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Tech in Youth & After School Programs: Tools & Practical Skills

Tech in Youth & After School Programs: Tools & Practical Skills. Liza Cagua March 6, 2004. Workshop Agenda. What is TechMission? Why include computers in a youth or after school program? Ways to incorporate tech Cheap must-have programs Useful Online Resources Other key resources.

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Tech in Youth & After School Programs: Tools & Practical Skills

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  1. Tech in Youth & After School Programs: Tools & Practical Skills Liza Cagua March 6, 2004

  2. Workshop Agenda • What is TechMission? • Why include computers in a youth or after school program? • Ways to incorporate tech • Cheap must-have programs • Useful Online Resources • Other key resources

  3. TechMission, Inc. • Mission: to support Christian Community Computer Centers across the world as they address the digital divide by providing computer skills to make a living and a spiritual foundation to make a life. • Two primary initiatives: • Association of Christian Community Computer Centers (AC4) • TechMission Boston

  4. Association of Christian Community Computer Centers (AC4) • TechMission’s national initiative • Goals: • To support and promote the use of computers and technology in Christian outreach ministries • To partner with national organizations to support Christian computer centers and tech ministries • Membership Benefits • Training • Resources • Community • Consulting

  5. TechMission Boston • First Regional initiative • Goals • Support tech-based initiatives in after school sites, teen programs and computer centers • Ways we offer support • Provide staff • Recruiting and training of volunteers • Computer equipment • Provide program models and curriculum

  6. Why include computers in youth and after-school programs? • To encourage youth to find their gifts • To encourage opportunity for self-expression and action • To bridge cultural barriers and build relationships with youth around their interests • To give youth skills necessary in later education and careers and improve their academic enrichment • To get youth excited about technology not as entertainment but as recreation

  7. Ways to incorporate tech • Use the World Wide Web as the resource it was meant to be • Tech segment to inform a lesson • Individual lessons (one-shot times) • Project-based curriculum (several days of material) • Encouraging use of Online tools

  8. Searching on the WWW • For you • http://www.google.com (general) • http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm (lessons w/arts) • http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html (make your own puzzles…) • For youth • http://www.ajkids.com/

  9. Using tech to inform • Generally, anything on the WWW • Science sites • History sites – especially that not covered by school curriculum • Classical music: http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/instrumentlab/index.html • Current events

  10. Individual Lessons • Ideas on www.techmission.org • One-class projects • Creating a calendar • a self-portrait… • Presentation • http://youth.net/ • MANY more– www.youthlearn.org

  11. Project-based curriculum • Multimedia • Digital video • Digital photography • Voice documentaries (storytelling) • Digital audio/ music mixing • Possible resource: http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/curr_main.htm

  12. Online Tools!! • Homework help (offered by many regional public libraries) • http://www.bpl.org/electronic/homework.htm • Specialist in achievement tests: • www.testu.com • www.princetonreview.com • College preparation and future planning: • http://www.myroad.com • Educational games: • http://www.eduplace.com/kids/

  13. Cheap must-haves • Check out: http://www.techmission.org/resources/software.html • Graphics viewer: http:///www.irfanview.com • Google toolbar (easy searches, blocks pop-ups) http://www.google.com/options/ • Program downloads: http://www.tucows.com • Office suite: http://www.openoffice.org/ if you can’t get MS Office from TechSoup • PDF reader: http://www.adobe.com • Get on the Youth Learn email list!

  14. Other key resources • Using a digital camera: http://www.shortcourses.com/using/index.htm • Doing digital video projects: http://www.camas.wednet.edu/chs/netlinks/tech/video.html

  15. Hip-Hop eJay – digital music mixing KidPix – drawing software, esp. useful with younger kids Jumpstart – educational games for various grade levels Encarta Africana – encyclopedia of African-American history Studio DV – basic video editing for PCs (similar to Mac’s iMovie) Flash, Photoshop, FrontPage – useful for web design and digital art projects Useful Resources: Software

  16. Useful Resources: Lesson and Project Ideas • Youth Learn Lesson Plans in Technology • freely available on-line at http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/ • The Youth Learn Guide • Costs $19.95 if you join their e-mail list • AC4 Youth Technology Resources and Lesson Plans • Freely available on-line at http://www.techmission.org/curricula/youth_resources.html

  17. Sites for Youth Ministers • http://www.techmission.org • http://www.compassionworks.compassion.com • http://www.youthbuilders.com • http://www.uywi.org • http://www.reach-out.org • http://www.funattic.com • http://www.christianpromote.com • http://www.youthpastor.com

  18. TechMission, Inc. www.techmission.org Liza Adriana Cagua - Tel. (617) 282-9798 Ext. 1# liza@techmission.org 670 Washington St Boston, MA 02124

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