digital media and young people

Here are some questions to discuss on Wednesday.

Digital Youth White Paper

1. What were the two main research questions?

2. How was the research conducted?

3. Discuss the 3 genres of participation:
Hanging out
Messing around
Geeking out

4. And the 3 other foci:
networked publics
peer-based learning
new media literacy


Why do youth (heart) social networks?

1. Why do they?

2. What are networked publics?

3. What are the 4 properties not typically present in face-to-face public life?

4. What is impression management?

5. What can we know by studying facebook and myspace profiles?