{"id":985,"date":"2021-05-05T07:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T07:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/?page_id=985"},"modified":"2022-10-05T18:18:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:18:17","slug":"activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985","title":{"rendered":"activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"985\" class=\"elementor elementor-985\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e06f57 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e06f57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab46d80\" data-id=\"ab46d80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8041064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8041064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital inclusion: a matter of the design of activities<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3ef66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3ef66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor: Michele Di Paola\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683de3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"683de3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Article<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed79f77 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed79f77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21cb368\" data-id=\"21cb368\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f99fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81f99fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When talking about digital youth work, some people would immediately focus on the tools: which video conferencing app, which whiteboard etc. works better than the rest.<br \/><br \/>But when designing youth work activities, before choosing which exercise or game or dynamic you want to offer the group, you normally consider the overall aims, the general purposes and the content of the various sessions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70e092e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70e092e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b79bdb1\" data-id=\"b79bdb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6acde4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6acde4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTherefore, even when talking about online youth work, we would propose focussing on this aspect of activity design, bearing in mind what participants are likely to experience as a group, as a single person etc., and offering learning spaces where these experiences are enabled through inclusive interactions in multiple different ways.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b75f3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b75f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8090cd9\" data-id=\"8090cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342cd88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"342cd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will now provide some specific guidance on how your youth work activities can be designed to allow inclusive interactions in digital environments.<\/p><p>We have to keep in mind that these interactions will probably be fewer compared to in-person ones and that <strong>every space or connection has to be created, offered, considered from the beginning, in order to be at the disposal of our participants. For this reason, it would be good to plan the use of second screen spaces.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d88958 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d88958\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6596c1c\" data-id=\"6596c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f371179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f371179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This practice comes from the spontaneous idea of watching some tv or online show, and simultaneously commenting on it together on social media circuits (creating or following dedicated hashtags) or in closed groups (such as Telegram or WhatsApp).<br \/><br \/>Some more up-to-date tv shows already incorporate this interaction in their programmes, and many streaming platforms are now introducing the same system to their services, allowing their customers to watch and comment on streaming content together in smaller or bigger groups.<br \/><br \/>Therefore, we really should consider using second screen spaces when watching a movie together online, and learn from that experience how to generally incorporate this level of interaction into our digital activities, to allow for another kind of participation: such as that which might happen informally in-person, using body language, smiles, low voice jokes with your neighbor etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3979d2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"f3979d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/saltoyouth.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/ACTIVITYDESIGN_ipadiphone.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1430},&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;arriving_to_viewport&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed72c6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed72c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-689fce7\" data-id=\"689fce7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1061546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1061546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8654f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d8654f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As with everything in digital environments, this has to be planned and foreseen; it can be done in many ways, from using the internal chat function which many video call platforms offer, to setting up a dedicated space, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/brand-new\">Discord<\/a> platform. It is only at this stage, after deciding to incorporate this aspect, that one should wonder about the tools and choose the one which would facilitate most participation amongst participants, allowing all of them to be involved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c2816d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c2816d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f492d3e\" data-id=\"f492d3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f17cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f17cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More common \u2013 even if not dedicated \u2013 platforms could be used: a WhatsApp group or a Messenger chat would do, if nothing better is available. This would mean knowing in advance which devices our participants are using, what kind of connections they might have, and any kind of special needs connected with different abilities, which it might be necessary to take into account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3ab7c1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3ab7c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c98396c\" data-id=\"c98396c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95db457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95db457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn order to gather all this information, putting more energy and effort into the correct preparation and engagement of the group, for instance sending surveys in advance, or collating personal needs through specific activities, could really help with designing our activities in digital environments.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f98a5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f98a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8ecc40\" data-id=\"c8ecc40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc3838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc3838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asking about special needs in advance, for instance, could help you design interaction based not only on visual content, which is normally predominant in online environments, but to <strong>consider also including audio and listening-based activities, or to invite everybody to write and use textual interaction more, for instance through second screen spaces, as advised before.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2124bbb elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2124bbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeb6f4e\" data-id=\"eeb6f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3034b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3034b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the other hand, visual content could be used as a side support when text or spoken language does not meet every participant\u2019s needs: there are so many possible activities that are waiting to be explored, from using and asking to use background images with some creativity, to drawing something or taking pictures of some objects which participants selected and adjusted \u2013 painted \u2013 dressed up etc, and then use these drawings or pictures as personal avatars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8310f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"8c8310f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/saltoyouth.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/avatar.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1420},&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;arriving_to_viewport&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9103bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9103bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This could also allow participants who, for whatever reason, would not turn their cameras on while connected, a level of personal presence.<br \/><br \/>This can have a number of reasons, from not feeling comfortable sharing their personal appearance, to an unwillingness to show the room or house where they are, for instance to avoid comparison with other participants\u2019 houses, and so on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80cd070 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80cd070\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b1cbde\" data-id=\"7b1cbde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c0389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c0389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe should be open to it, and try to find ways of including participants with cameras turned off as well. Visual content-based interactions could help us with this.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f52e0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f52e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7073c\" data-id=\"8e7073c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4986f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4986f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In any case, the digital divide will have an impact on the potential inclusion of participants; research shows that about 10% of youngsters cannot properly connect to online activities. <strong>This is why we should always consider the digital divide when designing activities in online environments.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56bb1c3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56bb1c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31606e4\" data-id=\"31606e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7908203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7908203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeing all connected together in a plenary online room, in a grid of little boxes showing our faces, is not the only way to be part of an online activity, and surely not one of the most inclusive ways.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acf2d4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7acf2d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf877fe\" data-id=\"bf877fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d840b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d840b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTasks can be sent out in many ways: sending WhatsApp messages with links to online boards, where everybody could note down the results of their work, to be shared with others; or doing small group shared voice-calls (allowed by many smartphones and phone service providers), to explain and discuss the tasks.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-887a3ad elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"887a3ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50432be\" data-id=\"50432be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc86be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc86be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moreover, when not forced by a global pandemic, online activities are not intended to be online-only, so a group meeting in person can lead to some group activities to be carried out online, and then to more in- person meetings to share the results of this work, and so on.<\/p><p>Another possible way of tackling the digital divide is teaching and learning about the technologies allowing us to be online: repairing and reusing older computers or smartphones is either an environmentally-friendly attitude, a way of saving some money, or a very interesting field of possible youth work activities \u2013 <strong>the makers activities, where you can actually make, or re-make, some tools that you are going to use to access digital environments.<\/strong><\/p><p>Maker spaces are growing all over Europe, either as grassroots, self-managed services or as public spaces, sometimes directly connected to youth clubs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8e7c26 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8e7c26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-241014c\" data-id=\"241014c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71ab8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71ab8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Talking about the group, numbers are very relevant when designing online activities: it is better to go for smaller groups, up to a maximum of 15-20 people, and to include as many smaller group (3-4 people) activities as possible, to promote more direct interaction among participants. It would be good to have a team of 2-3 people, so that someone could always take care of the technical support and backstage preparations, while others are delivering the designed sessions to the group. You can also decide to have a digital facilitator in your team, and put him\/her in charge of all the technical aspects, but sharing roles and responsibilities could be a good example of everybody being responsible for what happens in digital environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-297af54 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"297af54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff2104e\" data-id=\"ff2104e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226f068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"226f068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Motion graphic of an alarm clock\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e82d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e82d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Timewise, it is clear that you cannot keep most of the youngsters (or anyone else) watching a screen for a long time: so in order to be more inclusive, <strong>your activities should last no more than 40-45 minutes of screen time, after which there should be a break inviting everybody to leave the screen, stand up, have a little walk around, in a word be back in their bodies for a while and take care of themselves, before getting back online. The whole activity should last no more than about 2 hours, then longer breaks or stopping for meals would be good.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d98d4c4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d98d4c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d07935\" data-id=\"0d07935\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fda20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5fda20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the author<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ccf59 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"14ccf59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MicheleDiPaola-300x300.png\" alt=\"Michele Di Paola\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichele Di Paola\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can find me hangin' out at the crossing of liberal arts and digital technologies. That's my spot, where I enjoy working, learning and having fun using all kinds of human experiences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital inclusion: a matter of the design of activities Author: Michele Di Paola Article When talking about digital youth work, some people would immediately focus on the tools: which video conferencing app, which whiteboard etc. works better than the rest. But when designing youth work activities, before choosing which exercise or game or dynamic you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-985","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>activities - Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"activities - Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Digital inclusion: a matter of the design of activities Author: Michele Di Paola Article When talking about digital youth work, some people would immediately focus on the tools: which video conferencing app, which whiteboard etc. works better than the rest. But when designing youth work activities, before choosing which exercise or game or dynamic you [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SALTOInclusionDiversity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-05T18:18:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@saltoinclusion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Salto Youth\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/saltoyouthinclusiondiversity\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SALTOInclusionDiversity\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saltoinclusion\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SALTO_Inclusion_Diversity_Blue_logo_RGB.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SALTO_Inclusion_Diversity_Blue_logo_RGB.png\",\"width\":924,\"height\":665,\"caption\":\"Salto Youth\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/\",\"name\":\"Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity\",\"description\":\"Inclusion and diversity in digital youth work\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985\",\"name\":\"activities - Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-05T07:23:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-05T18:18:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"activities\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"activities - Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"activities - Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity","og_description":"Digital inclusion: a matter of the design of activities Author: Michele Di Paola Article When talking about digital youth work, some people would immediately focus on the tools: which video conferencing app, which whiteboard etc. works better than the rest. But when designing youth work activities, before choosing which exercise or game or dynamic you [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985","og_site_name":"Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SALTOInclusionDiversity\/","article_modified_time":"2022-10-05T18:18:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@saltoinclusion","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#organization","name":"Salto Youth","url":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/saltoyouthinclusiondiversity\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SALTOInclusionDiversity\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/saltoinclusion"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SALTO_Inclusion_Diversity_Blue_logo_RGB.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SALTO_Inclusion_Diversity_Blue_logo_RGB.png","width":924,"height":665,"caption":"Salto Youth"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/","name":"Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity","description":"Inclusion and diversity in digital youth work","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/saltoyouth.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ALARM.gif"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#webpage","url":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985","name":"activities - Salto Youth Inclusion &amp; Diversity","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2021-05-05T07:23:32+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-05T18:18:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/?page_id=985#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"activities"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":89,"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584,"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/985\/revisions\/2584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}