At the Data DiscoTech young people learned about what data is, unique ways to create data visualizations, and how to collect and analyze data.

The Detroit Community Technology Project in collaboration with the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, hosted its third "Data DiscoTech" at the Boggs Education Center on June 2, 2016. At the Data DiscoTech young people learned about what data is, unique ways to create data visualizations, and how to collect and analyze data.

This event was one of a four-part series of “Data DiscoTechs,” community events that educate Detroiters about the city's new open data portal and what data justice can look like. This series is part of a two-year research project supported by the Digital Trust Foundation.

We focused on youth activities at this Data DiscoTech because every resident in Detroit should have data literacy, including kids, so they can navigate and shape the future of Detroit as it moves towards a smart city infrastructure. Some stations that were popular with youth included “Changing the Headlines,” where participants learned basic html by changing the titles of headlines and images on news websites. In another station, youth could help sew a “data quilt” where each quilt panel represented what they wanted to see in their neighborhood.

–Detroit Community Technology Project

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