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Big Thinkers: Henry Jenkins on Parent Participation
The director of MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program encourages parents to be open minded and willing to learn from their kids.
Release Date: 5/27/2009
Running Time: 04:23
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Produced and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Coordinating Producer
- Lauren Rosenfeld
Production Support
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Production Assistant
- Doug Keely
Camera Crew
- Sam Painter
- David Mitlyng
Senior Video Editor
- Karen Sutherland
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- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Discussion Questions
1. What is the cultural shift that technology is enabling? How has technology changed your life and the life of your kids?
2. Are adults really afraid of technology? Why, or why not?
3. Why do adults need to be actively involved with the digital-media habits of the kids around them?
4. What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? What are practical ways we can prepare kids for this role?
Great Resource!
Henry Jenkins does an incredible job of both inspiring parents to embrace the potential of technology and informing them about the need for participation in the digital worlds of their children.