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Date: Sep 21 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:45pm
Digital Media in the Lives of Children
MacArthur Foundation
Russell Senate Office
Building, Room 385
Washington, DC
September 21, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
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Digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize and participate civically, and these changes have profound implications for education. Hear from experts and young people about the rewards and opportunites, risks and policy implications of digital media's expanding role in children's lives.
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