How does reading Jenkins getting you thinking about the video differently than last week? What do you now “see”?
During the second time watching the video I saw that the creator was trying to portray how people in our generation stay connected. This generation is not one to wait around and use technology to share thoughts and creations. We are also not afraid to express ourselves through different forms of media, blogs, photos, or videos, and post them to public places for input from others.
Where and how do you see your assigned Jenkins terms in the Now Generation video?
The main term seen in the video deals with participatory culture because the creator developed a video and then uploaded it to Youtube, which allowed him to share with others. Uploading to Youtube also allowed complete strangers to comment on his video. Another term that can be seen is an affiliation, which in this case would be Youtube, because it acts as an online community which is centered around user submitted videos.
The basic goal of the article is to discuss the importance of media literacy and the participation of the youth in the participatory culture. Many people believe that schools are not placing a high enough importance of the participatory culture and that the youth are learning valuable skills in video games, books, and other place completely unrelated to school. The youth are participating in the contemporary culture through affiliations, expressions, collaborative problem-solving, and circulations. The stories Richardson, Lawver, Ross, and Meeter show that these skills learned from the sources outside of school are teaching them life skills that will be highly valued in the workplace and will help them succeed throughout life.
Recycled aluminum can tops which have been modified to resemble a “person.” The person who created this piece is a media creator because they created the piece and then uploaded the photo online for others to view.
As mentioned in the article learning and developing skills that deal with the participatory culture is important. This course is taking a step forward compared to many of the other courses offered. In this course students will be able to use different forms of media, such as blogging, in order to communicate and share ideas with the professor and other students. This course will also help the student grow as a media creator because all of the work that is submitted follows “loosely” formed guidelines which allow the student to get in touch with their creative side.