About the Book

The book was envisioned by the late Professor Peter Lyman, one of the principal investigators on the three-year ethnographic project titled, Kids’ Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation of Innovative Knowledge Cultures. He hoped to get the latest research on kids’ digital media practices into the hands of educators. His vision was about initiating a conversation; he wanted classroom teachers to be included in a discussion around learning, literacy, and knowledge creation and sharing in the 21st century. Because Dr. Lyman wanted to spark a conversation, I felt the book needed to be a collaboration between sociologists, anthropologists, educators, counselors, students, and specialists in the areas of new media and learning. Twenty-eight contributors helped me write this book.

Also see:

• The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning site
• The MacArthur Foundation's Spotlight Blog on Digital Media and Learning
• MIT Press and the MacArthur Foundation
• Mimi Ito's Blog

Foreword	Glynda Hull (UC Berkeley)
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Contributors
Chapter 1	Understanding Youth and Digital Media Jessica K. Parker
Chapter 2	Hanging Out with Friends: MySpace, Facebook, and Other Networked Publics danah boyd and Jessica K. Parker
Chapter 3	YouTube: Creating, Connecting, and Learning Through Video Patricia G. Lange and Jessica K. Parker
Chapter 4	Wikipedia: The Online Encyclopedia Based on Collaborative Knowledge Jessica K. Parker
Chapter 5	Role-Paying: Writing and Performing Beyond the Classroom Becky Herr-Stephenson and Jessica K. Parker
Chapter 6	Virtual Worlds: Designing, Playing, and Learning Jessica K. Parker and Maryanne Berry
Chapter 7	Remix Culture: Digital Music and Video Remix, Opportunities for Creative Production Erin B. Reilly
Chapter 8	Conclusion Jessica K. Parker
Glossary
Index