March 2, 2009 - 12:50pm — Sally
Incarcerated Teens Launch a Venture
See the attached article in the Young Adult Library Services magazine about our with work a group of teens at a juvenile detention center who have just launched their own Venture!
September 16, 2008 - 3:02pm — Sally
Team Forms
D.I.D.I. Team Members:
Please click on the attachment below to download the Team Member Form (MS Word doc). Please have at least two members of your team complete and sign form and mail it to:
Sally Shapiro
Youth Venture
25 Washington St, Suite 406
Brooklyn, NY 11201
USA
If you have any questions about the form, contact Sally in-world (MG: SallyYV Lungu/TG: Sally YouthVenture), or by email (sshapiro@youthventure.org).
August 7, 2008 - 2:12pm — Sally
D.I.D.I. Summer Camp
D.I.D.I. Summer Camp Teams Launch!!
The D.I.D.I Initiative held a four-week virtual summer camp in Teen Second Life, where campers from across the U.S. and Europe came together two hours a day, Monday through Friday, to discuss local and global issues, learn how to take action to create change, and enjoy fun activities that included a contest to build the wackiest virtual camp tent and medieval jousting on horseback!
November 14, 2007 - 4:16pm — Sally
D.I.D.I. in the News!
Check out this article about The D.I.D.I. Initiative in the Second Life News Network!
October 29, 2007 - 10:30am — Sally
D.I.D.I. Initiative workshops begin in Teen Second Life!
This past week we began holding our interactive 3-D Dream It. Do It. Workshops in Teen Second Life! So far we have had amazing teens taking part from all over the world!
Workshops start in the D.I.D.I. Institute Boardroom where we go over the workshop guidelines and do some fun getting to know you activities!
Here we are playing "Have you ever...." as an icebreaker activity!
October 23, 2007 - 10:56am — Sally
Participate in a YV workshop in Second Life!
Come attend a workshop in Teen Second Life!
Workshops in Teen Second Life begin on Thursday, October 25! All youth aged 13-17 are welcome to attend the workshops and learn how to get involved in this exciting initiative. Start by creating an account in Teen Second Life (go to http://teen.secondlife.com). Once you’re in the virtual world of Teen Second Life, teleport yourself to the D.I.D.I. Initiative Island and sign up for a workshop!
See workshop dates (times are in Pacific Time)
October 18, 2007 - 2:42pm — Sally
D.I.D.I. Action Plan Questions
Additional Action Plan Questions for Teen Second Life Teams
Please answer the following questions and email your responses to sshapiro@youthventure.org or in TSL, give a notecard with your responses to Sally YouthVenture.
1. Will your Venture be conducted within Teen Second Life, in the real world, or both?
2. How will your team use Teen Second Life to further your Venture?
3. How does your Venture address health, healthcare, or social factors that affect access to healthcare, and in what ways?
October 11, 2007 - 11:49am — Sally
D.I.D.I. Kick-off Extravaganza!!
Come join us in Teen Second Life to celebrate the launch of THE DIDI Initative!
When: 4pm Pacific time (SLT)
Where: The DIDI Initiative Island in Teen Second Life
See party flier:
http://www.globalkids.org/olp/didi/didilaunchparty.pdf
If you haven't created an avatar in Teen Second Life yet, go to http://teen.secondlife.com to get started!
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Teen Second Life
May 22, 2007 - 9:14am — Sally
Venturers in the News
J.B. of Venture team Simply Pure Water recently won the NetAid Global Action Award and is featured in this news article:
"Teen's goal is crystal clear: Student develops simple filter so world's poor can have safe water"
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=636290
May 16, 2007 - 2:58pm — Sally
W!SE Quality of Life Awards Ceremony
June 6: W!SE Awards Ceremony for winning Quality of Life Proposals
Quality of Life Program:
http://www.qlcompetition.org/
W!SE:
http://www.wise-ny.org/