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Augmented Wearables and the Future of Museums: An Update
A year ago, I wrote “Augmented Wearables and the Future of Museums” for DML Central. Back then, most everything was in the conceptual realm. Tools were not yet for sale and most...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsWatchworthy Wednesday: Check Facts With Crap Detection Resources
Want to know if someone plagiarizes a speech? Is the content on a website copied from another website? Do those song lyrics sound familiar? What about those statements? Have they been stolen...
Category: Digital CitizenshipDigital Media as Interactive Textbook
Recently, I was a guest on the Meanwhile in the Future podcast on an episode titled “Flash Forward,” speaking about digital media and education. While speaking with Rose Eveleth, the host, I...
Category: EdtechAmino One Makes Bioengineering Useful, Easy to Learn
A chemistry set was a big part of what first interested me in science, back in the 20th century. Today’s scientist of tomorrow has the opportunity to play and learn with a...
Category: EdtechWatchworthy Wednesday: How Pokémon Go Promotes Learning Opportunities
In barely two weeks, the virtual reality game Pokémon Go has attracted millions of players. Now, educators are pondering whether the game can be used to promote learning. Three blogs — Aside,...
Category: EdtechAnything but Beautiful and Maidenlike: The Online Civic Engagement of Brazilian Women
In 2010, we Brazilians elected our first female president. Dilma Rousseff was re-elected in 2014. Today, she awaits her impeachment trial by the Senate as Vice President Michel Temer assumes her duties. Since...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityThe Secret Sauce in Pokémon Go: Big Data
Unless you’ve been holed-up in a cave playing Minecraft, you’ve heard about (and possibly even played) the new augmented reality (AR) mobile game sweeping the globe, Pokémon Go. For sure, AR can...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsWatchworthy Wednesday: Music-making Revolution
Today’s stars are born on YouTube, Vine, Instagram and SoundCloud, and people are expressing themselves more than ever through social media using the written word, photographs and video. Musical expression, however, remains...
Category: Digital LearningThere are No Lessons for Alton or Philando
Like many of you, I cried on Wednesday as I watched Alton Sterling’s son cry for his daddy a day after he was murdered by the police of Baton Rouge. I watched...
Category: EquityIs It Time to Rethink Most Everything We Think About ‘Screen Time’?
Is “screen time” equivalent to… crossing the road? Necessary but don’t let little ones go unsupervised. Eating a balanced diet? Prioritize things that are “good for you” but you can occasionally sneak...
Category: Digital CitizenshipWatchworthy Wednesday: The Minecraft Effect
Minecraft, the Lego-like building video game, is such a massive hit that the New York Times Magazine recently made it the subject of a cover story. What makes the game such a...
Category: EdtechConnecting Digital Media to Civic Learning
Since the printing press, communication media and citizen political engagement have been intertwined. Now that we have a global generation of young people who have printing presses, broadcasting stations, and organizing tools...
Categories: Civic Engagement, Digital Citizenship
