HENRY JENKINS ON NEW MEDIA

Henry Jenkins is the Director of Comparative Media Studies, MIT, and is qualified to discuss learning with New Media because his background is in this area and he is educated in the processes of New Media.

One of the key points he makes in this Video is that schools are shutting down the archives on the Internet, and this in turn is causing the students not to be able to access information that they may need for an assignment. An example of this is that the schools for the most part do not allow students to access “You Tube”. “You Tube” has so much essential information that students could use to do assignments, and without these capabilities of utilizing the information on “YouTube” their assignments may be missing important components, and in turn not being finished properly.

Another Key point Henry Jenkins makes in this Video is that students are learning a lot more about computers and how they work, and in turn they would like to have these experiences be a part of their learning in school and at home. But as parents and teachers we are not noticing or expecting what they have learned and this stifles their growth. We need to allow them to bring their knowledge into the classroom after all growth in learning is what it is all about.

I agree with these points, because to me if we do not expand on what our children are learning we are blocking them from learning even more.