http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids Students are getting information in new ways, and this gives publishers a new challenge. The success of educational media now depends on how well publishers form partnerships with commercial search engines, video gamers, and social media like MySpace. We\'re talking about the promises and pitfalls of using these new media as learning tools. Participants include Brad Edmondson; Kate Wittenberg of Columbia University; Julie Evans of Net Day; researchers from The Education Arcade; and more. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:41:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The current spotlight in the Digital Media and Learning blog sponsored on the MacArthur Foundation site is of particular interest to those interested in new spaces for scholarship. "What can adults offer to teen spaces? What does their presence take away? When is it not safe to have adults and teens ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2007/01/02/youth-discussion-the-role-of-audlts-within-online-teen-spaces/ The podcast from “Meeting Web Kids on Their Own Turf: Expanding Online Social Spaces for Scholarship,” is available from: http://nsdl.comm.nsdl.org/meeting/archives/2006/podcast.rss http://nsdl.comm.nsdl.org/meeting/archives/2006/podcast.html The Web Kids Panel discussion that took place during the National Science Digital Library's Annual Meeting at AAAS in Washington, D.C., continues to spawn comments in this blog. The ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/12/08/drivetime-listening-web-kids-podcast-available/ Social media is turning education upside down. “Kids are coming to the Columbia University library now mostly to use the coffee bar,” says Kate Wittenberg, Director of Columbia’s Electronic Publishing Initiative (EPIC). “This upsets librarians. Yet the Columbia Library page on Facebook has over 1,000 friends. They ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/11/13/among-digital-natives/ The second panelist explained how her company is helping social media expand. Karon Weber recently joined the Yahoo!’s Youth and Education Research Group after two decades of developing digital animation software. She said that social media operates at the intersection of people, media, and technology. Karon Weber.  Click for larger image. Yahoo ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/11/13/yahoo-throws-three-big-socials/ Handheld technologies are emerging as powerful educational tools for six reasons, said the third and fourth panelists, Jennifer S Groff, Program Manager, and Eric Rosenbaum, Research Manager, from The Teacher Education Program at the Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT). Game Boy game consoles, cell phones, play stations, Tamagachi toys, ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/11/13/handheld-education/ Julie Evans is the CEO of NetDay/Project Tomorrow, an organization devoted to promoting innovation in the teaching of science, technology, and math.  Net Day is known for its "Speak Up" surveys, which explore the attitudes of students and teachers.  Julie is also a panelist at the "WebKids" session of the ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/10/17/net-day-links/ Eric Rosenbaum and Jennifer Groff are on the "Meeting Web Kids" panel  at NSDL's Annual Conference.  They work for MIT's Education Arcade, which is a collaboration between MIT and the University of Wisconsin to explore the educational gaming space.  Its web site is about to undergo a major renovation, but ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/10/16/education-arcade-links/ In thinking about the promises and pitfalls of using new media in education I keep coming back to challenges associated with speed.  How long has YouTube been around?  Well, three PayPal employees started it in February 2005 and less than 20 months later Google purchased it for more than $1.6 ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/10/15/keeping-up-with-the-pace-of-the-web-in-education/ ....A provacative idea that organizations involved in the Open Repostitories movement (and others) are working to address. Anyone who has ever bemoaned the state of their personal organization systems--I must clean out that file cabinet, or if I don't get those photos organized and into an album they won't make ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/10/10/intellectual-property-left-rotting-in-file-cabinets-and-obscure-databases/ Kate Wittenberg recently placed a wake-up call that ought to jolt any sleepyheads who still think that publishing is the business of putting ink on paper. “Students have been quietly revolutionizing the discovery and use of information,” she wrote in the June 16 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education. ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/webkids/2006/09/20/hello-world/