We should want students to become full Creaters and Makers of Technology
beyond texting and Facebook; we do not just want kids to interact with technology, but to create, to express their ideas and create media
(Kathleen's sidebar: and teach them how to do so responsibly, with a solid foundation in media literacy, where we the adults are clear about how to use media responsibly ourselves, how to successfully and accurately cite all that we use and then start teaching those skills to students.)
Mitch referenced Dan Pink's book 'Drive' and why rewarding creativity with money does not work. Here is a great link to a video on Dan Pink's book drive...it is a whiteboard session with Dan's voice over.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
Matt
Mitch also used the metaphor low floor, high ceiling and wide walls....meaning easy to use, ability to get more layed and complex, and usable by many students.
ReplyDeleteHe also used the term "remixing" to talk about altering and engaging with work already generated.
I wonder about the use of the word "create" in a virtual world. How is it defined? Is altering a photo creation?