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Educating the Digital Generation
Teachers, administrators, and program directors share their perspectives on how engagement with digital media is changing education.
Release Date: 5/27/2009
Running Time: 05:45
Video Credits
Produced and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Coordinating Producer
- Lauren Rosenfeld
Production Support
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Production Assistant
- Doug Keely
Senior Video Editor
- Karen Sutherland
- © 2009
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Glossary
Machinima: A term derived from machine and cinema that refers to filmmaking created through the real-time recording of computer games, virtual worlds, or any already existing three-dimensional digital environment or virtual world.
Podcast: One of a series of digital media files, usually audio or video, made available for download via Web syndication.
Sources: Twinity.com, Wikipedia.org
Discussion Questions
1. What are some of the key skills students learn by working with digital media?
2. What are the biggest challenges to using digital media in schools?
3. Do you see kids struggling with multitasking? How can we help kids with this?
4. Do you believe there is a participation gap in our schools?
5. How can digital-media projects change how we teach?

