Nevenka & Stanka, Slovenia

New developments

"I have a dream," the new Kidlink educational program currently under development. The first module is now finished and ready for inspection. Developers are Eygló Björnsdóttir and Hilda Torfadóttir of Iceland . Please drop them a note and tell them what you think. (Note: This is still work in progress so some links are not yet working.)
The focus of the program will be to provide enhanced learning experiences in schools. For example, it will address learner outcomes in math, science, language arts, social studies, reading, writing, etc.; challenge students to do something with their dreams for the future; empower them to take ownership of their own learning; provide for a variety of learning styles; encourage inquiry and discovery, including an ongoing process of assessment of student work by students themselves.
In addition, it will provide "modern" experiences and skills like

• the art of planning, designing and implementing an Internet based project
• promotion/marketing of project ideas (using the web and other net tools) to potential partners
• negotiations for partnership, including decisionmaking (ranking methods, shortlisting, evaluation, making partnership agreements)
• fundraising
• international cooperation/project organization, including recruiting
• use of productivity software to enhance planning, negotiations, cooperation, fundraising, follow-up, etc.
• assess outcomes of their project compared with objectives

The Who-Am-I? Workshop for teachers and technology facilitators has been translated into Spanish.  Also, we are working hard on simplifying and enhancing the home pages of the Who-Am-I? program. Lesson plans for the first module of the program are now available in Catalan.
Write Nancy Fares Barberá in Rio de Janeiro if you'd like to help translate a web page into any language.
Students in the northern hemisphere are now doing the Virtual Vacation module, while those in the southern hemisphere have just restarted module 1: "Who Am I?"

 Key Kidlink web pages have been reorganized to serve our users better. Changes include:

• The introduction to our activities in English, Spanish, and some other languages, have a new home page. Notable among these new pages are those that make it easier to join and sign off rom Kidlink's mailing lists:
  • To subscribe from the web
  • To leave a conference from the web
• There is a brand new home page for adults in the Spanish area.

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