I would like to invite participants to post reviews of software and websites which they think might be useful in after-school programming/youthwork. This can be games, homework tools, social networking sites etc.
The reason why I am doing this is because I would like to have a space where we can draw on the distributed experience of youthworkers who have tried and tested (or think it would be good to test) these games/sites. This would also help to create a working-list of new software and games that we could submit to be approved to be used in Salvation Army after-school settings.
Don't post these reviews in this comments section, rather create a post - putting "Review: (Name of site/software) in the title. When someone has posted a new review, additional discussion on that particular review can take place in the comments section.
I would also suggest the following format:
1. Title (add a hyperlink to this).
2. Rating out of 10 (this would help for quick evaluation)
3. Identify the cost (even if free)
4. Add a link to where this could be purchased (if software) e.g. Best Buy, Amazon etc.
5. What type of resource this is (e.g. game, MMO, homework aid, literacy device, resource site etc.)
6. Offer a short description of what the site is about
7. Which demographic you think this would appeal to (age, gender, ethnicity - this might not be applicable with all sites/games/MMOs, but only if it is specifically targeting a particular group).
8. Benefits. In what ways does the site/game promote positive social and/or cognitive a/o emotional a/o moral a/o spiritual change/possibilities in at-risk youth?
9. Pitfalls. What concerns/weaknesses does the site/game present?
10. Add couple of photos (to illustrate how it looks)
You don't have to be a youthworker to do this, just someone who is interested in sharing ideas/materials that would be useful to helping at-risk children/teens through new media (Particularly computers with internet connections).
If you are not a contributing member of my blog, e-mail me and I'll send you an invite.
Steve
2 comments:
Hi,
I have a website dedicated to this sort of thing. It doesn't have the detail you suggest but I am hoping that users will comment on the differnt links, software, ideas etc and basically fill in all the detail.
the site is www.24things.com
Hi Josh,
Thanks so much for sharing this link - and for the time and energy you have invested into collecting relevant tech resources for youthworkers.
This is an incredibly valuable resource.
Steve
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