Note that Who-am-I? is a focused program. Participants discuss selected questions simultaneously. Your students' chances of getting a mail, or get involved in a discussion, is much higher if you stick to the same schedule as the others.

Example: It is May, and a teacher joins the program's southern hemisphere schedule. Her students submit their answers to the four questions, and now they wait for someone to write back. Alas, the other students in the program are now busy with the "Where do I live?" module. Even though they may want to write back, chances are that their teachers will insist that they stick to the current topic, and only write to students who publish or comment thoughts regarding "Where do I live?"

To increase the effect of your students' answers to the four questions, review what we tell kids about it: "Meet other youth in Kidlink," and in particular "More Hints About Getting a Friend". Consider letting your students see these pages, too.

If your intention is only to include your students in a free dialog with others, not related to the Who-Am-I?program's questions, then Kidcafe would be a more appropriate place for them.

Even if you stick to the current topic with your students, some of them may not get a reply. If this should happen, cooperate with other Kidlink teachers to solve the problem. Chances are that this teacher is in the same situation as you.

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