[print] School Library Journal includes Global Kids in Cover Article
The January edition of the School Library Journal published an excellent cover article on teens, libraries and Second Life. And even though Global Kids is far from Librarians they included us in the piece, as well as our best practices for educators document, simply because they love us (or so they said). :-)
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One teenager, Lucky Figtree (her screen name), recalled her experience in Camp Global Kids, a free summer event conducted in TSL by Global Kids, a New York-based nonprofit organization dedicated to getting urban youth interested in public policy and international issues. “We built a maze in Camp Global Kids against child sex trafficking,” she says on the MacArthur Foundation Spotlight Web site. “We all worked hard, had a great opening, and raised a lot of money.” (Linden dollars translate into actual bucks).
A Web presence that helps teens develop positive identities, take charge of their lives, and assume leadership roles as world citizens? As librarians, we knew a good thing when we saw one.
To help us spread the love, check out their article here.
