Brief introduction to the Department of Play projects (http://www.departmentofplay.org/).

1. Fostering youth inclusion, participation and local civic engagement in the digital age Leo Burd Department of Play MIT Center for Future Civic Media April 13, 2011

3. http://www.departmentofplay.org/

4. Can technology help change this situation?

5. 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.

6. http://www.departmentofplay.org/

8. Community working group

9. Community working group Summer Institute 2010

11. organization of personally meaningful community events

18. Voip Drupal modules voip.module voip_directory.module voip_extensions.module voip_fields.module voip_voicemail.module voip_events.module voipcall.module callblast.module vote_registration.module voip_conference.module core useful specific voip_weather.module voip_voice.module voip_events.module voip_group.module voip_geocall.module voip_asterisk.module voiptwilio.module voip_freeswitch.module

20. (617) 652.0978 $script = new VoipScript(‘weather report); $script. addLabel('start'); $text = 'Local weather by phone. Please type your 5-digit zip code.'; $script->addGetInput($text, 5, 5, ‘’); $script->addSet("zip_code", "%input_digits"); $script->addGotoIf('invalid_zip', ‘^%input_digits == '" . VOIPCALL_NO_INPUT . "'"); $script->addSet("forecast_result", "^_voiptest_get_forecast(%zip_code)"); $script->addGotoIf('invalid_zip'), “^%forecast_result == NULL"); $script->addLabel('forecast'); $script->addSay("%forecast_result"); $script->addLabel('options'); $text = 'To repeat this report, press the star key. To restart, press the pound key.'; $script->addGetInput($text, 1, “”); $script->addGotoIf('forecast', "^%input_digits == '*'"); $script->addGotoIf('start', “^%input_digits == '#'"); $script->addSay("Invalid option selected. Please try again."); $script->addGoto('options'); $script->addLabel('invalid_zip'); $script->addSay("Invalid zip code received. Please try again."); $script->addGoto('start'); $script->addLabel('end call'); $script->addHangup();

22. GrassrootsMapping.org [email_address]

23. Grassroots Mapping

38. Youth Radio Network Portal New!!

39. VwaJen – Voices of Youth Haiti Under planning!!

40. Ongoing collaborations

43. " Two lessons I have learned: When it comes to learning and creative uses of technologies, children have more to teach adults than adults to children! When it comes to innovating for others, don’t guess what they want or do what they say : co-create what they—and you—will love once it is there! " Edith K. Ackermann (1) (1) Honorary Professor of Developmental Psychology, at the University of Aix-Marseille 1, France. Currently a Visiting Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Siena, Department of Communication

44. For additional information http://www.departmentofplay.org/ @deptofplay [email_address]