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Exploring youth engagement in a digital age
Community for youth workers & other youth professionals exploring digital dimensions of their work. Sponsored by Practical Participation.
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Connecting to Young People Using Facebook
Hi All, I have designed a questionnaire to be answered by youth workers and other youth professionals currently working with young people in the pursuit of discovering more about how youth workers are connecting with young people using Facebook. The answers will be considered as part of an undergraduate dissertation I am currently undertaking at the University of Brighton.If you have 2 minutes (literally - it's very short) to give towards this I would be extremely grateful.--->…See More
Blog post by Adam Muirhead
Tamara Silicka updated their profile
Elle Dyson updated their profile
caroline hamlin liked Vanessa Rogers's event 'NEW Youth Work Training'
FREE - Your Workforce: Their Future at London, EC1R 0NA
March 1, 2012 from 10am to 3pm
Children's Workforce Development Council and Children England are delighted to be working together to support the voluntary and community sector that works with children and young people sector with this informative regional seminar.The seminar will focus on key areas identified as current workforce priorities within the sector:Working Together, Munro and integrated working - the implications for the VCSThe session will help colleagues and the sector to reflect on and amplify its current…See More
Sarah Amani might attend Tony Cisse's event
Adam Muirhead replied to Adam Muirhead's discussion 'Do young people connect to youth workers/projects using facebook for relational reasons or more for IAG?' in the group Social Media Surgery
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for the reply. The ethical issues surrounding SoMe and yp are really interesting - so interesting that I'm desperately trying to steer clear of becoming embroiled in that side of it too much although undoubtedly it…
Adam Muirhead replied to Adam Muirhead's discussion 'Do young people connect to youth workers/projects using facebook for relational reasons or more for IAG?' in the group Social Media Surgery
Hi Tim,
Thanks for replying. I'm really interested in what's working well and why using social media but with Facebook in particular - Why similar organisations will have varying degrees of success using fb, and what…
Caroline Henry-Evans commented on Tony Cisse's blog post 'Using Twitter to enhance your service and your professional practice - 1/2 day training'
I am tried to book this online but it will not let me on the 15billion website it states that the course is not running?
From the YWSN Project Blog
Blog retired
We finished and presented the NYA funded Youth Work and Social Networking report just under a year ago - and whilst this blog has been fairly quiet, lots has been going on to take forward some of the ideas from...Online interventions can change online behaviour
One of our suggestions in the Youth Work and Social Networking research was that youth workers who find young people to have risky or 'unsuitable' information on their Social Network Site profiles, or finding profiles where the privacy settings have...Opportunity Links: research presentation
I recently presented the findings of the Youth Work and Social Networking research at a conference organised by Opportunity Links. The presentation was videoed and at 20 minutes is probably the best brief overview of the research available to watch...danah boyd on 'online street workers'
danah boyd, whose work leads the field when it comes to understanding young people's interaction with and experiences of Social Network Sites has just shared on her blog an exploration of the Lori Drew online bullying case in the US...Voices from practice: how to get started with SNS in youth work...
Much of the learning for the Youth Work and Social Networking project cam from the fantastic work going on in Devon to pioneer and explore new approaches to online engagement with young people, driven forward by the brilliant Katie Bacon....Welcome to Youth Work Online
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Youth Work Online is a space where you can:
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- Join in in-depth discussions about working with young people and new technologies.
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Blog Posts
Connecting to Young People Using Facebook
Posted by Adam Muirhead on February 29, 2012 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Virtual Violence II - Progress and Challenges in the Fight against Cyberbullying
Posted by Tony Cisse on February 10, 2012 at 5:27pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
What if Facebook Timeline was read instead of your CV?
Posted by Tony Cisse on January 30, 2012 at 1:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Using Twitter to enhance your service and your professional practice - 1/2 day training
Posted by Tony Cisse on January 24, 2012 at 12:55pm 1 Comment 1 Like
How should youth councils & youth services use Facebook?
Posted by Tony Cisse on January 12, 2012 at 12:12pm 0 Comments 1 Like
What are your Youth Work and the Internet predictions for 2012?
Posted by Tim Davies on January 9, 2012 at 3:37pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Social Media Assistant vacancy
Posted by Michael Larbalestier on December 15, 2011 at 3:26pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Social Media Policy Guide from New South Wales, Australia
Posted by Tim Davies on December 15, 2011 at 2:53pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
FACEBOOK Security and investigations from both the US and EU.
Posted by Katie Bacon on December 1, 2011 at 10:57am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Asperger Teens
Posted by Tamara Silicka on November 23, 2011 at 2:16pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Forum
Calling for case studies: how are you using social networks in work with young people?
Started by Tim Davies in Youth Work and Social Networking. Last reply by Christopher Lewis 19 hours ago. 14 Replies 0 Likes
For the next part of the Youth Work and Social Networking research I'm hoping to put together a range of case studies on how youth services have engaged…Continue
Make Your Own Damn Culture: How Social Media Might Just Save The Art World
Started by Matthew Barnett in Open discussion. Last reply by DK Feb 11. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I'm not sure how relevant this may be to this particular forum, but I was recently asked to contribute to a discussion on the impact of social media on the arts and there are some thematic elements I…Continue
Tags: Identity, Networking, Cultural, Media, Social
The Berlin International Economic Conference
Started by ICD Academy in Month of Action Jan 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Call for Applications ****** Dear Friends and Colleagues,On behalf of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, we are writing to bring to your attention upcoming major program hosted by the ICD in…Continue
Social Networking the new Youth Worker?
Started by Scott Howland in Youth Work and Social Networking. Last reply by Scott Howland Dec 11, 2011. 2 Replies 1 Like
I look at facebook and see 1000's of young people every night engaged in conversations and topics online. I look at local youth clubs and see 6 young people. Its a no brainer! The WEB and SOCIAL…Continue
Tags: Youth Work, Social Networking
Facebook groups, ways forward
Started by Sam Punn in Youth Work and Social Networking. Last reply by Tom Gaskin Dec 6, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi everyone, First post here so hello!I work for a small local charity supporting young people. We have a local base but would like to offer online support at least countywide and possibly across the…Continue
The ICD Annual Academic Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2011 (Berlin, December 15th - 18th, 2011)
Started by ICD Academy in Month of Action Dec 1, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The ICD Annual Academic Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2011“Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations: New Actors, New Initiatives, New Targets”(Berlin, December 15th - 18th, 2011)…Continue
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