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• support for creating and sharing creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby experienced participants pass along knowledge to novices.
• Affiliations Memberships, formal and informal, in online communities centered around various forms of media, such as Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, message boards, metagaming, or game clans.
• The participation gap The unequal access to the opportunities, experiences, skills, and knowledge that will prepare youths for full participation in the world of tomorrow.
• Circulations Shaping the flow of media, such as podcasting or blogging.
• Access to this participatory culture functions as a new form of the hidden curriculum, shaping which youths will succeed and which will be left behind as they enter school and the