On July 12th 2010. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Social Media, Teens and Technology
Over the last few weeks I've been speaking with various researchers, journalists, and industry about some of the remarkable shifts that are happening in the mobile space. While much of ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital Interview w/MacArthur Foundation Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning
Published By S. Craig Watkins On March 5th 2010. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Research, Social Media, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology
In a follow-up to a recent set of events I did an interview with the MacArthur Foundation Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning. Here's an excerpt.
As the digital divide closes, ... Read More
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