Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Journal 10

Journal 10: Helping Students Express Their Passion
Mann, Michelle. "Helping Students Express Their Passion." Learning and Leading. N.p., March/April 2011. Web. 13 Apr 2011. http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/.
This article focuses on AYV, Adobe Youth Voices which is a global education program sponsored by the Adobe Foundation. The main focus of this site is to teach teeenagers how to properly use digital media through sharing ideas on social issues that they are interested in. the goal of this educational program is to spark dialouge for change around the world by attracting the energy and interests of the younger minds in todays world. by doing this, the foundation is able to influence and mold the young minds in a positive way. Educators and policy makers are finding a similar problem throughout the world when trying to fufill these goals. Figuring out how to improve the quality of secondary education has been Adobe Youth Voices main issue that they seek to improve. A lot of public discussion focuses on student and teacher importance, as AYV has come to the conclusion that young adults are driven by technology. This is the foundations key to attracting youth. By basing their global education program off new digital age technology, Adobe is able to work closely with educators and their community to come up with ways to empower and motivate students using technology. One of the ways Adobe Youth Voices is trying to achieve this is by assisting educators in using this new digital world in their teachings. This shows educators how to teach kids in ways they want to learn.

Do you think that certain methods of technology can help motivate and inspire student learning?
Yes! By giving students options and letting them dive into subjects they like, then they actually want to learn and they will want to become actively engaged inside the classroom and in their own communities.
Do you feel that the right applications of technology can help inspire students?
Who else benefits from AYV? Educators, parents and those interested in their surrounding communites. By encouraging these types of media based collaborative learning, AYV is helping all parties interested develop lesson plans and unique methods of instruction to get people involved and better understand the world.

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