Using Data to Engage Youth in their Neighborhoods

Using Data to Engage Youth in their Neighborhoods Leo Burd & Danielle Martin Department of Play MIT Center for Civic Media & Intel Computer Clubhouse Network January 27, 2012 - MetroBoston Data Common Data Day

Session Goals
Present facilitation framework for youth engagement and participation
Review case studies of technology tools developed in community settings
Hands-on, co-design activity
Discuss next steps for taking it back to your projects
Provide references to existing frameworks, resources & tools

Icebreaker What’s in your pocket? Lay out every tool in your pocket or bag that you could use to engage youth in a community setting?

How can technology foster youth empowerment ?

action-research life cycle

Although existing technologies could be used to foster youth inclusion, participation and local civic engagement, most tools are either too complex or lack appropriate functionality for the task.

http://www.departmentofplay.org/

We aim to develop an easy-to-use, open-source digital toolkit with corresponding curricula and pedagogical guidance to help young people:
Capture neighborhood knowledge by taking photographs, measuring distances, collecting data, recording interviews and constructing local maps
Represent and share local information as “spatial narratives” integrating digital media in an online platform
Organize civic engagement initiatives through an advocacy forum for children and adolescents to reflect, share, and act critically in their local communities.
Goals

Community working group

Examples of technology tools for youth voice & activism
Balloon mapping
Phone based audio blogs and tours
Youth-designed mobile apps

GrassrootsMapping.org [email_address]

Grassroots Mapping

My City, My Future

organization of personally meaningful community events

VoIP Drupal is…
A software platform that facilitates the construction of Drupal sites that literally pick-up the phone, make calls, record messages, send and receive text messages, run voice polls, and more .

VoIP Drupal modules

Potential VoIP Drupal applications
Go Out to Vote campaigns
2-1-1 and 3-1-1 hotlines
Phone-based community surveys
PTA and other meeting reminders
Story recording / playback
Group voicemail
Audio speed dating services
Language training
Audio tours
Adventure games
Interactive community radio programs
Emergency announcements
And much more!

Ongoing collaborations

Android App Inventor MIT Center for Mobile Learning

Android App Inventor - Design

Programming

GO! App for That?
Form small group – put yourself in youth mindset
Identify a local challenge in your neighborhood
Identify existing resources, including data or existing ways to gather data
Brainstorm platforms, functionality, and features
Mock up your app idea interface design
Elevator pitch – present your app idea in 1 minute!
Activity adapted from the Applications for Good App Workshop 2011 http://applicationsforgood.org/app-workshop-template /

Define your Challenge: Needs & User Story Need User Story Based on general categories such as health, employment, education, financial literacy, and fun describe some specific needs in your local area
Describe an actual person, getting specific around demographics, housing, resources.
A description of daily experiences
A description of specific difficulties.

Choose from App Features and Functionality Menu Phone Type Functionality Basic voice, camera, text message Feature email, send photo, may have full keyboard, some apps Smart gps, accelerometer, apps, maps, wifi, hotspot, voice to text etc.

Things to keep in mind to facilitate youth engagement
Put tools into hands of youth right away!
Interest-based, youth-led learning
Start from needs and audience identification, then choose a technology tool
Co-design
Partner with existing youth groups and bring resources, innovations and technology tools to them

For additional information http://www.departmentofplay.org/ @deptofplay [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] http://departmentofplay.org/Using+Data+to+Engage+Youth+in+their+Neighborhoods

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