[Press| Global Kids featured in ISTE's Learning and Leading with Technology magazine
The latest issue of ISTE's Learning & Leading with Technology features an article, entitled Real-Life Migrants on the Muve: Stories of Virtual Transitions which includes interviews from both Peg Sheehan from the Teen Grid Ramapo Islands project and our own Barry Joseph of Global Kids. Below is an excerpt.
As director of online leadership for Global Kids, a non-profit organization located in New York City, Barry Joseph works with teenagers in various public schools to provide them with opportunities for civic and global engagement. Joseph describes an “Aha!” moment from the summer Camp GK 2006:
Mercury Metropolitan was our summer intern. He was a member of Teen [Second Life] like anyone else, we just put him in a different role. He actually helped us run the camp. What he did was take what he learned about using the development model in [Second Life] from us and applied it in the setting, then took it in [directions] we never would have imagined … he knew how to use digital media. And it was a great experience for us to see that not only could he have such a powerful learning experience as an intern, and learn to do what we do, but then he, as a young person, who is native to this digital world could then leverage to use it as a medium for education in ways that only natives would identify.
Six months after the end of camp,Joseph and his team asked the participants to reflect on what they learned. “Lucky Figtree” wrote, “Since the first Camp GK in Teen Second Life, I can say with confidence that I have gained many social skills. I can hold out a meaningful debate, and I learned tons about important world causes ... I think I can type A LOT faster!” Another student wrote, “During my time in Camp GK, I learned so much about the world around me that I never knew about. Using the knowledge given to me, I was able to educate my peers and even teachers about issues around the world.”
Download the full article here.
