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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

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Institutions like the Boston Children's Museum (which she helped lead in the 1970s) drew heavily from and worked in partnership with the "open classroom" movement to develop informal educational models that are interactive, open-ended, and individualized. Bob argues that giving kids laptops enables more participatory, engaged learning.

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Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century in 714 Words (or less)

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ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." Regardless of how museums and libraries portray themselves, it’s clear to users: Wikipedia belongs to them. Dear Museum 2.0-ers,

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