Reflections #9

After reading the article on participatory culture, it was really interesting to see how it correlated with pop culture. The participatory culture is composed of the same component a pop culture- media influences. One of the drawbacks of this participatory culture is the gap that it produces for some of its participants. May the popular culture (participatory culture) is not so popular. What happens to the students who do not have access to this media technology? How do these students compete with privileged students who have access to this knowledge. How do teachers design instruction to meet the needs of all learners without oppressing the already disadvantage learners? These are additional issues we have to consider when discussing participatory culture.