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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

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I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. Bob argues that giving kids laptops enables more participatory, engaged learning.

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

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Last week, NAS brought 25 people (including me) to Washington to discuss what issues might be appropriate to cover in the report, which is at least 3 years from hitting the press (assuming it receives funding). Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report. Do they need knitting information? Do they want it? Absolutely.

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