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Module 3 - Organize Your Dream Project

Lesson 2

"I want to make a world where people and animals colive friendly."
Airi Kato - Japan

During the two weeks of Lesson 1 your team has taken many important steps necessary to make your dream plan a reality. You have clearly stated the goal of your dream and listed the work that has to be done to accomplish your goal. You have formulated a time line and sought the right people to do the job. By placing your advertisements for jobs in the global KidCom you have indicated your desire for a global team. You realize that you face challenges to facilitate understanding across several languages and various age groups. Now it is time to move into the actual day-to-day work of making your dream a possibility. In Lesson 2 you will:
  1. Select the appropriate youth for tasks at hand
  2. Locate and coordinate other support systems from school, your family, your community, the media and global organizations
  3. Establish needed resources within Kidlink (KidCom, KidSpace, KidMail, web area)
  4. Do the work of organizing your dream plan

Teachers, coaches and youth! Remember to register for the program, or add members or coaches to your team. ! If you have registered your Dream project in previous modules you don't have to do it again.

The activities and discussions below are suggestions. Use these as a guide for completing the program. You may always substitute other activities that are more suitable for your needs.

Let's Organize our Resources!

  1. Résumés have arrived and now it is time to make more decisions.
    1. Do you have a selection team? Perhaps this will be your project manager and team members representing each country on your team.
    2. How will you communicate with this team? KidMail? A special KidCom room your team?
    3. Will you use a scoring rubric to rate each candidate? Below is a sample scoring chart. Discuss with other youth in the I Have a Dream project how this rubric helped you.

      Scoring Rubric for Webmaster Position
      Résumés are scored on a 0-3 scale.
      0 = nonexistent, 1 = adequate, 2 = good, 3 = excellent
      Name Country Available Skills Experience Awards References Total Points
      Helga D. Denmark 3 3 3 0 3 12
                     
                     

      If several persons apply for the same position be sure to use a fair plan to decide who will do the job. It might also be good if more than one share positions to reduce workload.

    4. Contact the team members who will hold these positions.

  2. Your tasks now have people assigned to them and work is about to begin. Make an outline or plan of action for each task.

    Design the Dream Plan Web or KidSpace pages
    1. Gather and create images or pictures
      1. Write for permissions to use copyrighted photos
      2. Is there a digital camera you can use?
      3. Is a scanner available?
      4. Are there artists on your team?
    2. Text creation
      1. What content is needed?
      2. Who will write the content?
      3. Who will proofread?
    3. Find web space
      1. School web server?
      2. Kidlink web server?
      3. Contact Kidlink for KidSpace space and permissions
      4. Other?
    4. Is necessary software available?
      1. Graphics
      2. FTP
      3. HTML editors
      4. Other?
    5. Is extra lab time needed?
      1. When? Where?
      2. Who can take the time?
      3. Get permissions

  3. What other support systems can you utilize?
    1. Teacher resources at school
    2. Parents and family
    3. Community
    4. Media
    5. International organizations
    6. Kidlink

    As you locate good sources of support share these in the I Have a Dream KidCom room so that all may benefit and build a library of resources.

    Who will make contacts? Decide who will contact each group of possible resources and record their names on a chart similar to the one below. Teams from each country will need to have a similar chart.

    Gathering Resources
    Teachers Parents and Family Community Media International organizations Kidlink
               
               

  4. Create a budget for your plan.

    1. What pieces of your plan might cost money?
    2. Where can you get money for support of your dream plan?
    3. If your team won Kidlink prize money for your dream plan how would it change your plan? What more could you do to realize your plan?

  5. Let the work begin! Now it is time for each group within your team to do the work within your dream plan.
    1. Youth must work on assigned tasks
    2. Resources must be gathered
    3. Contacts must be made
    4. Text must be written

 

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