September 6, 2010
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O’Brien: Culture and children remain biggest barriers to women in tech

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Don’t be fooled by all these dads you see helping out. It’s a good thing, but it only goes so far. At the end of the day, the primary responsibility for raising kids almost always falls on women. And with that burden come much harder choices about balancing career ambitions with family.


13 Going On, Well, 14: A Snapshot of the American Teenager

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“So far, my teen seems to be living up to those expectations. “If I could have anything, I’d get the iPad and an iPhone. But if I couldn’t get an iPhone then I’d want the Droid,” he explained when asked about a fantasy birthday list. “AT&T’s service and coverage are better, but Verizon has better [...]


Kodu Club in Kentwood teaches kids to design, program video games

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Fourth- and fifth-graders at Explorer Elementary School have written their own stories, designed their own games, and programmed their own characters. And it has all been done in a six-week, after-school program called Kodu Club.
Related: SeedMagazine Article


Students to Help Teachers Better Use Tech

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“The concept of students as tech support and even teacher support has been around for several years,” says Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Education Technology at the U.S. DOE. “I think what this initiative does is take the best practices and take them to scale.”


Frontline: Digital Nation

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“Over a single generation, the Web and digital media have remade nearly every aspect of modern culture, transforming the way we work, learn and connect in ways that we’re only beginning to understand.”


FRONTLINE | Digital Nation Trailer | PBS

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“Digital Nation,” FRONTLINE’s multiplatform project exploring what it means to be human in a 21st-century digital world, airs Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 on PBS. Watch on air and online.



 

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