Digital Natives Go Wild

A 21st Century Afterschool Clubfor Brighton & Hove

A pitch to Brighton CItyCamp2

Digital Natives Go Wild!A 21st Century Afterschool ClubDigital natives The young people of today need our help:A 12-year-old doesnt know life without GoogleAn 8-year old doesnt know life without iphonesA 4-year old doesnt know life without ipadsA 21st Century Afterschool ClubOur vision:We want the digital natives in our city to be:Digital creators not just digital consumersPlaying safe online but learning to take risksSharing and learning as part of the digital creative community in the cityA 21st Century Afterschool ClubThe problemICT education is in limboICT skills are not linked to creativityIt is hard to change things from within schoolsTeachers, schools and the education authorities feel they are under attackParents dont know how to helpDigital exclusion creates inequalityThe solutionDigital Natives Go Wild!An afterschool club for the 21st CenturyDigital skills in a creative settingDigital creatives as volunteer learning agentsWhat to teachUse Raspberry Pi to programe a drum machineweekly/termly target or challenge eg codeyear.commake TV show/news items for local TV/community radio stationdrummingbuild a gamecodingonline magazinedigital [local] treasure huntaccessibility learning how to use computers with disabilitiesentrepreneurshipbuilding hardwarecomputer recyclingbuild appschild-generated ideasvideo-conferencing with international schoolslinks to existing currculum topics eg Egyptiansgraphics

Ideas generated by participants at CityCamp

Step 0.1: PrototypeWorkshop yesterday at CityCamp2Six children, 8-or-under + parents, other adults/volunteersOpen brief the children chose aliens90 minsNo structure = make some filmsPaper, pens, funSimple tech = 70p animation App

Step 0.1: Prototype

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http://bit.ly/ygFgthStep 1: Getting the model rightApril September pilot phaseTerm-time afterschool sessionsPrimary schoolsElm Grove + 3 schools in Brighton & HoveShowcase event in Brighton Digital FestivalBusiness plan Lots of questions to answerBusiness model, volunteers, workshopsLinks with health, education and business sectorsDigital literacy research [university interest]Step 1: Getting the model rightApril September 2012Costs4 SCHOOLS @ 10 WEEKSFacilitator (2 hours prep, 2 hours delivery, 20 p/hour = 80 p/session)Digital agent (2 hours delivery, 20 p/hour = 40 p/session)Materials + Refreshments + Venue hire CELEBRATION EVENT - DIGITAL FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER)EQUIPMENT: 5 x iPad2TOTAL COSTS 9,062

IncomeSESSION FEES3 kids on free school meals (B&H average 25%) p/session17 kids charged @ 7 p/sessionCELEBRATION EVENT (DIGITAL FESTIVAL)CITY CAMP BRIGHTON GRANT 5,000TOTAL INCOME 9,080

Step 2: Making it work at scaleMore primary schoolsResources + MaterialsDigital creatives volunteering schemeCommunity linksFathers NetworkBlack History/Brighton & Hove UntoldIntergenerational links

OutcomesHow the community gainsSocial inclusionDigital inclusionDigital literacy100 kids and their families in the next 12 months and growing rapidly

What the children learnActive brains/active bodiesInteractive learningFamily learningSocial interactionCollaborative skillsEntrepreneurshipTechnology skills

EqualitiesDigital inclusion as part of social inclusionFree school dinners B&H ave = 25%Social franchise/not for profitDisability/accessibility expertiseCommunity connectionsIntergenerational, family learningFathers project, boys literacyLight touch CPD for teachers

What next?Support from CityCampPlan sessions to start after EasterMore work on workshop contentMore work on volunteer networkVisit our websitewww.dnaclubs.wordpress.com