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The Computer Clubhouse:
Constructionism and Creativity in Youth Communities

So much of the social life of young people has moved online and participation in the digital public has become an essential part of youth identities. The Computer Clubhouse makes an important contribution not just in local urban communities but also as a model for after-school learning environments globally.

This book showcases research by scholars and evaluators that have documented and analyzed the international Computer Clubhouse Network, and considers the implications of their findings in the context of what it means to prepare youth to meet the goals of the 21st Century.

Detailing the successful, scalable model for providing at-risk youth a rich array of media design and computing experiences.
Interviews with stakeholders in the Clubhouse Network, from the director to coordinators at various international Clubhouses.
Diverse examples of media created in the Clubhouse, ranging from digital stories, video games, interface designs, and digital art projects.

Papers

Origins and Guiding Principles of the Computer Clubhouse

The Computer Clubhouse: Constructionism and Creativity in Youth Communities
Natalie Rusk, Mitchel Resnick, Stina Cooke

Computer as Paintbrush: Technology, Play, and the Creative Society

Play=Learning: How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Growth;
Oxford University Press
Mitchel Resnick

Who Knows Whom in a Virtual Learning Network? Applying Social Network Analysis to Communities of Learners at the Computer Clubhouse

Elisabeth Sylvan

An Investigation of the Artifacts and Process of Constructing Computers Games About Environmental Science in a Fifth Grade Classroom

Educational Technology Research and Development
Vol. 59, No. 6 (Dec. 2011)

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Origins and Guiding Principles of the Computer Clubhouse

Computer as Paintbrush: Technology, Play, and the Creative Society

Who Knows Whom in a Virtual Learning Network? Applying Social Network Analysis to Communities of Learners at the Computer Clubhouse

The Computer Clubhouse: Technological Fluency in the Inner City

Coding For Middle Schoolers

Global Competition Demands Education Transformation

An Investigation of the Artifacts and Process of Constructing Computers Games About Environmental Science in a Fifth Grade Classroom

Informal Learning and Social Capital in the Dublin Computer Clubhouse

Changes, Community and Growth in the Future

New Pathways into Robotics: Strategies for Broadening Participation

Teaching and Learning: Whose Computer Is It?

What Children Think About Computers

Spaces for Change: Gender and Technology Access in Collaborative Software Design

The Girls Have It: Gender Issues in Science, Math, and Technology

Situated Support for Learning: Storm's Weekend with Rachael

Beyond Black Boxes: Bringing Transparency and Aesthetics Back to Scientific Investigation

Helping Minorities Bridge `Digital Divide'