Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Young people are not gaining the 21 st century skills and experience required for today's tech-centric workforce—and that's a huge problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century." Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture. the capacity to experiment with one???s

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Who controls the experience? There was strong interest in the NAS report addressing the specific value and use of museums and libraries as part of the cultural, educational, and civic landscape of the U.S. Who controls the experience? What are the essential differences and similarities between libraries and museums? Absolutely.

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