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Seattle Wins National Award for Puget SoundOff Youth Web ProjectThe City of Seattle has won an award from the Public Technology Institute (PTI) for best web and e-government services for the youth online civic engagement project, PugetSoundOff.org. This award recognizes the unique opportunity we're providing for online youth expression and civic engagement and the partnership between the City, Metrocenter YMCA, University of Washington Center for Communications and Civic Engagement, One Economy and others. Puget SoundOff provides area teens with a community networking and online engagement site, together with on the ground training in media literacy, cause related journalism and content development. Seattle youth organizations, including teams at Youth Media Institute, Rainier Vista Neighborhood House and Horn of Africa Services have led the use of the site developing online groups and posting video, blogs, photos and more. Thanks to the Seattle Youth Commission and the City's Citizens Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board for their help developing the project. The site also features Flash-based curriculum on web 2.0 and civic engagement as well as tips for online safety. Visit PTI for more information on the PTI competition and Puget SoundOff to see an array of blogs, video and images on what youth are "sounding off" about today! Puget SoundOff is currently running a contest calling on young people to design their own law. The contest runs through June . Rules of Public Computer Use
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The directory makes it easy to find appropriate programs and services. It lists
more than 160 sites in Seattle, King County and surrounding areas that offer
access and training. Centers are organized by geographic area and contain information
about programs, facilities, community served and availability.
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The City of Seattle provides free public wireless Internet service in Columbia City and the University District as well as four downtown parks (Occidental, Freeway, Steinbrueck and Westlake) as a pilot project. Free wifi is also provided at Seattle Public libraries and the Seattle Center Center House. Learn more about our Seattle Wi-Fi project. If you have questions or problems with service, you can email communitytechnology@seattle.gov or leave a message on our WiFi infoline at 684-8070.
See the results of a Technology Matching Fund Electronic Civic
Engagement project, which brought together limited English speaking elders
and youth in the International District to use pda's, community mapping, and
photojournalism as tools to raise voices and foster discussion about the current
status and future development needs of the neighborhood. Developed by the Internal
District Housing Alliance (IDHA) WILD program in partnership with Sustainable
Seattle and Photovoice.
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Vietnamese Visit our Free Access to Computers and the Internet page for locations & hours of public access sites near you. Stay Connected with Brainstorm, our e-zine Who's in our network? |
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