Teachers on THE BRIDGE

Jan Peter Strømsheim, Senior Adviser, The Norwegian Ministry of Education.

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Let us build a bridge over language and cultural barriers. So that the term racism gradually will become a historical phenomena.
Let us help our kids to better knowledge about themselves, their place, their rights, friends and families, and roots. To provide them more strength to survive in an increasingly open world. To learn about new neighbors.
Let us help them communicate across language and cultural frontiers. By using the multilingual educational program Who-Am-I? as an agenda. Click here for more about THE BRIDGE. Odd is Kidlink's Executive Director and founder.

Odd de Presno

It is easy to tell us to use online communication projects in our classroom, but how do we do it in reality? What can we do, and how?
Lára coordinated development of the pedagogical contents of Who-Am-I? She is member of Kidlink's top management, and also coordinated contents development of the I have a dream program. She teaches at Menntaskólinn á Akureyri.

Lára Stefansdottir

Kids learn by each other, and so should the teachers. Learn and share. Brazil is where the Patronato Santo Antonio school in Mato Grosso let their students do cross-cultural learning based on Who-Am-I? rather than use the traditional division in curriculum areas found in textbooks. Brazil is where Kidlink operates 28 Kidlink Houses (Internet cafés with Kidlink contents..
Adriana is headmaster of a school in Rio de Janeiro, and coordinates Who-Am-I? in Portuguese.

Adriana Portella

Jorunn Lien , teacher

Jorunn has been using Kidlink in classes since Who-Am-I? started in 1998. This spring, she is working with 8th grade students having optional extra courses in English. Click here for some earlier contributions by her students.

There are four optional tracks.

Note: Participants will not be able to go from track to track.

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16:00

This six hour hands-on workshop is for any teacher wanting to start up with Who-Am-I? in their classroom. The program starts later in September. The workshop will help teachers use the project in a fruitful way.
The workshop will run in parallel in several locations depending on participants' interest. Participants will work by workstations connected to the net. Contents will be based on Kidlink's Workshop for teachers and IT fascilitators.

To be continued Tuesday.

Presenters:

Stellan Kinberg (Swedish)
Beverlyn Ferris (English).

Stellan Kinberg

Beverlyn Ferris

13:00
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16:00

This six hour hands-on workshop is for any teacher wanting to start up with I have a dream in their classroom, and for other adult coaches to be. The program starts in September for schools on the northern hemisphere. The workshop will help teachers use the project in a fruitful way.
There will be one workshop. Participants will work by workstations connected to the net. Contents will be based on Kidlink's online workshop. To be continued Tuesday.

Presenter: Patti Weeg (English)

Patti is a classroom teacher of young kids who has been participating with them in online projects for years. She played a key role in the development of I have a dream.

Patti Weeg

13:00
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16:00

A workshop about online collaboration between students and educators. Together, they create and present multimedia projects in the exciting KidSpace environment. They problem-solve, communicate and collaborate. Participants practice language skills, acquire technology skills, and communicate with others. Attendees will learn about Kidlink KidSpace by taking an online guided tour and creating an example project in this Kidlink Windows to the Universe. To be continued Tuesday.
Some knowledge about how to use the Internet will be useful.

Bonnie is member of Kidlink's top management. Internet Educational Learning Facilitator. Member of the Who-Am-I? and I have a dream development teams.

Bob is an Information Technology professional, and is the developer of KidSpace and c2d.

Bonnie Thurber, USA

Bob Davis, USA

13:00

Location: Kilden Aktivitetssenter

Does Internet-enhanced teaching make a difference, really? What do researchers say?

Moderator:
Per Rune Eknes, Editor in Chief, Skolemagasinet.

Dr. Lucena's Doctoral Thesis on Kidlink: "A Model of an Open School in the Internet: The Kidlink Project in Brazil." [1] Degree in Education and Informatics (COPPE/Sistemas) at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, and [2] Degree in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is a member of Kidlink's top management.

Nini Ebeltoft, Norway, 1997. Thesis in educational science at the Institute of Educational Research, Faculty of Educational Science, University of Oslo. Title: "~ EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE ~ - Social Interaction on a Global Computer Network for Young People."

Laurie Williams is currently including Kidlink in her doctoral degree work. She's manager of Kidlink's English language area, has been a member the I have a dream development team, and manager of the KIDWAI mailing list of the Who-Am-I? program.

Dr. Marisa Lucena,

Nini Ebeltoft

Laurie Williams,

Robbert Uittenbroek and Bosse Klykken started in Kidlink as kids when they were 15. Today, they are playing important roles in the technical support organization. How has it been? What have they learned? How has it changed them? Has it changed their views on people around the world?

Robbert is Kidlink's Technical and web support manager.

Bosse is part of his team, and coordinating KIDTECH - a new service to provide kids interested in computers with real-life challenges.

Robbert

Bosse

Art as a vehicle to facilitate multicultural and multilingual communication, to build knowledge of self, awareness and trust of their senses..
Professionally a graphical artist, Anne-Tove is member of Kidlink's Gallery of Computer Art team. She's Kidlink's Web Design Advisor, involved in the approval of kids' responses to the four questions, and the founder of Arendal International Children's Cultural Week.

Anne-Tove Vestfossen

The Programa Internet na Escola is a national initiative led by the Portuguese Ministry of Science and Technology, within the Information Society framework. From 1997, all 5th to 12th grade schools have been connected to the Internet with ongoing connection of all primaries till the end of 2001. The programme aims at stimulating students and teachers to use Internet for educational purposes, through both presential and distance support - a web site is central on this approach. Since this network includes both universities, primary and secondary schools, it forsters communication between the scientific community and schools. Various telematic activities have been carried out to take advantage of this opportunity, on an integrated tools approach whenever necessary and justifiable. Some of these activities will be presented, particularly those that use IRC for student communication between schools

Maria João Horta

A Khouse is a community 'telecenter' offering Kidlink contents with doors open to the public. In August, two new KHouses were opened in Brazil bringing the country's total number up to 31. They serve audiences ranging from street kids and students from public school to kids with cancer and projects where kids and senior citizens work together. Miriam lives in Rio de Janeiro and is assistant manager of the Brazilian KHouse organization.

Miriam Lerner

After hours programme

18:00
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20:00

We meet in the Arendal Municipal Hall, one of Norway's tallest, old wooden building. Interesting interior. Entertainment by children from Arendal International Children's Week