Spotlight on Digital Media And Learning

10.27.09 | “It’s up to the kid to demonstrate why they believe creating a movie or a game is better than actually just doing the traditional essay,” said Pinkard. “So the teacher decides whether they accept the different forms of media or not but the kids are held accountable to learning how to use those skill sets either in the media arts classes or in the after school setting.

“A nice side effect is that these skills are now helping some students get into highly competitive selective enrollment schools. Their media portfolios are their calling cards.”

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Pinkard has previously written for Spotlight on preparing urban youth to be multiliterate. We also recently covered the Digital Youth Network’s new collaboration with the Chicago Public Library. Pinkard speaks tomorrow at the forum on Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age.