Youth Workers that can be Replaced by Machines Should Be!

September 2nd, 2008 by mas | Filed under Innovation & Technology.

I borrowed the title from Arthur C Clarke as quoted in this presentation. If you’re interested in the use of technology with children and young people this film is fascinating. The first couple of minutes, less so, but watch on and see what happens when you stick a computer in a wall and leave it for a few months for children living in poverty to play with!

Also very interesting is the idea of one computer for many children being beneficial - rather than what I think most of us would expect - one computer per user. Lots in here to give thoughts for anyone involved in supporting young people to understand and use technology - and examples of peer education in its purest form.