Messing+Around

=//**Messing Around**// =


 * **//"Youth are pursuing topics of personal interest."//**
 * using the computer
 * web searches, making connections, playing games, sharing of photos and videos, myspace and facebook, instant messaging
 * cell phones
 * texting, internet
 * gaming
 * wireless competition with others, online communities through gaming consoles
 * Taking ownership of already-existing content on the web.


 * //**Ways to apply to teaching**//
 * Get to know the students' "messing around" activities (perhaps through a class delicious account) and use them to make connections within the class.
 * Put assignments online with a student-accessible message-board for questions.
 * Assign an open ended assignment like: "become an expert on any topic you are interested in, and write something about it". The students can use their "messing around" activities for a purpose in school. This can lead to a lesson about selectively choosing appropriate websites for school research.