3 questions:

• What would you add to your community to make it better by 2020?
• What would you remove from your community to make it better by 2020?
• What is unexpected about your community when seeing it from above?

This workshop, based on the traditional game "pin the tail on the donkey," by utilizing a virtual map of New York projected on to a large corkboard. Students will be able to physically pin elements on to the map, which show the additions in real-time, in addition to removing items that are unnecessary and that they believe will make the community better.

The participants will have the opportunity to explain what they've added or removed and the reasoning behind it to a video camera set up next to the map. Once completed, the videos and voices of the participants will be mashed together with visualization of the changed virtual map, to illustrate what the participants would like to see their community look like in 2020.

NOTE: This system is only available for us by students of the NYC Public School System

NYC Department of Education

The Office of School and Youth Development is excited to present Future Now: NYC Digital Storybook.

Schools and community partners worked with students at 21st Century Community Learning Centers to
participate in this citywide youth video project. Students were encouraged to showcase their after
school talent to address the themes of school, community and dreams.

Digital Democracy

Access to mobile phones and the Internet is dramatically increasing around world. How can these tools be harnessed for positive social change?

Digital Democracy is a non-profit organization using digital technologies to empower civic engagement. We work with local partners to develop tools that help community organizations promote human rights and build local capacity. Emphasizing the need for new media literacy, we prepare youth and communities with the tools they need to be informed and engaged citizens in the 21st century.

Digital Democracy's programming promotes communication, education and participation around the world. To learn more about our programming on digital literacy, please visit our website.