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Edutopia Announces the Digital Generation Project

The MacArthur-supported project aims to help educators and parents understand how digital media are changing today’s youth.
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Visit the project’s Web site.

MacArthur Island Opens in Virtual World of Second Life

The island is a new laboratory for MacArthur’s two-year exploration of virtual worlds, led by the University of Southern California and the nonprofit Global Kids.
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About MacArthur’s grantmaking in virtual worlds.

Global Competition Selects 19 Innovative Digital Media & Learning Projects to Share $2 Million

(April 16, 2009) — In a $2 million competition funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, winners include a radically affordable $12 TV-computer, a video blogging site for young women in Mumbai, India, and a cutting-edge mobile phone application that lets children conduct digital wildlife spotting and share that information with friends.
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See all of the competition winners.

Groundbreaking Online-Only Journal from MIT Press

(March 30, 2009) — With support from the MacArthur Foundation, MIT Press announces the publication of the first issue of The International Journal of Learning and Media (IJLM), which will examine the intersection of media and learning in multiple contexts.
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Read the first issue for free.

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