Jenkins on Participatory Culture and Civic

Engagement 1 and The New Media Literacies

Sarina Burns

Jenkins on Participatory Culture and Civic Engagement 1

High school students had a better intellectual life outside of school than inside of school. Participatory culture means everyone participates. Meaning they produce media and share media.Youtube

Youtube as Participatory Culture

http://youtu.be/nQCCHQv6g_s

Jenkins on Participatory Culture and Civic Engagement 1

School systems are locked down.Federal policy makes it difficult to change.Students are in schools where participatory culture is locked out.It’s important to figure out how to bring participatory culture into education.

The New Media LiteraciesThe New Media Literacies are skills that everyone needs to deal with our culture in today’s world.Technology.It’s important that we shift with the changes in the world.

Common Core State Standards1. Research and evidence based.

2. Clear, understandable, and consistent.

3. Aligned with college and career expectations

4. Based on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher order thinking skills

5. Built upon the strengths and lessons of current state standards.

6. Informed by other top performing countries to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society.

Social Media in Education – Teaching Digital Natives

http://youtu.be/fes3jcytQCM

Social Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning

Social networking sites allow people to connect with each other, collaborate with each other, and form virtual communities.Social networking allows people to post comments, send-emails, build web content, or take part in live chats.National School Boards Association Study found that 96 percent of people use social networking. Half of them use it for school.

Social Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning

Why not incorporate social networking into schools?

District and school administrators have concerns: How can we protect students? What are the educational benefits? What policy issues need to be considered?

Example: Teachers should not accept students as friends on personal social networking sites, but it allows teachers to incorporate technology into their classrooms as long as they present their plans to school administrators, fellow teachers, and parents.

Social Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning

Benefits:1. Determine which social networking sites students

like to use.2. Inform students of the learning opportunities on

social networking sites.3. Show students how to set up their own blogs.4. Can meet the needs of students.

Social Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning5. Challenge students to express themselves.6. Students can receive help with their

schoolwork from their classmates.7. Can build students communication and

technology skills.8. Can help students understand different points

of view.

QuestionsIn what ways, do you think the traditional education system is beneficial and in what ways do you think it’s not beneficial?If you could change one part of the education system, what would you change and how would you change it to benefit students learning and their success in schools?

Works CitedJenkins on Participatory Culture and Civic Engagement 1: http://youtu.be/ZgZ4ph3dSmY?list=PLF6C64CB06124310B

Youtube as participatory culture: http://youtu.be/nQCCHQv6g_s

The New Media Literacies: http://youtu.be/pEHcGAsnBZE

Social Media in Education – Teaching Digital Natives: http://youtu.be/fes3jcytQCM

Social Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning: http://www.districtadministration.com/article/social-networking-tool-student-and-teacher-learning