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The London Conference on Cyberspace
Started this discussion. Last reply by DK Nov 16, 2011. 4 Replies 1 Like
Four young people for the National Deaf Children's Society attended the interactive Youth Forum at london cyberspace #ldncyberyouth with 21 other young people. The event was being facilitated by…Continue
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Lucy read replied to Tim Davies's discussion Calling for case studies: how are you using social networks in work with young people?"Hi Tim,
Hope the new course is going well.
I work for the National Deaf Children's Society and we use social media to engage deaf children and young people. Social Media is wonderful why because it allows everyone who engages with…"
Lucy read liked Tony Cisse's blog post Are you interested in finding new ways for digital technology to support young people's mental health and wellbeing?
DK replied to Lucy read's discussion The London Conference on Cyberspace"Was humbled and honoured :-)"
Shilpa Belliappa replied to Lucy read's discussion The London Conference on Cyberspace"Great to hear you and see you there (via skype) DK...
'Melt their brains' became the mission for the day!"
Lucy read replied to Lucy read's discussion The London Conference on Cyberspace"I was present when you spoke to the young people. Our young people thought you were very insightful. Loved the melt their brains analogy.
Thanks for taking the time out"
DK replied to Lucy read's discussion The London Conference on Cyberspace"Great insights on the barriers and challenges facing hearing impaired and deaf peoples' use of the web - I also contributed to the conference but from the other side of the planet (I'm currently based in Christchurch, NZ) - was…"
Lucy read posted a discussionThe London Conference on Cyberspace
Four young people for the National Deaf Children's Society attended the interactive Youth Forum at london cyberspace #ldncyberyouth with 21 other young people. The event was being facilitated by NSPCC.The event gave young people an opportunity to share their hopes, ideas and wants for the future of cyberspace. Covering topics:*The future of Technology and Development opportunities*Economic growth and development*Child SafetyYoung people spoke about the need for a web safety check for young…See More
Lucy read left a comment for Laura Higgins"Hi Laura, I would be interested to discuss safeguarding deaf
Children and young people on the net. Check out our website for young
People at www.buzz.org.uk
Lucy"
Lucy read joined Dave Briggs's group
Social Media Surgery
The online version of the unconference place for advice and guidance on using social media to engage with young people. NOT a clinic!
Lucy read joined Steven Flower's group
Promoting Positive Activities
Interested in the PPA agenda? Want to get beyond websites and leaflets? Or - want a website and a leaflet?? Plings is about exploring this issue and finding creative, practical and appropriate ways to collect, collate and distribute.See More
Lucy read joined Tim Davies's group
Researching Youth Engagement in a Digital Age
For anyone involved in research around young people, youth work and social technology.
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- Blog or website (if you've got a blog or website put the address in here)
- http://www.buzz.org.uk
- Brief bio: tell us a few facts about you & your interest in digital aspects of work with young people
- I have over 15 years experience in participation working with children and young people 8-18years. I am a founding member of UKYP and Participation Works. I am Head of Children and Young People's Partcipation at the National Deaf Children's Society working with deaf children and young people.
Social Media is a great way to engage young peole who struggle with literacy and engaging in partcipation activities. I worked with young people over the course of a year to create and develop the Buzz a website for deaf yp 8-18 years the first national website for deaf cyp nationally.
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Level 3 Award in Youth Work Practice
February 5, 2013 at 6pm to July 2, 2013 at 9pm – Old Street
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Ryan Glynn commented on Daniel Källén Vidman's blog post Archipelago youth work"Very very interesting, I like and work on the Isle of Wight, This has had a few issues in relation to the youth work issues. Professional boundaries are difficult but essential to reinforce bu 'im your friendly youth worker not your…"
ICD Academy posted discussionsSymposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Latin America “The Colors of Latin America: Preserving Traditional Arts & Heritage in a Multicultural World” (Berlin; August 14th - 16th, 2013)
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the EU “Sustainable Economic Growth, Further Integration and Common Identity: Moving towards a European Consensus” (Brussels; July 3rd - 5th, 2013
The Art as Cultural Diplomacy Conference: A Forum for Young Leaders (ACD) “Contemporary International Dialogue: Art-based Developments and Culture Shared between Nations” London; August 21st - 26th,
"Hi Tony,
Thanks for that; your youthworktoolbox website looks useful, particularly the podcasts.
We're looking at going with Mailchimp as it's very user-friendly and very much integrated with social media which is a major plus.
I might…"
Tony Brown replied to Mildred Talabi's discussion Email marketing - how do you do yours?"Hi Mildred.
I currently use Awebber for my email campaigns.
It's a paid service, but after my research, it seemed to be the best option for me.
I also have a mail chimp account, but I have never used it.
Awebber was not too difficult to set…"
Shane Baker posted a discussionSurvey for children and young people... Please share...
Please could everyone share this survey with 8 to 19 year olds.The research is exploring children and young peoples views on e-Safety, so great opportunity to get them thinking about staying safe online. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9QH8RB2Much appreciate any support and I am happy to share the results in June should anybody like to have a read :)See More
Dee Paul Gibson posted an eventOur place our base at Live.ourplaceourbase.org
May 7, 2013 all day
We will be having a live blog where all youth workers can come on and discuss youth work online
Katie Bacon posted a status"Apologies for the disruption to the forum, lost a credit card and forgot to update the details."
Kate Reed posted an eventFree training day for youth workers on Understanding Group Work at YMCA George Williams College
May 21, 2013 from 10am to 5pm
YMCA George Williams College is offering a free training day on ‘Understanding Group Work’ for professionals and volunteers working with young people. The day will encourage you to think about different approaches to group work as well as providing practical activities that you can take away and use with young people. Topics to be covered include: Team buildingGroup rolesUnderstanding conflictUsing discussionLeadershipTo book your free place, please contact Naomi Stanton…See More
Tony Cisse posted an event
Using Creative Assessment Tools for Practitioners at Attlee Youth & Community Centre, London E1
April 11, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm
BackgroundOne of the challenges of assessment processes with young people is how to secure their involvement and active participation. Only too often assessment can become something that is ‘done’ to young people (or a form that needs to be filled in), rather than a dynamic process that puts them at the centre, something theyare involved with and have some ownership over. The assessment tools called ‘CAF Cards’ and ‘Road Sign Cards’ have been developed with young people to work with the…See More
Helen Miller commented on Tim Davies's blog post Youth Workers exploring Youth Work in 21st Century - Virtual Conference"My apologies for commenting some 4 months after this event happened, I really don't get onto this site as often as I should! This was the first (hopefully there will be many more) online youth work student conference, and it was a bit of a have…"
Helen Miller left a comment for Matt Bamford-Bowes"Just had a quick glance at the web page, looks like a great project - cant believe I'm only just discovering it!"
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