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Unraveling the Code

Blog entry posted December 1st, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

The Center for Social Media in the School of Communication at American University in conjunction with the Program on Information, Justice and Intellectual Property, and the Media Education Lab, recently released The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.

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Surely anyone can write a winning grant - can't they?

Blog entry posted November 20th, 2008 by cturner

Surely, anyone with a worthy cause and a good idea can write a winning proposal – Can’t they? The answer to the above question is…

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A Closer Look into Google

Blog entry posted October 25th, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

I was at a party last weekend on a rooftop deck overlooking the beauty of Fort Greene. Somewhere between taking a sip from my Sangria and wincing from the deafening blast of a siren one of the partygoers exclaimed, "Any content you post or share using Google tools (Google Docs and Spreadsheets, etc.) is owned by Google."

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Bienvenidos a Costa Rica! and welcome to the IRA 22nd World Congress on Reading

Blog entry posted September 12th, 2008 by Maria Utevsky

Bienvenidos a Costa Rica! and welcome to the IRA 22nd World Congress on Reading, “Reading in a Diverse World” held this year in San Jose. I feel very privileged to have been one of the over 1450 people from 37 countries (mostly from the Americas, but with generous sprinklings from Oceania and Eastern Europe) who attended. It was especially compelling to be in the company of so many dedicated people who work in the most challenging of circumstances and for whom

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NECC Reflection

Blog entry posted July 22nd, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

When I arrived at the annual NECC (National Education Computing Conference) in San Antonio a sense of excitement was brewing in my mind. NECC is considered the Mecca of educational technology conferences, featuring a broad spectrum of interactive and hands on content (workshops, lectures, podcasting stations, and much more). One can also find numerous vendors showcasing...

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