"If you’re looking for ways to engage students in authentic research, presentation skills and use of technology then you’ll want to be involved in the Kids Creating Community Content (KC3) Contest."

I learned about this awesome challenge at the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Conference this year when Jan Zenetis showed portions from various programs that students had created and shared with other students via teleconferencing. The demos included small sections from this year's second place winner, Fire Ants: The Real Ant Bully and one of the original programs upon which the contest is based, Cotton, The Plant of Many Uses.

The home page of the web site says it all.

The Contest - From east to west, urban or rural, we each live in a unique community. What can we learn from our area, from our varied citizens or natural resources? What can we share with other students that will enhance their view of our country or our world? This standards based project seeks to tap into the creative nature of students as they look at their community with new eyes and explore ways to share their findings with others using videoconferencing and technology as a resource.

The Challenge - Students in grades 7 - 12 create an engaging and dynamic videoconference content program about their community to be offered to classrooms nationally.

For more information visit the KC3 Kids Creating Community Content at http://kc3.cilc.org/

Sam Slike and I are listed on page 14 of the Distance Learning insert.

June 13th DL Today Insert: http://www.dltoday.net/_pdf/issue06.pdf