Henry Jenkins on New Media

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New media refers to new technological ways of communicating generally using digital resources that have come out in the late 20th century. Examples of new media include the internet, websites, computer games, etc. Henry Jenkins is the director of Comparative Media Studies at MIT College. Henry Jenkins continually studies media and maps it’s progression through our society. He obviously studies the different types of media sources and shares them among his students. He is qualified to discuss learning with new media because, for one, it is his job to know everything about it. Secondly, he has a classroom and students of his own that rely on his knowledge to educate them about the subject. Two key points that (Dr.) Jenkins makes in his video are that our schools are doubly failing and that teachers need to stop being frightened and willing to use technology in the classroom. I agree with Dr. Jenkins when he talks about our schools doubly failing, first when we don’t allow those students who are technological savvy outside the classroom to continue their growth in the classroom and secondly when we don’t provide a technological environment for those students who don’t have access to technology outside of the classroom. All students should have access to technology inside the classroom. I also agree with Dr. Jenkins when he asserts that teachers need to stop being scared to use technology in the classroom because they feel they might lose control of their classroom. These teachers need to be willing to admit that it is something new, but be willing to find help that is out there and use the technology.