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All of our winners:
All of the entries for our Digital Divide competition were fascinating but out of these we have three 'winners'.
1. ALT-C Workshop Winners - "It's not for Girls"
James Clay and the Slam Virgins were the choice of the workshop participants for their funny take on gender and the digital divide "It's not for Girls". As you can see in the picture, they received a sought-after hand-knitted 'digital' dishcloth as a prize.
2. Web site voting winner - "Perpetual Divide" by Pile of Bodies
3. Organisers' Pick -Digital Divide = Digital Boxes by Living in a box.
Here you can get some idea of how the Workshop went - the introduction and creativity in progress.
What's this Wiki for?
This wiki is to support a distributed workshop based at ALT-C 2008 in Leeds, United Kingdom, developing our workshop Web 2.0 Slam, at last year's ALT-C 2007. It was a lot of fun for those there, and attracted a fair amount of attention. Why not read on and see how you can join in the fun? You don't have to attend the conference, we are looking for participants across the world.
Slam, vote, win!!
What's the Digital Divide?
The digital divide appears, at first glance, as a problem to be solved by the application of technology. Economic and employment opportunities can be a powerful motivator for ensuring that underserved populations have access to digital technologies. However, there are other opportunities: social, such as healthcare, employment, housing, and safety; and cultural, such as access to a global platform for diverse cultural expressions (Kvasny, 2005). Who can say if technology will deliver and which opportunities are most important? In this workshop, we aim to give a global platform to different perspectives on the digital divide, but we know our limitations.We are keen to explore different perspectives on the 'digital divide' by individuals and groups performing their ideas about the Digital Divide further details our ideas here.
What does all that mean?
If you, as an individual or small group, have got something to say about the Digital Divide between now and midnight Wednesday GMT 10 September 2008 check converter, then you can create a slam, publish it here, comment on slam pages.
Then you can vote for your favourite between 11 and 14 September (deadline midnight GMT). We will announce the winners here and by message to members on Monday 15 September. That means that people from around the world can join in, not just those coming to our workshop. You can run your own workshop, or create your own slam, maybe with your friends. More details on how you can participate, just stick to our few simple rules.
Firstly, the award given by viewers' votes
Secondly, the organisers will decide on their choice, paying close attention to What makes a good slam
All of the entries for our Digital Divide competition were fascinating but out of these we have three 'winners'.
1. ALT-C Workshop Winners - "It's not for Girls"
James Clay and the Slam Virgins were the choice of the workshop participants for their funny take on gender and the digital divide "It's not for Girls". As you can see in the picture, they received a sought-after hand-knitted 'digital' dishcloth as a prize.
Winner of Digital Dishcloth (It's for Boys) Award  |
2. Web site voting winner - "Perpetual Divide" by Pile of Bodies
| Despite the confusion over naming, "Perpetual Divide" was the winner voted by visitors to this site.*An excellent slam, in the Commoncraft style, that questioned the duality at the heart of the idea of a 'digital divide'. We are happy to award this slam the Voters' Choice badge that members of Pile of Bodies can proudly display on their web sites or blogs  * Actually they were joint top voted with "It's not for Girls" but we gave them the award by invoking the written Don't cry rule and the unwritten 'Share out the prizes' rule. |
3. Organisers' Pick -Digital Divide = Digital Boxes by Living in a box.
The organisers found this slam to be very clever and succinct, with a sting in the tail. Frances, Josie, Helen and Cristina are pleased to award Digital Divide = Digital Boxes the Organisers' Pick, a badge that members of Living in a box will be pleased to display on their web sites and blogs. |
Here you can get some idea of how the Workshop went - the introduction and creativity in progress.
What's this Wiki for?
This wiki is to support a distributed workshop based at ALT-C 2008 in Leeds, United Kingdom, developing our workshop Web 2.0 Slam, at last year's ALT-C 2007. It was a lot of fun for those there, and attracted a fair amount of attention. Why not read on and see how you can join in the fun? You don't have to attend the conference, we are looking for participants across the world.
Slam, vote, win!!
What's the Digital Divide?
The digital divide appears, at first glance, as a problem to be solved by the application of technology. Economic and employment opportunities can be a powerful motivator for ensuring that underserved populations have access to digital technologies. However, there are other opportunities: social, such as healthcare, employment, housing, and safety; and cultural, such as access to a global platform for diverse cultural expressions (Kvasny, 2005). Who can say if technology will deliver and which opportunities are most important? In this workshop, we aim to give a global platform to different perspectives on the digital divide, but we know our limitations.We are keen to explore different perspectives on the 'digital divide' by individuals and groups performing their ideas about the Digital Divide further details our ideas here.
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What does all that mean?
If you, as an individual or small group, have got something to say about the Digital Divide between now and midnight Wednesday GMT 10 September 2008 check converter, then you can create a slam, publish it here, comment on slam pages.
Then you can vote for your favourite between 11 and 14 September (deadline midnight GMT). We will announce the winners here and by message to members on Monday 15 September. That means that people from around the world can join in, not just those coming to our workshop. You can run your own workshop, or create your own slam, maybe with your friends. More details on how you can participate, just stick to our few simple rules.
We have two awards
Firstly, the award given by viewers' votes
Secondly, the organisers will decide on their choice, paying close attention to What makes a good slam
