Category: The Young and the Digital

What Pokémon Go Tells Us About Our Media Future

July 28, 2016

By S. Craig Watkins Over the last few days, several people have asked me about the Pokémon Go phenomenon, especially friends who are not likely to play the game but are curious about why so many others have joined the crowd. In my own research, I’m constantly exploring how our engagement with digital media transforms…
What Schools are Really Blocking When They Block Social Media

January 26, 2012

Educators block social media because they believe it threatens the personal and emotional safety of their students, but they are missing opportunities to use these channels to promote learning.
Social Movements in the Age of Social Media: Participatory Politics in Egypt

February 18, 2011

How are Twitter and Facebook helping to encourage real-world action in Egypt and elsewhere?
Why Low Performing Schools Need Digital Media

January 11, 2011

Black and Latino youth are just as engaged with technology as their white, Asian, and more affluent counterparts. But how can educators use this engagement to foster learning?
S. Craig Watkins: Twitterball: Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Ochocinco and the Future of Sports

December 15, 2009

S. Craig Watkins looks at six ways in which social media is changing the business and culture of professional sports.

What Pokémon Go Tells Us About Our Media Future