Double Entry #3

Quote 1

Wales’s analogy between Wikipedia and “Rock’n’Roll”
suggests that the Wikipedia debate has also become
emblematic of the divide separating the generation
that grew up in a world where digital and mobile
technologies are commonplace from their parents,
teachers, and school administrators for whom many
of these technologies still feel alien.

I think this quote is excellent in the way it discusses the generation gap. In between each generation there is a gap in the use of technology. From the difference between myself and my parents generation to the difference between myself and my students. In between each generation there will always be a gap, as educators we must be willing to except the challenge of learning the new technologies and not fearing the change. A successful educator is able to create a classroom environment in which students are interested and engaged in learning. In this quote it refers to "Rock n Roll" as defining the older generation and "Wikipedia" or the use of the internet as defining the younger generation.

Quote 2

According to a recent study from the Pew Center
for Internet & American Life, more than half of
all teens have generated media content and roughly
a third of teens online have shared content they
produced with others. In many cases, these teens are
actively involved in what we are calling participatory
cultures. A participatory culture is one where there
are relatively low barriers to artistic expression and
civic engagement, where there is strong support for
creating and sharing what you create with others,
where there is some kind of informal mentorship
whereby what is known by the most experienced gets
passed along to newbies and novices, where members
feel that their contributions matter, where members
feel some degree of social connection with each
other at least to the degree to which they care what
other people think about what they have created.

OK, I know this is a long quote and it seems so confusing at first, but it just makes too many good points to not talk about it! Ok so in this quote it is talking about a research study which founded that our students are technologically capable of media production, as half of the students have already produced a media publication and uploaded it to the internet! Amazing! This quote also talks about the social connection to media production and pride of the production. I think this is great and means lot when we think about classrooms. Media needs to be involved, appraisal and display of productions/assignments, and feedback. Hmm that sounds like what education is known to be, just this is with technology/media. This quote seems to explain the importance of technology, media production, and social networks, and learning.

Quote 3

Just as earlier efforts at media literacy
wanted to help young people to understand their
roles as media consumers and producers, we want
to help young people better understand their roles
as participants in this emerging digital culture.
is going on well enough to offer them meaningful
advice and guidance.

As a business educator this quote really reaches out to me. More than just the use of the words consumers and producers, there is a deep meaning behind this quote. This is talking about our economy and economics - these students greatly affect the global market and the demands for products. As our world becomes more technologically advanced so does the economical situation. Our students must be prepared and capable of functioning in the future. As educators we must prepare them - this is our duty.

As far as teaching this just influences my need to incorporate teaching into my instruction.