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Digital Youth Portrait: Dylan

Through his Green Your Lives initiative and a ThinkQuest Web site collaboration, this 13-year-old shows us how he uses tech to improve his community and the world. More to this story.

By Amy Erin Borovoy (aka VideoAmy)
5/27/09
Through his Green Your Lives initiative and a ThinkQuest Web site collaboration, this 13-year-old shows us how he uses tech to improve his community and the world. More to this story.
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Video Credits

Produced and Directed by

  • Paul Stern

Coordinating Producer

  • Lauren Rosenfeld

Editor

  • Steve Jensen

Camera Crew

  • Vox Television

Senior Video Editor

  • Karen Sutherland

Production Support

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

  • Doug Keely

Executive Producer

  • Ken Ellis
  • Excerpt of the song Radha Ramana
  • performed by Jaya Lakshmi
  • and provided courtesy of SequoiaRecords.com
  • © 2009
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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Glossary

Flip camera: A small, inexpensive digital video camcorder.

Podcast: One of a series of digital media files, usually audio or video, made available for download via Web syndication.

GarageBand: A software application that allows users to create music or podcasts.

WebEx: A Web-based service that combines real-time desktop sharing with phone conferencing.

Sources: Wikipedia.org, WebEx.com


Discussion Questions

1. Is Dylan typical of kids in your community? Why, or why not?

2. What skills did Dylan practice or learn through his ThinkQuest project? How can projects like this impact the lives of kids?

3. Does Dylan seem to have a balanced life? Why, or why not?

4. How does Dylan collaborate with his teachers? How could your school or community encourage this type of collaboration?

5. Dylan spends a lot of time collaborating with other kids online -- sometimes for fun, and sometimes for learning. Do you think he makes a distinction between the two? Why, or why not?