Spotlight on Digital Media And Learning

Self-Narration in Video Game Design Environments

How can Latino teenagers in Los Angeles re-invent Pac-Man? Katynka Martinez, an assistant professor of Raza studies at San Francisco State University, spoke recently at a forum on digital literacy about her research on how teaching game design to young people can help them challenge inaccurate representations of themselves and their communities in dominant media.

PLAYBACK: How to Teach Online Behavior; Google Gives Teens Tips on Buzz; Reconsidering Anonymity ...

PLAYBACK looks at online safety, privacy and ethics. Plus—kids growing up with touch screens will change the computer experience for everyone.

Has Digital Media Changed American Youth?

Guest author Katie Davis reports on a convening of researchers who met to discuss the potentials and perils of young people’s digital media activities.

21st Century Learning in Action: Literacy, English Language Learners and Digital Storytelling

In fall 2007, instructors at the Life Academy in Oakland, Calif., and Bay Area Writing Project Teachers led students in a digital storytelling project. The semester-long integrated unit was grounded in the development of literacy, writing and 21st-century skills. The students’ digital storytelling let them see writing in a new light.

Responses to Kaiser Study on Media Usage

Last week’s news that media usage among young people is up—to seven and a half hours a day—sparked a number of responses from digital media experts.

Liz Perle Offers Common Sense Tips for Parents

Liz Perle, editor in chief of Common Sense Media, sat down with Edutopia to talk about how parents can help their children make sense of the online worlds and avoid trouble.

Watch Them Play: Henry Jenkins on Why Parents Need to be Involved in Their Child’s Digital Life

Henry Jenkins on parent participation in the digital age, from Edutopia. Media studies expert Henry Jenkins encourages parents to be open minded and willing to learn from their kids.