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Community members interact virtually…
Kidlink members are active participants who have available 86 conferences (listservs) on the Internet in 19 languages, to share data, ideas and educational strategies that enrich the learning community. Most dialogue at this time takes place in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Managers of Kidlink mailing lists encourage participants to engage in meaningful dialogue. Members collaborate, share best practices and brainstorm new ideas for developing projects that enrich all participants, stimulate deep thinking and enhance learning. IRC and KidSpace: In addition to listservs, youth and adults have access to password protected IRC and a web-based environment called KidSpace where youth can publish their art and text, post comments and share ideas. KidSpace offers not only a web space for posting student work, but also a chat area and community forums. Tranteam: Dialogue is the heart and soul of any community whether it is online or face-to-face. Since Kidlink youth come from many countries around the globe and speak many languages, communication is often a challenge. Language support is always available for those who need translations into their home language. Kidlink's Tranteam, a translators team, is a large group of volunteers from all over the world who provide translations in several languages. ...and face-to-face at International conferences The National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) took place in Boston in June 1994. An international panel of Kidlink managers from Iceland, Peru, Denmark, Slovenia and the USA as well as many Kidlink volunteers met face-to-face. This was only the beginning of Kidlink's international conferences. In the years following the Boston conference there have been conferences, workshops and management meetings in Norway, Brazil, Denmark, Peru and Puerto Rico. Projects for the youngest…
http://kidspace.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.cfm?HoldNode=1953" Projects for all ages…
My grandmother is a woman tall and slim. She has brown eyes and a little gray hair, but she colors her hair of brown. She is 68 years old. She is the mum of my mother; she has got a daughter, my mother, and a son, my uncle. She wasn't born in Muggiò. She comes from a little country near Bergamo, in the north of Italy. Her name's Irma. She is a very nice person! But sometimes she doesn't understand immediately the other! She does a lot of me. She gives me my tip, she gives me suggestions and after school I go her house to have lunch. Sometimes, when I haven't something to do, I go to her. She is my only grandmother. The mother of my father is died 6 years ago, but I can met her. My grandmother cuddles me when I was little, but also now! I think my ideal grandmother is my grandmother! Bye, bye Roberta
2000-2001 student work:
and 2001-2002 student work: Kidlink's oldest students - the "Graduates"
Once students have finished secondary school they are no longer eligible to participate as Kidlink youth. Seniors at Fresno High School participated in several Kidlink projects such "Who Am I?", "Kidlink Day" and "Self Portrait Project. Part of their "Who Am I?" work can be seen here where they describe and illustrate family celebrations: http://kidspace.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.cfm?HoldNode=2663
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Andy Carrasco Participation in any language…
Students' voices are heard... One of Kidlink's latest projects gives students a chance to let their voices be heard.
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Kidlink projects encourage the use of art to bridge language barriers that often bring challenges to global communities. Three-year-old students in Spain drew pictures of their families for a project titled "Draw a Story for Me" in the spring of 2002. You can see Luis' family in this picture he made for the project.
The "Grandmother and Me" project continues since its beginning in 2000. Students from 23 countries have participated in 17 languages. There are discussion topics for each month and students are encouraged to draw pictures of their grandmothers. Pictured here is Roberta's grandmother. Roberta attends Casati Middle school 3°B in Muggiò,Italy. Roberta wrote:
The last week of school they made "goodbye" cards for Kidlink. Andy's wishes and card share his feelings about being a member of Kidlink's online community during his senior year of high school.
Students participate in their own home language when knowledge of English is limited. Kidlink does not let language barriers get in the way of building a virtual community of learners. Pictured is the work done by Fabiane who participates in Kidlink's projects at a KHouse in Brazil. Fabiane drew a picture of her grandmother for the "Grandmother and Me" project.
Students post their thoughts to the webpage and tell others how they want our world to be a better place.