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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Technology

Finding Learning Tools In Digital Footprints

Nkomo Morris, a teacher at Brooklyn's Art and Media High School, works on her classroom computer in New York.

January 29, 2013 The hours children spend on the internet could have a valuable use — helping educators tailor lesson plans in school? Social media expert Rey Junco tells host Michel Martin about its potential as an education tool in Tell Me More's new series "Social Me."

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Author Interviews

Al Roker On Being The 'Jolly Fat Person'

Today show co-host Al Roker appears on the set during a broadcast in August 2011 in New York.

January 28, 2013 Roker won fame as the ever-smiling weatherman on NBC's Today show. But he also endured years of indignities because of his weight. Then, in 2001, he had bariatric surgery and lost more than 100 pounds. Roker speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his experiences and his latest book, Never Goin' Back.

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Digital Life

Can Online Anonymity Be A Good Thing?

Mariah Arostigue (left) and Noah Reyes, 11th-graders, chat as they work on their homework in a pre-calculus class at Segerstrom High School in Santa Ana, Calif.

January 28, 2013 Tell Me More's series "Social Me" takes a look at how the online world is transforming the experience of young people in America. In part one, host Michel Martin talks to social media specialist Rey Junco about the pros and cons of kids creating online identities.

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