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A global community is born…
"The interest is phenomenal," Odd said to Nancy and Knut. "We can do conferencing for kids again, as an ongoing activity, or we can drop it. However, if we drop it, we must understand that we are leaving something important behind." "I'm willing to do it, but not alone. If you are prepared to help, let's meet to write an online invitation letter, and an announcement to the participants of the ENA conference." That afternoon - May 25, 1990, in a San Francisco hotel room, Kidlink was born. The community grows… Kidlink is a global, organization based in Norway. Between the years 1990-2004 Kidlink has expanded from an organization of three countries to an organization where youngsters from 160 countries have participated. It is a human network of teachers and youth who come together to meet new friends, share ideas and educational projects - and all for no cost. When Kidlink began in 1990 the age limit for participants was 10-15 years of age. Over the years the age range was expanded and since 1999 includes all youth through secondary school. Kidlink is a virtual "family" of volunteers and youth who interact online in a learning community that includes children as young as 3 three years old and Kidlink seniors in Brazilian Kidlink Houses (KHouses) who are 83! Back to Communication Tools - Main Page |
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The Electronic Networking Association Conference, "ONLINE NETWORKING: COLLABORATING IN THE GLOBAL 90S," opened its doors on May 23, 1990 in San Francisco. Three pioneers in global networking attended the conference and brought with them posters, printouts, pictures, and drawings from an online conference they held two weeks prior to the ENA conference. Odd de Presno (Norway) and Nancy Stefanik (Canada) brought together 260 children from Norway, Canada and the US in a highly successful online conference held on the Canadian SciNet conferencing system. These two visionaries, along with Knut Braatane (Norway), traveled to San Francisco for the ENA conference. A crowd of impressed and interested conference attendees watched and assisted Odd, Nancy and Knut as they decorated the walls in a prominent display area with their visuals from the conference.