Digital Youth Portrait: Gamer, Video Producer
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The Digital Generation Project presents video portraits of the lives of young students from around the country who are using digital media to learn, communicate, and socialize in new and exciting ways.
Sam, age 13, from Illinois, is an avid gamer and video maker who believes that digital media is her second life.
Sam says her method of learning new software is just “trial and error. If something doesn’t work out just go back and try something else.” This ability to “fail” and to tinker is important to learning, and often distinguishes games and out-of-school learning from that in classrooms. Watch her portrait below or read more about her digital life here.
Edutopia’s The Digital Generation Project was produced with support from the MacArthur Foundation. Edutopia is published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation. The foundation documents, disseminates and advocates for innovation and the redesign of K–12 learning environments, including how technology can transform teaching and learning.
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