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Frontline – Growing Up Online

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

A very informative Frontline aired last night.  You can still watch it online: http://www.pbs.org/frontline/kidsonline Frontline talks with children and families about online activities.  If you have kids at home and they are online, you should watch this show.

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NASA wants a Massively Multiplayer Online Learning Game

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

NASA has released an RFI to develop a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game that creates interactions that foster the creative and problem solving skills of our youth.  An MMO game is one where players interact with other players instead of computer … Continue reading →

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The Commons

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

The Library of Congress has teamed up with Flickr to create The Commons.  This is a new area in Flickr for public collections of photographs. The LOC has added two sets (1930s-40s in Color & News in the 1910s) with a total … Continue reading →

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How much should we memorize?

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

When I was a fifth grader, I had to memorize the capitals of all fifty states.  It was something we all had to do and students probably still have to do it today.  I don’t think my life has been … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons from a professional’s standpoint

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here’s a different view on Creative Commons from Dan Heller, a professional photographer.  Dan sees the downfall of CC resulting from misuse by the little guy.  Here is the simple example he gives: -A pro photographer places a copyrighted photo on … Continue reading →

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