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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Changing the Conversation: Rethinking America’s Digital Divide
Published By S. Craig Watkins On February 23rd 2010. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Research, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology
Over the last three weeks I've been involved in a series of events that address the changing digital media landscape. Flashback twelve years ago. In 1998 the National Telecommunications and ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital in 2010: Studying the Mini-Generational and Participation Gaps
Published By S. Craig Watkins On January 13th 2010. Under Digital Divides, Research, Social Media, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology
Our research team will be quite active in 2010. In addition to continuing our work with various organizations and digital media educational efforts our research agenda sets its sights ... Read More
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