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Digital Youth Portrait: Luis
This 18-year-old son of immigrants believes that digital technology is meant to be shared with his family and community. More to this story.
Release Date: 5/27/2009
Running Time: 08:15
Video Credits
Produced and Directed by
- Carl Bidleman
Coordinating Producer
- Lauren Rosenfeld
Editor
- Steve Jensen
Camera Crew
- Lyle Morgan
- Jesse Nordhausen
- Ted Cutler
Production Support
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Production Assistant
- Doug Keely
Original Music
- Ed Bogas
Senior Video Editor
- Karen Sutherland
Executive Producer
- Ken Ellis
- © 2009
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Glossary
Lego Robotics: A line of Lego kits used to explore robotics, mechanical systems, electronics, and programming.
Geographic information system (GIS): A system that integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
Sources: Wikipedia.org, GIS.com
Discussion Questions
1. Is Luis typical of kids in your community? Why, or why not?
2. Luis has a demanding academic schedule but still spends a lot of time online and with community service. Do these activities complement each other? Or do you think he is overextending himself?
3. How is Luis using technology to improve the lives of his family members?
4. How does the Tech Wizards program empower students?
5. How do you think the Lego Robotics program benefits Luis and the kids he works with?
This was a great video and 4-H it seems, is just doing what they have always done, and that it to help expand the education of our youth. I participated in 4-H when I very young and at the time it's focus was agricultural. It was only natural that 4-H would jump into the high speed communication age and good for them. I am sure that many children like Luis will benefit and thanks for targeting the Hispanic youth.
Answer to question 1. Yes Luis is typical of the children in my community but the families lack the resources to purchase a computer. 2. I feel that they compliment each other and helps to teach him how to multitask. 3. Luis's mother who only speaks spanish has Luis there to help guide her through the process of paying bills and doing one of her's and what many more Hispanic mothers love to do, and that is to watch Novelas. 4. Tech Wizard helps students like Luis by expanding their knowledge and opportunities to higher education. 5. The Lego Robotics helps the children become creative and work out ideas as well as see the possibilities.