Students and Electronic Media-Pt 1

Описание: introductions:

Nolan McCarty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Acting Dean, Woodrow Wilson School

John Webb, Director, Teacher Preparation Program

Elisabeth Donahue, Associate Editor, Future of Children

panel 1: WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH HAVE TO SAY?

Speakers:



Cognition, learning and electronic media


John Black, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Telecommunications & Ed. and Director Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University



Risky Behavior, social marketing and electronic media

Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University



Meeting in MySpace: Promise and Peril in the New Online Social Networks

Kathryn C. Montgomery, Professor, School of Communication, American University
Electronic media has become an integral part of students' lives and a major point of interest for educators. Questions about the impact of electronic media on student learning and wellbeing have led many school districts to question how and why they should be using technology.

The purpose of this conference is to showcase innovative uses of technology in the classroom and provide school district with ways that they can enhance their classroom curriculums and professional development programs. An overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development will be provided as well.

This conference is designed in conjunction with the latest journal issue of the Future of Children "Children and Electronic Media". This issue, due to be released in April 2008 shines a spotlight on Electronic Media, focusing mainly on its impact on childhood wellbeing and policy implications.