We invite teachers to discuss with kids the personal and planetary ills of our time, attempting to see from another's point of view while working toward conflict resolution and exploration of other cultures' beliefs. Communication modalities include spoken word, art creation, poetry writing, website construction, interactive musical performances, online chats and more. Time zone differences demanded kids in Saipan be on camera at 5 o'clock in the morning. KidCasting overcame barriers of diverse geography, cultural belief and political agenda. A three month lead time is needed to find allies and complete necessary preparations.
Testing is KEY to success.
This made healing technology the focus, rather than kids gathering to heal us. Intelligibility improves by keeping the number and size of CU-SeeMe video windows small, speaking slowly and clearly. Moderation was successfully handed off to coordinators at other KidCast nodes. The excitement of meeting new global friends made focusing on our theme difficult for the uninitiated. Artwork held up in low light to poor resolution cameras proved the importance of pre-producing KidCast websites.