▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Journal ▁of ▁Edu c ational ▁Technology . ▁She ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁of ▁today ▁are ▁requiring ▁a ▁new ▁system ▁of ▁education ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁techn ological ▁ways ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁learning ▁and ▁communic ating . ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁stating : ▁ ▁While ▁young ▁people ▁are ▁eng ross ed ▁with ▁technology ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁within ▁their ▁every day ▁lives , ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁communicate , ▁express ▁themselves ▁and ▁learn ▁in ▁novel ▁ways , ▁simply ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁i P ads , ▁or ▁providing ▁them ▁with ▁class room ▁sets ▁of ▁i P ods , ▁does ▁not ▁implicitly ▁mean ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁learning ▁education ally ▁benef icial ▁material . ▁I ▁put ▁forward ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁intr icate ▁and ▁fast - e vol ving ▁ways ▁that ▁young ▁people ▁eng age ▁with ▁these ▁techn ologies , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁educational ▁curr icul um ▁that ▁is ▁developed ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁themselves , ▁that ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁discuss ing ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁learning . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁Pel uso ' s ▁publications ▁in ▁journ als ▁on ▁educational ▁technology , ▁she ▁has ▁presented ▁views ▁on ▁iOS ▁techn ologies ▁( e . g . ▁i P ads ) ▁and ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁young ▁people ' s ▁lives ▁as ▁being ▁concurrent ▁with ▁the ▁parad ig ms ▁on ▁particip atory ▁cult ures ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁Henry ▁Jenkins . ▁Further , ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁quoted ▁in ▁various ▁ven ues