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Other areas where digital youth work can be used are social medias platform, discussions group as well as other digital platforms where young people can express art music, multimedia content etc..

As an organization, digital youth work can be implemented as part of trainning, creativity and engagement, community building and networking, evaluation etc..

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According to two more challenges when using digital tools I could say the experience on different programs as wellas on softwere. If you are not a well prepared worker on this field, you may be facing more difficulties.

Since the beginning I have been using online tools but now, after the pandemic even more. Here with the organisation, one of the most valuable aspect of digital tools is the time. You finish your task in less time than before, beside you have more time for your own tasks or organisation activities.

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When hearing digital youth work, the first thing that comes to my mind is the use of technologies and online platforms to engage, support, and empower young people. I think on online mentoring, virtual workshops, social media campaigns, digital storytelling, and the creation of online communities.

Personally, digital tools are quite familiar for me, even more after the pandemic, a situation in which we saw how important digital tools andtecnologies are. Sometimes I prefer to be online, depending on the day I can say is more comfortable. However, off-line is much better, as you have your own space as well as can be in contact with others. Finally, i can say that now at the Regional Volunteer Centre i am a digital youth worker.

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Notion:

An all-in-one workspace for organization, collaboration, and note-taking. Offers databases, wikis, boards, and more.

Key Features:

Flexible customization: Create databases for activities, resources, or reflections.

Collaborative editing: Teams can work on documents and projects together in real-time.

Rich media support: Embed images, videos, and other content for engaging presentations.

Youth Work Application:

Project management: Plan and track youth workshops, tasks, events, or ongoing programs.

Knowledge base: Build a centralized repository of resources, policies, and best practices.

Portfolio development: Help young people showcase their skills and experience with personalized pages.

Evaluation:

User-friendliness: Moderate learning curve, but extensive tutorials and templates ease onboarding.

Target audience: Adaptable for various age groups, but younger teens might need guidance. Free unlimited plan for students.

Data privacy: Robust security measures.

Benefits: Promotes organization, collaboration, and self-expression.

Google Workspace for Non-Profits

Overview:

Free and discounted plans: Offers a free Basic plan with essential tools like Gmail, Drive, and Meet, and discounted subscriptions for other plans.

Features: Includes professional email addresses with your domain, increased storage, video conferencing for up to 100 participants, security and management controls, and standard support.

Benefits for Youth Work: Streamlines communication and collaboration among staff and volunteers, facilitates online learning and workshops, enhances document sharing and project management, and provides secure storage for sensitive information.

Comprehensive tools: Covers essential communication, collaboration, and productivity needs.

Security and reliability: Google's infrastructure ensures data security and reliable service.

MIRO

Miro is a collaborative online whiteboard that provides a visual and interactive space for brainstorming, planning, and working together in real-time. It offers diverse features and templates, making it a potentially valuable tool for youth work programs.

I'm just starting to use it, but it's usefull for brainstorms and planning. It has a lot of templates. Very visual and intuitive.

I will further explore it.

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-TikTok: social media that allows to upload short videos. Easy to use, loved by teenagers. It's commonly used through a mobile phone application.

User friendly: intuitive and easy to use

Suitability: good for communication

Data privacy: there are many concerns about this point.

Potential benefit for YW: I find it interesting for engaging with teens, but due to data privacy concerns, I wouldn't use it.

Asana: project management software. It allows you to create tasks, assign them to your teammates, and so much more. Pretty intuitive and easy to use. It allows you to create templates

User friendly: it has a steep learning curve. The visuals are cute

Suitability: useful both for organizations and for participants (if a long project is involved).

Data privacy: it should be pretty solid. You can manage access levels inside the platform based on your needs

Potential benefit for YW: super-useful for project management and for introducing participants into productivity software

Miro: is a digital collaboration platform designed to facilitate remote and distributed team communication and project management.

User friendly: I didn't find it so intuitive. Sometimes, participants who doesn't know how Miro works can accidentally modify the board and mess everything

Suitability: useful for digital NFL

Data privacy: You can manage access levels inside the platform based on your needs

Potential benefit for YW: useful for facilitation and collaborative brainstorming/design sessions. Many possibilities and ready-made templates

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We don't have a clear policy about ethical considerations, apart that we comply with the general rules of not sharing any data of participants without consent ("privacy and safety"). For this matter, we try to keep updated with general regulations linked with data privacy and we have created templates to obtain consent to gather their data.

Also, regarding inclusion, we try to be sure that all participants are engaged, tackling specific problems in the digital world such as no videocamera on (so we ask them if they are there from time to time, or if they want to add something). We try to give time for people to answer by text when they can't talk, keeping in mind that it takes more time to write than to talk. I believe that these are small things that help in including everyone in a digital environment.

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As impact and benefits, for me the most relevant until now is the capacity of break geographical barriers, especially relevant for rural areas or individuals that have less resources (transportation and attending to some activities require a cost that not everyone can pay). This allow connections that otherwise could never happen.

As extra benefits, since usually youngsters are more updated about technology that older people, I believe that through digital youth work we can prepare youngster for being embassadors and leaders on digital skills, something that they can bring both to their personal life and professional life. Then, they can bring those competences and updated ways of work and collaborate to their companies or to their families.

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As a good practice, I participated (as participant :D) in an online Hackathon event under the RuYOU project.

The main tool that they used in the online Hackathon was Miro. They constructed a sort of "intellectual machine" to go from problem analysis to a structured idea that we had to present at the end. It was pretty interesting how it was made. I think that they used Design Thinking as inspiration.

I find it relevant also to note that the facilitators didn't explain completely how the platform was working, and the group "mentors" didn't know how to use it profoundly either, so at times it became messy.

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RuYouth is a project created so that young people can make proposals, create ideas and work on the future of Europe.

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As key components in my organization, I have used digital tools to carry out online meetings with brainstorming or research purposes (focus groups, questionnaires) to prepare projects together with youth. I used tools such as Google Meet or Google Forms (pretty simple software). I found it especially relevant because the youngsters that I worked with aren't together in the same city/region. However, I feel that I lacked the tools and structured activities to carry out this session. Also, we need to understand how to make our actions more compelling for youngsters. We have so much to learn yes!

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Discord: it is a platform designed for creating communities and having real-time conversations, you can write, because you can have text and voice channels. Also it can be used to share media, and like a "forum". - You can create rols/permissions to the members - You can have direct messages with a member, in private like PM. - You can request friendships to be able to communicate with them in private, so it take in consideration privacy. - There are small cooperative games, you it add +1 fun I think it can used with youth as a server where you can have different channels for formal/informal communication, also share documents with them, reach them in private, improve the communication and team building, all in the same space, which is also a very popular one with youth. You can use it for free! Sony Vegas: it is a digital tool (edition programme) to create video, editing content and create your own "movies". - It is very easy to learn to use it. - The result is very professional. - Too many tools inside, to add layers and everything. It is very common to ask young people in projects to edit their own movies, usually they do it in phones, but quality is not professional at all. With an edition programme like this, they can create videos with a high quality, and have fun in the process. It is not free but I can help in this matter, also, sometimes you can find it for less than 20 euros in Humble Bundle (legal version) and the money you pay go to charities. Mega: an online storage website (similar to drive) but only like a backup place to have your own documents, media... and share it with your friends. - A good alternative when you are running out of space! - Privacy 100% of the content, you choose how to share it, with who, with key or not. - The media content can be played in the online site, if you dont want to download. I believe you can have until 50gb for free (then you have to pay). It is a good place to share content with the youth, in the cloud, so if someone cant find a document, or they forgot their laptop, whatever, they can always find it in their folder online and share it with their friends.

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Trello, an online tool to organize the work for your NGO.

- Organized

- can be used for multiple projects

- allows many team members

- free with some more extras paid

user-friendliness: some tools could be better explained

suitability for the target audience: good to keep the team up to date and the information available

data privacy:you control who can access it

potential benefits for youth work: makes all the information available to all, eases up the communication

Notion, taking notes easily in a visual and table way

- clean design

- visual outputs

- AI

user-friendliness: very easy

suitability for the target audience: can be used easily

data privacy: can be shared or private

potential benefits for youth work: taking notes, create workflows or organizing tasks or notes.

Google Drive, sharing the content and organizing all documents in one place

- widely used

- many integrations

- easy to learn

- many users

user-friendliness:very easy, works as a desktop

suitability for the target audience:has a limit to 15 GB for free

data privacy: can be shared with whom we want

potential benefits for youth work: organizing documents, images or anything else needed

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We don't have a digital literacy/safety policy yet. However, we are slowly trying to build up our capacities to take advantage of digital tools while keeping safety, both for our organization and participants. I think that it's very important to keep updated and digitally literate.

I like to explore new tools and try them out to save time or enhance my work. But we don't do this systemically inside the organization yet.

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Extra benefits:

Technology advancements: DYW will benefit from the increment on investments in technology, opening up new futuristic possibilities, such as the use of the metaverse (Meta-youth exchanges :D)

Expansion of the networking possibilities: it allows to connect people that in other ways would very difficult

Extra challenges:

Distractions: it's easy to lose youngsters, and even yourselves when connected to digital devices

Technical problems: when depending on a device or software, if it ceases to work, you can't save the situation easily

The benefits for us have been especially reaching youngsters and attracting them to our activities.

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Hello! I am Marina and coming from Spain. Right now I am volunteering at the International Department of the Regional Volunter Centre here in Kielce (Poland).

I love travelling through the world and getting to know different cultures and languages. As a graduated student from International Relations, politics, laboral market and international studies are such a key point for me.

With this virtual training I expect to learn new tools for my day to day work, I hope they will be useful tips and with the ones I will acquire knowledge enough to improve my skills in a close future.

Looking forward to learning more and more through this training.

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I have not much to add, all the examples I can think of are there. Perhaps I would say that all these possibilities are all very well, but for some young people it can be too much to have so many impulses, and "facilities" of access, as well as online opportunities, and this produces the opposite effect. Maybe we should approach digital youth work as an addition to interpersonal work, otherwise we are in a way contributing to network addiction if everything can now be done online! This is somewhat counterproductive. As an organisation, keeping my community together is key, and by causalities it is in a virtual way. I also use a lot of "digital storytelling" that through creative and artistic forms, combined with social media, young people use this space to express themselves.

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Of course there is no security policy in my association... and there are people who don't even know how to use the whatsapp group properly! If we work online, it is to adapt to the needs of individuals in different locations. You think about these things when you work with young people, yes, because you try to educate them in some way, but when the work is between coworkers, adults... you don't think about these things, you adapt however you can to get the job done! I believe that as an individual who likes new technologies, whether I want to or not, I bring the digital era to my organization because "adapt or die".

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Some people are intimidated in a group, and do not dare to express themselves, but behind a screen they feel freer to express their ideas and collaborate in a group from their loneliness (?) Also using digital tools that optimize your time, help you to organize your work, are more visual... save a lot of time, because the computer does 75% of the work sometimes with its templates, designs etc. Perhaps a challenge is that not everyone in the team has the same knowledge or skills with digital tools, and that slows down their collaboration, not everyone is comfortable using a device. Since I am a person who is always traveling, I need to use these tools to communicate and work as a team from anywhere in the world, they have saved my life, and allow me to continue to manage my organization even if I am in another country. But at the same time something as easy as brainstorming! It doesn't come out the same spontaneously when you are with your work group, in person, giving feedback, than behind a screen sharing an online whiteboard, it's not the same!

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For me when we include the word digital in youth work it means that we are going to use new technologies, computer, mobile, apps.... get to work in a group through a screen, online. It is something common for me to use this kind of tools, and I recognize that it is necessary nowadays, and I use them 24/7, although I feel that they are not a substitute for face-to-face work, rather, an additive. Although I am comfortable using digital tools, I prefer to work with people in real life.

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When I first think of "digital youth work" I imagine a facilitator trying to carry out non-formal education activities through online platforms and using online tools. I'm not very familiar with it, but I don't feel uncomfortable trying to carry out activities with youngsters online. However, I prefer the offline version. I feel more connected with people when having them physically present. I would say that I'm not a digital youth worker, at least not yet 😅

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Hey oooh beautiful souls!

I'm Filipe! 🦄

I started my organization in December 2022 in my village Palmela, Portugal.

"Pó de Ser" is focused on arts, creativity and the exploring of the body, the mind and the human connection. We want to tackle topics such as mental health, sustainability and human rights.

I'm joining this group in order to discover new tools that can empower me and the people around me.

Digital transformation is something inevitable 🤖

I love acting, playing the piano, dancing, photography and being the weird guy 🌬️ and much more!

Fun fact: I participated in more than 50 Erasmus+ projects 🇪🇺

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Hi everyone!

I'm Oscar, from Galicia (Spain), and represent BreGal 💙 organization in which I write and manage Erasmus+ projects for youth.

I believe a more meaningfully interconnected European society will drive greater socioeconomic development for the EU. And technology, in many dimensions, is key to making these connections happen.

I expect to learn up-to-date tools that I could introduce in my work with youth, make new contacts, and have some fun!

Among other things, I enjoy reading, learning new things, having long conversations, and listening to techno music 💽🎚️💽

Looking forward to sharing time with you all!

Fun fact: I've been using the same picture for this purpose for the last 5 years :D

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Hi! My name is Sotiroula but since it's not easy to pronounce for everyone you can call me Soti. If is not too obvious yet until now, yes I am a people pleaser.

I am currently having my ESC volunteering with Kora as part of the communication team of the association and support of the farm. My love for nature and sustainability brought me here, in Italy as well as the desire to explore different places, interesting people, and good food. Until now, my expectations have been matched.

Looking forward to exploring new tools and learning from you all! :)

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Hi! My name is Diogo, I'm from Portugal and the founder of Poetry for All!

I'm a writer, a facilitator and project coordinator in my organisation.

But I'm also fun, love to travel, get lost in cities and nature, love to speak with new people and go deep in simple topics!

Looking forward to learn with you!

Até já!

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INSTRUCTIONS

a. Each of you should research and identify three digital tools or platforms that can be used in digital youth work. (Different to those that we have already discussed in the lesson previously)

b. For each tool, you should provide a brief description, key features, and explain how it can be applied in a youth work setting.

c. Then you should evaluate each tool based on criteria such as user-friendliness, suitability for the target audience, data privacy, and potential benefits for youth work.

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Hi, i'm Giulio and I work as ESC coordinator in Kora. Fun fact - you're very likely to spell my name wrong. I also do activism for different causes, mostly for the animals and for LGBT+ issues. From this course I expect to be surprised

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Hi! My name is Silvia, you can call me Sil :)

I am a project coordinator and youth worker, involved in different organizations, but basically as a rural lover I will promote my village association Fuentevieja, where I volunteer, I create Erasmus+ project and I boost the rural community and the youth of the region as much as I reasonably can.

I studied Political Sciences because I wanted to be the president of Spain... never! I used other tools to change the world.

I love watching tv shows, always in original version pls and thank you.

I look forward to learn new tools, make contacts and have so much fun here!!!

P.S - I am a hater of videos so it is not happening, sorry >.<

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Hi everyone! My name is Laura Dall'Omo and I am also part of the MyNGO team. In the project I am representing "Asociación Brújula Intercultural", the project's coordinator.

I have studied Advertising and Public Relations and I have been working, since 2016, in the field of European projects, after a European volunteering project in Hungary. I am a youth worker and projects coordinator and I am part of the pool of trainers of the Italian and Spanish National Agencies.

As you probably understand already I live in Burgos (Spain) but I am originally from Italy.

My expectation for this course is to test the platform, verify its usefulness and continue to discover together with you how important the work of youth workers in the digital environment can be and how it could be complementary to the presential work.

I am looking forward to seeing you all soon :)

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Please add your profile here, according to the assessment criteria:

- Add your name
- Profile picture
- video introducing yourself (optional)
- Organisation or job role
- Fun fact
- interests/hobbies
- Expectations for this course

See this example below for inspiration. (You can use, welcome board 1 or 2)

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do you as an organisation have a digital literacy/safety policy? Do you think about these things when working with online tools and young people? Or as an organisation are you missing some of these things? How do you as an organisation deal with digital literacy/safety? (ADD BELOW)

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what tools do you use that are missing from this list? What would you recommend to other organisations to help them? What are the best features of a tool that you like to use? What is the one online tool that you was an organisation couldn’t live without? (ADD BELOW)

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how do you as an organisation ensure that your work is ethical- this could be in the digital world or in the physical? What do you ensure when you work with young people in digital programs to ensure ethical practices? do you have a good example? (ADD BELOW)

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if you already use digital tools, how have they impacted you or young people? What benefits have you seen already? What benefits could you see for this approach? There are still many many more benefits for development than listed above. Can you name another four benefits to development for your young people? (ADD BELOW)

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what examples or case studies do you know from your country/area? Do you have a good practice that you would like to share? (ADD BELOW)

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what other areas do you use digital youth work for?What key components do you as an organisation use digital youth work/tools for? (ADD BELOW)

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can you think of two more benefits, and two more challenges that are not included here? Have you already experience using online tools? What have been the benefits to your organisation? What, if any, have been the challenges for your organisation? (ADD BELOW)

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what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the term digital youth work?  Is it something that you are familiar with? Is it something that scares you? Are you more comfortable off-line than online? Are you already a digital youth worker? (ADD BELOW)

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Hi everyone! My name is Ben Holland and I am part of the MyNGO team. In this project I am representing the organisation “Regional Volunteer Centre in Kielce, Poland.
http://centrumwolontariatu.eu/en/

I am a youth worker and trainer/facilitator and I’ve been involved in international programs for over 20 years. I’m originally from the UK, but I live in Lublin, Poland (2023 European Youth Capital) with my wife and two children. We also run an organisation in Lublin called Świat Rozpędu.
https://swiatrozpedu.org/

For my fun fact check out the video.

My expectations for this course are for you to start to think about what is a digital youth worker, to explore the MyNGO platform and to see how you can use it to help your work. With the pandemic and ever continuing advances in technology, we have seen how important digital youth work is and also a high priority for the EU and our organisations. We need to seek how we can embrace it and use it to not only aid our work, but also bring creative solutions for empowering the young people we work with.

I’m looking forward to seeing you and meeting you all soon and thank you for being part of this trial online course.

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Hi, welcome to this Padlet that we will use throughout the first week of the digital youth worker online course brought to you by the MyNGO team.

This Padlet will serve as a tool alongside the first introduction week of the virtual training course for digital youth worker.
This is a place for you to start adding your responses to certain prompts that you will find as you go through the lessons.

We will go through the process of the course the content and how it all works in a common online meeting facilitated through zoom.

How to use:

You can see at the top all the sections are named and under each of the section, as you can add the relevant information on the relevant parts as you work through the course.

This is an open Padlet only to those who are part of your course and you are the only ones with access. You can add an edit this Padlet. Try to ensure that you don’t delete other peoples inputs.

Please add your name to any posts so that we know who it’s come from and it helps the conversation. You can also ‘like’ any comments from other people - maybe something that you agree with or that you find helpful.

If you have any issues with this Padlet please contact your course leaders at info@myngo.eu

Thank you and I hope you enjoy using this as a good resource