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March 2009 | Volume 66 | Number 6
Marge Scherer
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Jason Ohler
New forms of expression emerge when sound, moving images, and text coalesce.
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Urs Gasser and John Palfrey
Does multitasking overtask the brain? How should teachers respond?
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Michele Knobel and Dana Wilber
What exactly does literacy 2.0 mean, and how are 2.0 media altering our learning?
Will Richardson
Using social media wisely and collaborating well online are worthy goals for students and adults.
Maryanne Wolf and Mirit Barzillai
The expert reading brain needs nurturance and guidance.
Margaret Weigel and Howard Gardner
Three ways to bolster students' literacy levels in an online environment.
Naomi S. Baron
Our shifting attitudes about language may signal lasting change.
James Paul Gee and Michael H. Levine
The right games put the real world at students' fingertips.
William Badke
Students need to know that research might begin, but not end, with a Wikipedia search.
Julie Coiro
Having new skills to learn means having new skills to evaluate.
Rebecca Moore Howard and Laura J. Davies
Beyond the logistics of citation, students must learn how to think about the information they find.
James Bucky Carter
Suggestions for incorporating graphic novels in the classroom and advice on judging which books work when.
Anne P. Davis and Ewa McGrail
A weekly blogging class enhances students' communication skills.
Johanna Mustacchi
Eighth graders mentor 6th graders in Web safety.
Jane L. David
Douglas B. Reeves
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Joanne Rooney
Deborah Perkins-Gough
Are you 404 or just lol?
Kathleen Conn
What recent court cases conclude about electronic harassment.
James Angelo, Kay Conners and Tara Helkowski
From podcasting to class message boards, middle schoolers find technology adds zest to history and geography.
Monica Mohr and Jennifer Orr
Literature chats on a blog make reading a social activity.
Meg Simpson
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky
Teresa Preston
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