pathways for children youth & families slideshare
DESCRIPTION
An outline of my presentation to the Pathways for Children Youth and Families organization in York Region.TRANSCRIPT
Presented by Social Media Tools2009/05/14
Board Planning RetreatMay 30th, 2009
PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN YOUTH & FAMILIES
Introductions• Brent MacKinnon• Social Media Tools
Youth Work • My Experiences/Practice • Youth – digital literacy/research
Trends • Youth; Organizations; Workers• Across spectrum & Groundswell
What to Do? • Service & Practice• Leadership & Partnering
BRENT – MY PATH
Youth Programs Community Work Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS FOR WORK & LEARNING
Web Site Design & Development
Social Media Strategy to
engage audiences
Social Media Tools that Meet Mission & Goals
Listen, Learn, Adapt, Measure
USING SOCIAL MEDIA Community Resource &
Learning Room • Blogs & WikisYouth Community Mapping Program • Blog, Wiki
Streetjibe, a learning community project • Blog, Wiki
Youth Mental Health Working Group wiki TAMI • WikiNational Mental
Health Day • DVD Movie
USING SOCIAL MEDIA
Harm Reduction Coalition of York Region
•Wiki
PhotoVoice Project VoiceThread
•Community Voices
Directions – Service Collaboration Map
•Wiki
Housing Outreach Transitional Support Network
•Ning Network
The Recovering Play •DVD Movie
YOUTH – SOCIAL TECH RESEARCH
• Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out: Living and Learning with New Media
• Social Networking Bridges the Digital Divide University of Minnesota
• Teenage Life Online – PEW Internet• Digital Myths – Multi Generational Learning
Brandon Hall Research• Laidlaw Foundation – Youth Engagement
YORK REGION TRENDS
Disconnect is growing Data and Research Gap;
Disruptiveness and Complexity Increases
Digital Literacy – widening divide
Poverty and Homelessness
Population aging/ newcomers/ increase
DISCONNECT
Resiliency Framework
Opportunities
Caring Relationships
High Expectations
DISCONNECT - WORKERS & ORGANIZATIONS
The disconnect is
as pronounced with staff & organizations as is it is with
youth.
We truly are in the same
“canoe” going over
the proverbial
falls.
PROMISING OPPORTUNITIESCommunity
Capacity Building Model
Knowledge Creation & Sharing
Cloud Organizations & Cloud Workers
Social Network Enterprises
Resiliency, Asset, Positive Youth Development
Innovation & Collaboration
THE GROUNDSWELLPEOPLE
OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES
TOOLS
POST
OPPORTUNITIES
Using Social Media as a “bridging” strategy/tool – webinar on multi-media & youth programs
Meeting the Needs of Ontario’s Youth Ontario Trillium Foundation
LINKS & RESOURCES
Streetjibe Learning Community
The Networked Student
Digital Divide – Digital InclusionToronto
Youth Action Network
Cloud Worker – a new career pathCloud
Organizations
ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS
• Social Media Tools for Work & Learning• Brent MacKinnon• www.socialmediatools.ca
ABOUT IAUTOMATE
• iAutomate• Alain Hurtubise• Services
– Consulting, Development and Web Services• www.iAutomate.ca