Participating in I Have a Dream

Coaches and youth may interact with each other using a KidCom room, KidMail, and Kidlink's KidSpace.

1. Participating in discussions in the program's KidCom rooms
   1. Coaches request access to the program's rooms by KidMail.
   2. Students are added to the rooms by their teachers or coaches.
   3. Conferencing netiquette - for all participants
   4. Reading discussion items via the web
2. Kidlink's KidSpace is a place where students can publish and share. They can create web pages to display work and images prepared for the program. Text and images are easy post.
   1. To make a contribution to KidSpace, a student needs the nickname and password he/she received after registering.
   2. Students can post webpages by clicking 'New Page' at the bottom of a linkable KidSpace webpage and completing a form that open.
   3. Students and coaches can use KidCom to discuss team web pages in real time while building them.
   4. Students can contribute COMMENTS on each others web pages in KidCom by clicking 'Add Comment' on the bottom of web pages where comments are accepted.  
   5. Students can point to and discuss their dream's strengths with other Kidlink youth as they persuade them to join their team.
   6. Coaches can discuss program topics with other coaches or Kidlink support persons while pointing to their students' dream project web pages.
   7. Students can post a link to a webpage on another server from their KidSpace web pages.
   8. Students and coaches do not have to know or use FTP (file transfer protocol) to make web pages on KidSpace.
   9. Web space is available for student work.
   10. Students and Coaches can select several languages into which the menu options are translated. This is located in the upper right hand corner of the web pages.
   11. Students use their own language or the one they choose to work in when they contribute to KidCom or KidSpace.
3. Understanding Kidlink's  KidCom - a real time chat environment for Kidlink youth.
   1. Students and coaches can discuss team web pages in real time.
   2. Students can discuss their dream's strengths with other Kidlink youth as they persuade them to join their team.
   3. Students and coaches' discussions are logged for future reference.
   4. Coaches can share ideas and support one another in a real time chat environment.

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Art on this webpage was created by Hiromi (Earth Club) in Japan.