Nichole Pinkard on Digital Literacy (Big Thinkers Series)
The founder of Chicago’s pioneering Digital Youth Network (DYN) describes how the organization empowers young people with critical digital literacy skills that make them academically and professionally competitive.
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More Edutopia Coverage on Nichole Pinkard and the Digital Youth Network:
- VIDEO: Digital Media Empower Youth
Both in the classroom and in after-school pods, students learn to become critical creators in Chicago's Digital Youth Network.
- ARTICLE: Kids Create -- and Critique on -- Social Networks
A digital-literacy program encourages kids to remake social networking in the image of learning by sharing, critiquing, and discussing their work on Remix World.
- VIDEO: Digital Youth Portrait: Jalen
In school, at home, and in the Digital Youth Network, middle school student Jalen thrives as an artist, animator, and digital-media creator.
Find more information on the Digital Youth Network website, or follow Digital Youth Network on Twitter.
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