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Technology
Mark Guzdial // Dec. 28, 2011 // 12:36 PM

Computer science is much more than learning how to use a computer – it’s a new kind of literacy that changes the way people think. More



Kyle Harvey // Dec. 8, 2011 // 11:46 AM

Ludacris and his 10-year-old daughter Karma have created "Karmasworld," a website that utilizes hip-hop to teach elementary students various subjects. More



Jason Falls // Dec. 8, 2011 // 10:08 AM

Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms are now part of professional life, and teachers must prepare students to use them to excel. More



Rehema Ellis // Dec. 1, 2011 // 12:42 PM

A school in Silicon Valley is bucking a trend by intentionally keeping technology out of its classrooms. More



NBC // Jul. 7, 2011 // 1:39 PM

An art history professor at Howard University explains how the quilts made by South Carolina slaves contained secret codes that helped escaped slaves    More



NBC // Jul. 7, 2011 // 10:01 AM

Professor Esther Katz of New York University talks about the role of women during the Civil War in this short video clip. More



NBC // Jul. 6, 2011 // 1:10 PM

Watch this video to learn how the Wampanoag Indians helped the English Puritans survive at their new colony at Plymouth, Mass. More



NBC // Jul. 6, 2011 // 10:30 AM

Watch a short video looking back at the days before the attack when Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, decided on the right moment to se   More



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