Digital Divides: Navigating the Digital Edge
Published By S. Craig Watkins On February 9th 2012. Under Digital Divides, Digital Media and Learning, Research, Social Media, Technology + Education, Teens and Technology
In a piece that I just published in the International Journal of Media and Learning I argue that many of the challenges related to technology, equity, and diversity remain viable ... Read More
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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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Doing Civics: What Should Civic Learning Look Like in an Age of Social and Technological Change?
Published By S. Craig Watkins On April 22nd 2011. Under Social Media, Technology + Education, Teens and Technology
Recently, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and her iCivics team convened a thought provoking conference, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age. In partnership with the Aspen Institute, ... Read More
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Defining Social Behavior Outward: Some Thoughts on the New York Times Piece About Our Facebook Study
Published By S. Craig Watkins On February 3rd 2011. Under News, Research, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Young Adults and Technology
The New York Times' Pamela Paul writes about our Facebook study in her Sunday bi-weekly column, Studied. Her piece, Does Facebook Make Someone Social Offline?, considers one of the main ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital in PC World
Published By S. Craig Watkins On January 19th 2011. Under Book, Mobile, News, Social Media, Social Networking Sites
Last year my editor in Boston notified me that Western Washington University had selected The Young and the Digital for its Western Reads program. I learned that all new incoming ... 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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