Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative

Review of day 5

* FRIDAY Fun Fest today
* No work today
* Campers had 20 minutes to build the craziest and wildest camp tent they could
* Campers had to Review their tents and why they built them
* Campers told many scary storys to us all
* Final Results of the contest we played today for the contest

End of week 1- Awesome start and I think everyone has enjoyed our first week at this camp!

* Week 2 starts Monday, stay tuned for new updates!

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Summary of day 4 at Camp

* Started later today because of the downtime of log-ins and database work that LL was doing around 10am SLTish
* Campers played a game doing different strategies and they had to think about what the challenges are and goals - http://costoflife.org
* Review of the game
* Thinking about camper ventures
* Sharing ideas
* Coming up tomorrow for the 5th day of camp there will be a Tent Contest around a campfire, but which? - Campers need to come up with scary stories. this really sounds cool
* End of day 4 at camp

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Great day at camp I think today, I had a few connection problems to began with hehe. However many campers were again not here. we are trying to locate the problem with them lol

Day 3:

* Campers played Trivia to get 10L$
* Campers watched and discussed this inspirational movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNDFr_VRgz0
* Campers planned for camp Friday Fun Fest, ideas:
1) Crazy tent building contest - from scratch! Winner gets extra iPod rafffle!
2) Campfire stories - come prepared to share a scary campfire tale!!!
* At the end of day 3, campers & GKIDS talked about the DIDI Mission - To Complete by the beginning of Camp Monday! The most points gets an extra iPod touch raffle ticket! wooot wooot
* End of day 3

Day 3 snapshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvoyager

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Day 2 was exciting with many activities and games getting the campers to come up with ideas for many topics.

Day 2:

* Meet and greet inside D.I.D.I. Institute - South wing
* Talking about ideas for summer camp themes
* Quick introduction from the campers and adults, saying what they like doing during the summer time
* Reviewing day 1 of the 3 global kids guidelines: Safe Space, Participate and One Mic
* Why the guidelines were created
* Campers had discuss concerns and community problems
* Connecting ideas using the magic ball system
* Campers had 10 minutes to Look at the green posters in the conference room and pick one, then review it to the rest of the group
* Campers learnt more about the D.I.D.I. organization and about Global Kids
* Fun activity at the D.I.D.I Pods about coming up with ideas for a selection panel, they were split into 2 teams: Blue and Red teams
* Campers had to present their rough plan to the rest of the group at a prep selection panel
* End of day 2

Day 2 snapshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvoyager/

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Today, was the start of the new Summer Camp called D.I.D.I Summer Camp 08, which will last for 4 weeks from july 7th to August 1st 2008. Participants will be expected to join us Monday through Friday 10 AM to 12 PM, Second Life time (PST). There were about 10 campers this year, so a nice amount i guess to win a prize at the end.

It brings back memorys from last years machinima camp, there were alot of new faces this year, only a few did it last year, so its great to take part once again.

Day 1:

* Meet and greet everyone outside the DIDI main building
* Campers got sent their camp t-shirts - you can change them to another colour (awesome)
* Introduction inside, sitting around the tables and chatting about the 3 most important GK guidelines
* Outline of this years camp including upcoming theme events etc
* We played our first camp game which was called “Have you ever….”, where campers had to think of come up with their own like this: “Have you ever….lost your car keys, first thing in the morning”. I really love this game, fun for all.
* Meet in the room next door and talk about venture ideas and world issues
* At 12pmish SLT, it was the end of day 1.

Feel free to visit my Daniel Voyager TSL Flickr for snapshots of day 1.

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June 26th saw the premier of the latest machinima that was entirely shot within Teen Second Life and produced by the teens from the Global Kids' Virtual Video Program (VVP). The title of the machinima is "Race to Equality" and it focuses on the challenges faced by youth around the world in the pursuit of equal accessibility of education for all. The film exposes how racism relates to equal access to education.

The official premiere of the film, hosted by the teens themselves, was held at Sony's Wonder Technology Lab theater in New York City. The teens also held a Q&A following the film.

You can view the film directly and footage shot during the official premier below or directly on Youtube.

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As part of the Second Life 5th birthday celebrations, M Linden / Mark Kingdon made his first official appearance speaking in Teen Second Life. He began it by speaking about his visit this week to Global Kids:

[11:01] M Linden: Well its great to be here to see all the great things you are doing in Teen Second Life
[11:01] M Linden: I'm on the east coast this week
[11:01] M Linden: Among other things I visited Global Kids
[11:01] M Linden: Its a totally awesome organization many of you probably know
[11:01] M Linden: I was inspired by what I saw
[11:02] M Linden: It was amazing to see things like the Dig Tanzania project
[11:02] M Linden: Its that kind of innovation that led me to join Linden Lab
[11:03] M Linden: Absolutely amazing work. When I was there, a class was working on an assignment in SL with folks in NYC and Chicago. It was a blast.

Blue Linden also goes on to ask him a question from a teen where he mentions his GK visit again.

[11:32] Blue Linden: TC Flintoff: I do have a question, What level of importance does M place on the Teen Grid vs. the Main Grid?
[11:33] M Linden: It's directly related to you -- the Teens in SL -- and your energy and excitement for SL. I go back to my experience earlier this week at GlobalKids. I was so inspired by what I saw.
[11:33] M Linden: All I could think was that I wish we had SL back in the dark ages when i was in High School

Definitely some very cool things said, thanks Mark! Come back and visit us anytime.

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A new computer I skill that I learned while on Teen Second Life is rezing which is building objects and at first I only new how to make simple things such as squares and cones but as the days progressed I started to put simple prims together in order to construct more complex shapes and figures such as trees and houses. One more thing I learned to do was script objects which I think would be useful.
One of the coolest experiences that I had with Teen Second Life was being a virtual Paleontologist because I got an idea of what is like to be a Paleontologist. It gave me a better idea on whether I want to choose it as a career when I am older.

2 things about paleontology that I did not know before are:
· The steps of preparing and preserving fossils
· You have to go through many years of training and school

Learning in Teen Second Life is different from the learning I have done in person in the classroom because in the real world you get to see and hear the people but in Second Life you only get to hear some people. Some of the pros of learning in Second Life is that it is easy to watch videos. Also if you forget something you can just go to the local chat and see all the previous conversation. Some of the cons of learning in Second Life are that sometimes the Internet freezes causing you to lose information and get frustrated. Also you can actually see people and therefore cant see the expressions or body movements that your teacher might conduct will teaching.

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On July 1st, 2008, the new CEO of Linden Lab, Mark Kingdon, visited Global Kids.

Teens in both New York and Chicago were in TSL learning about the history, culture, and paleontology of Tanzania while working with each other and with an international team of scientists collecting fossils in Tanzania.

Mark was then asked his views on education and Second Life...

Find more videos like this on RezEd

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I've always been incredibly impressed at how progressive the teens in the teen grid are in regards to their views on sexuality and identity, and have wanted to do some kind of program or project about sexual rights for a while now. In one of our first projects, Camp Global Kids, the issue for the final action project was very close to being Homophobia, but Child Exploitation beat it out by a hair.

So, I was excited to try my hand at developing and facilitating a Fireside on the topic that leveraged the kind of engagement that you can have in Second Life. One of the first places we started in the workshop was a brainstorm about discrimination, and specifically whether people thought that Homophobia was a form of discrimination. The view was pretty unanimous that it was, except for one dissenting voice, a teen that held the view that to be afraid something does not necessarily mean that you're treating it differently or worse, though it might lead to you doing so. I was floored. They'd brought up the rather nuanced point of the difference between prejudice and discrimination, about how one is a noun and one is a verb, something that many people fail to realize. This set the tone for looking at the whole issue in a more critical way.

Discussing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

After introducing the topic and framing the issue from a human rights perspective, rather than a religious one, by looking at articles 1, 12, & 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we moved on to the main activity, which was a role play of instances of Homophobia from both a global and local perspective. The group was divided into teams, some that had to go out onto news sites on the web to find real instances of Homophobia from across the globe to base their role play off of, and others that were asked to look into their own communities and experiences to come up with a skit.

A teen during the Homophobia role play

The role plays were fantastic! We had three, one that focused on a case of police brutality against a gay couple in a park in the Ukraine, one focusing in on teen insults and taunting towards a lesbian couple in an American school, and the last being a one person performance of the experience of a lesbian that wanted to march in a pride parade in Argentina describing the enormous amount of homophobia she came across in her country. People did a variety of unique to bring their skits to life, some using voice, many changing their appearance and adding props, and using timing and effective delivery of interesting dialogue to keep the audience engaged.

To close off, we handed out a notecard that described ways that teens can confront homophobia in their own lives in a practical sense. It included simple things like having open discussions about the issue, educating yourself about it, being supportive of others, and even some larger steps teens can take like forming a gay-straight alliance in their high school. As we went through the various things it mentioned, I was so impressed to hear that everyone present had done many of these things in their own lives, a number of them even co-founding gay-straight alliances in their schools. Can't wait to do more stuff on this issue in the teen grid!

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Hello everyone from New York. After three days of exploring teen second life I am so excited to start working with you all and am interested to see what you guys already know. Maybe we will be able to teach each other about the things we have learned about in this virtual world. See you there.

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Life will be very cool if we could build in the same manner like we did in Teen Second Life. We can make our own home, car,etc. People will not have to pay other people to built there things, they can do it on their own. Also can design the objects or things the way they want. However the positive results about it is that we could make a lot of things without running out of supplies. The negative results is that people may built more thing then they need and may cause problems in the world. Like example their may not be a lot of room in the world because maybe some people went crazy building things. However I think it will be pretty cool if we can built like in the the program Teen Second Life.

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One of Teen Second Life's most helpful and active teens - and one of our cherished D.I.D.I. Ambassadors recently posted this blog article summarizing education in Teen Second Life.

Daniel says:

As, you might or not know there are educational projects happening today in “Teen Second Life”, where Teens can help with projects and learn new stuff. If you’re a teen resident like me you would know hopefully that you will be able to see the whole Teen Grid map and be able to teleport to almost everywhere. “TSL Approved Adults” are really limited to what they can or cannot do in TSL today e.g. teleport to other places around the teen grid, give stuff to teens, have to keep to the rules, lets hope in the future that will improve.

Educational sims in “Teen Second Life” are located below the “mainland” of TSL, where its clear to spot them and teleport if their open otherwise you will get a message saying “cannot teleport to this location”. About “70%” of educational sims are “NOT” open to teens yet, there are educational projects that are popular and open for teens like taking part at “Global Kids”, “Eye4you Alliance”, “British Council Island”, “Penn State”, “Kids Connect”, ”Metaversa” with many more. So, explore and teleport to a few educational project islands and see if you can help make a difference :)

Daniel then lists and describes many of the wonderful programs working in TSL - with links! Read the rest of Daniel's article here! Daniel Voyager's Blog

Daniel is also a prolific flickr documenter of all things TSL.
Here's one of his photos from a Global Kids D.I.D.I. Workshop

Check out his Teen Second Life Collection here!

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In a little over 72 hours, I Dig Tanzania will be officially underway! With much excitement and anticipation, the teens at Global Kids in New York and at the Field Museum in Chicago will come together in Second Life to “dig Tanzania” along with the international research team currently in the field in Tanzania. Over four full days in the virtual Ruhuhu Basin, Tanzania, this team of 19 teens will travel, research, dig and construct fossils becoming virtual paleontologists. During this time, the teens will also explore the sites, sounds, and politics of daily life in Tanzania. This will be the adventure of a (Second) lifetime!

Continue reading "[IDT] Ready, Set...Dig Tanzania!" »

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We've reached the end of the year here at GK's Power of Citizenry in Second Life program, and an incredible year it's been. I've actually had a number of opportunities to reflect about the program recently in both qualitative and quantitative ways. On the qualitative side, I wrote up a best practice about the project for GK's RezEd virtual worlds and learning hub, and on the quantitative side, for our own internal numbers section of GK's year end board report.

For those that don't know, the POC in Second Life program was designed to translate Global Kids' flagship offline afterschool leadership program, titled the Power of Citizenry, into an online virtual world setting. In the offline program, we work with youth in high schools across New York City to educate them about international affairs and global issues via interactive workshops and develop their leadership skills through a variety of opportunities and projects throughout the school year.

In the best practice, I largely explored the question of what that translation has looked like structurally within Teen Second Life, and in the board report, I provided a summary of all the events that the teen interns that took part in the program were involved in in a leadership capacity over the course of the year.

Continue reading "[tsl/leadership] Power of Citizenry in Second Life comes to its years end" »

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Last week saw Global Kids Global Science class come to a close, led by Tracy Rebe at our High School for Global Citizenship. It was the first OLP program to be developed and run within a classroom setting, mandatory and not optional. The program was designed to use Second Life during most sessions, as well as blogs, flickr, digital comics, and more.

Frankly, we had no idea which parts, if any would work. Now that the program has come to a close, Tracy reports that yes, the students developed an awareness and empathy to global science, environmental and sustainability issues, and did so in a way that was only possible through use of a virtual world.

Equally exciting are the quotes below taken the from the youth's final blog entries regarding their final words on the class. I am sure you will enjoy them as much as we did:

Continue reading "[SiSL] Teen's comment on their SiSL experience" »

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This past week saw the launch of AMD's ad campaign for their Changing the Game initiative. The first in a series of print ads ran in the New York Times. There are successive ads to follow in other publications.

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The June 18th article of Education Week online entitled Educators Get a ‘Second Life’, spotlights Second Life and the educational opportunities it has as a virtual learning environment. Andrew Trotter, the author, also spotlights TSL focused educational spaces like Ramapo and Global Kids.

Another major provider on the Teen Grid is Global Kids Inc., a nonprofit group based in New York City that runs after-school programs and hosts activities on Teen Second Life for teenagers at the city’s schools as well as other places.

Activities include service projects, such as raising money for humanitarian aid to the Darfur region of Sudan, and making short movies, called “machinima,” that are filmed on locations and movie sets on the Teen Grid.

Read the full article here.

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Global Kids' Deconstructing Darfur project culminated with the Torch Relay for Darfur that was conceptualized, created, and run by the members of Deconstructing Darfur. After eight workshops addressing the situation in Darfur and looking at activism in virtual and real world communities, the teens put their knowledge into action to raise awareness about Sudan's connection to China in light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.

Continue reading "[tsl/public good] Deconstructing Darfur Culminates with Torch Relay for Darfur" »

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I do recommend this second life to people all over the world because the would have the oppertunertity to be able to learn things that are dangerous like for example going inside an volcano. they would be able learn things that are about science and have fun at the same time.

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Well by doing this project I learned new things that didn't know before and things that I wasn't sure about it. My project was about wind electricity, I learned how wind can be turned into electricity and how that helps sustainability. I will recommend people to use less electricity because if we want to to help our sustainability we should use less electricity and us e less gasoline so that will help you too because you wont spent a lot of money than you used to pay.

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Workshop 7

It is hard to believe we are in our last week of Deconstructing Darfur. This workshop was one of the last opportunities as a group to put together all the elements of our upcoming event to raise awareness and funds, the Torch Relay for Darfur. The team used this time to brainstorm missing parts and roles that need to be created before the event on Friday, June 13. I continue to be impressed on the willingness of all members of Deconstructing Darfur to take on anything and everything that needs to get done. This has often meant stepping out of their comfort zones and testing out new skills as they become builders or graphic designers to help make this event reality. Once again, this confirms the tremendous amount of talent that can be found within the TSL community and youth in general.

Continue reading "[tsl/public good] Deconstructing Darfur Week 4 Wrap-Up" »

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Announcing DIDI Summer Camp in TSL!

APPLICATIONS DUE by June 18th

About the D.I.D.I. Initiative
The D.I.D.I. Initiative supports Teen Second Life residents to launch their own ventures, either within our outside of Teen Second Life, that create lasting benefit to their communities.

With DIDI’s support, each team of teens develops an action plan to design and launch their own social entrepreneurial projects on issues related to health and healthcare.

What is DIDI Summer Camp?

The summer program will last for 4 weeks, July 7th - August 1st. Participants will be expected to join us Monday through Friday, and each day's session will likely last from 10 AM to 12 PM, Second Life time (PST). The time of day is not set, and may be modified prior to the start of the program.

Who should apply?

Any TSL Residents who will not be aging out of TSL before October, 2008.

DIDI Camp will be a lot of fun, but it will also include a lot of serious discussion about important issues. Participants should be motivated and enthusiastic. You should be interested in learning about health, health-care, and social issues that affect people's ability to lead healthy lives. You should also be interested in thinking critically about the world we live in and how you can take action to create positive change in your community. You should apply if you are interested in taking part in lively discussion with a diverse group of individuals who offer a variety of perspectives. You must be able to work well with others, showing respect for people who come from different backgrounds and people who have opinions that differ from yours.

What kind of commitment do we expect from the participants of DIDI Camp?

Participants will be expected to give their full attention to DIDI Camp activities while camp is in session. Part of being a participant will include contributing your point of view and taking an active part in the camp's activities.

Participants will also be expected to support an atmosphere of respect. This includes treating each other with respect and also showing respect for other people’s opinions.

Global Kids will not tolerate disruptive behavior like PVPing, excessive gesturing, or the use of unacceptable language.

What can you expect from DIDI?

In exchange for your participation, here is what you can expect to find at DIDI Camp:

• We will provide a place where each person’s voice is heard.


• We will offer participants a safe space where individuals treat one another with respect.


• You will have the opportunity to learn about important issues, formulate your own opinion and learn how you can make a difference in the world.


• You will get the chance to take on a leadership role in Teen Second Life, as the participants of DIDI Camp will create their own DIDI Ventures.


• You will have our support to create your own Social Venture, including:
  
  
  
  • Seed funding (up to US$1,000 per team)
  
  
  • Technical allies to provide additional advice and expertise
  
  
  • Ongoing tools and support (e.g. workshops, online forums, how-to booklets)
  
  
  
  

How can you apply?

To apply to DIDI Camp, you will need to fill out the online application form here.

Contact Meghan GKid with any questions or problems.

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One evidence that Im using is wind energy, and ways to use less gasoline.

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NEWS RELEASE

Global Kids
137 East 25th Street New York, NY 10010
www.globalkids.org
212-226-0130

Contacts:

Jonah Kokodyniak, Global Kids, 212-226-2116, Jonah@globalkids.org
There.com: Aimee Yoon, Dotted Line Communications, aimee@dottedlinecomm.com, 646.678.4980
Second Life: Peter Gray, Lewis PR, secondlife@lewispr.com, 415.992.4434

For Immediate Release:

Virtual Worlds Collaborate to Spread Kofi Annan’s Message About International Justice: Global Kids Plays Lead Role in Bringing Event to Online Communities

On March 20, 2008, spearheaded by Global Kids, Inc., a unique collaboration amongst virtual worlds, which combined report audiences of over 10 million users, streamed live from the Waldorf Astoria where Kofi Annan received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s first award for international justice. While Annan spoke before a live audience of 1,200 people in New York City, hundreds more watched and discussed the live speech across four virtual world communities, creating the largest massively multiworld simulcast to date.

At events coordinated by Global Kids, Inc. within There.com, Whyville, Second Life and Teen Second Life, virtual world residents, both teens and adults, viewed the MacArthur Foundation awards ceremony in which Mr. Kofi Annan received the first MacArthur International Justice Award of $500,000 to be distributed to a non-profit of his choice. During the live presentation, the virtual audiences, led by Global Kids staff with support from the virtual worlds companies Makena (There.com), Numedeon (Whyville), and Linden Lab (Second Life), engaged in vigorous discussion and debate.

A demonstration video can be viewed at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tEtDEdyf3bM and samples of the teen responses can be read at: http://tinyurl.com/6bn62x.

Continue reading "[media] Virtual Worlds Collaborate to Spread Kofi Annan’s Message About International Justice: Global Kids Plays Lead Role in Bringing Event to Online Communities" »

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For this Fireside Workshop, we decided to go green and look at our impact on the environment by measuring our eco-footprints. To begin examining our impact, the teens determined everything they threw away the previous day. The lists were long and included everything from leftover food to wrappers to clothing and electronics. To create our own virtual garbage pit, each teen then created one piece of garbage that was on their list. Our virtual garbage dump contained a lemon, leggings, and paper just to name a few of the creations. I was impressed at the creativity the teens expressed to build and re-use items from their own Second Life inventory to create their "piece of trash" in just a few minutes. To wrap up our trash analysis, we calculated the approximate weight of our household contribution to waste based on the statistic that the average resident of the US creates approximately 4.6 lbs of garbage each day. Many of the teens create more trash than the expected. The teens discussed how they could reduce the amount of trash they create by recycling more and agreed that the behaviors of those around them whether at home or at school have made recycling a habit for some and completely out of mind for others.

After we finished analyzing our trash, we went a step farther to calculate our eco-footprint. By looking at what types of transportation we use, how large our houses are, and the amount of electricity we use, we were each able to calculate our eco-footprint, a measurement of how much land, water, and resources are needed to support one person’s habits. The measurement also includes how much land is needed to handle the waste and pollution created by an individual. As the teens analyzed their eco-footprints, the majority realized energy and electricity is one of the biggest contributors to their eco-footprint. We were able to share practical ways to help reduce our footprint ranging from more efficient lightbulbs to turning off the lights and computers when we leave a room. When discussing why our eco-footprints matter, as one teen suggested, knowing the size of it makes you want to reduce it. The Firesiders then debated whether their eco-impact will matter more to their generation or their children's generation. The conversation evolved to discuss whether this is a local or global issue. While there was a differing in opinions as to whether environmental change should start at the local or global level first, it demonstrated to me that the teens understand the strong tie between the layers of impact at both levels. I found it especially interesting that the real-world locations of where the teens live was very closely tied to both their impact as well as their views. Those living in suburban areas must rely more heavily on personal automobiles while those in more urban areas could use public transportation or bicycles to get about. Having students from different countries also created an interesting dynamic where the group could compare the incentives and policies that their own countries, states, and cities enforce in order to reduce their eco-footprints as a community. As the Firesiders drew parallels between their eco-footprints and the changing weather patterns in their own communities due to global warming, confirmed for me that while our environmental impact is by no means a new topic, it is more timely than even in light of the natural disasters that have rocked the global community in the recent months.

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This looks like its going to be a particularly good week for Global Kids publicity. If you go to the Non-profit section of the Second Life Grid website, you will see two images featuring Global Kids' work on the Teen Grid. It's great seeing our work prominently displayed on the main portal for various institutions thinking about using Second Life in their work.

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My question is about wind so my conclusion is that:wind is the most cleanest,most sustainable ways to generate electricity. Wind electricity come from renewable resources this means that wind is never gone. Wind electricity is very useful. So we have to keep the air clean.

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Announcing DIDI Venture Park, located just south of The DIDI Initiative on Global Kids estate!

In connection with the D.I.D.I. Initiative, we have opened a new space where DIDI Venturers can apply to have us host their Venture project. The space is organized as a neighborhood, in a style similar to The DIDI Initiative Island. Pathways separate each parcel, and there are several hangout and meeting locations in public space. The parcels are not full yet, but we anticipate a strong community of DIDI Ventures!

The Island from above:

A small pond and bridge:

A comfortable meeting space:

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Workshop 5

The third week of "Deconstructing Darfur" took our exploration of activism on Darfur to a much deeper level. The "Deconstructing Darfur" team was joined by Catherine Wagner of the Save Darfur Coalition and Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din of Human Rights First to share their work and experiences in taking action to help the people of Sudan.

Continue reading "[tsl/public good] Deconstructing Darfur Week 3 Wrap-Up" »

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