http://think.mylocalcause.com Teens-Helping-Kids: Oak Hill, Virginia Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:16:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everybody! It's been a while since we've last updated our site. I'm proud to say we now have a ChipIn donation badge on the left sidebar, just below our group description. If you think our cause a worthy one, please make a donation to THinK through this badge. ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/07/20/donation-badge-implemented/ Hi guys! Sorry about the long gap between posts. Between finals (we are, after all, high schoolers), vacations, and summer internships (again, high schoolers), things have gotten a little hectic. Now that we're beginning to settle into our summer situations, we'll soon have the schedule for the fall workshops organized. Stay ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/06/30/a-few-updates/ Hello again everyone! Just to keep you all up to date... So our workshop this year was a great success! Since each workshop is 10 weeks long, our original hope had been to run two workshops every year, one per semester. Today we had a meeting and are beginning to work ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/06/03/new-updates/ Australian author Peter E. Taylor (writing-for-children.com) has developed a series of videos which encourage kids to be creative and explore writing. Looking at this video, I assume the target age group is somewhere between Preschool to 3rd grade. I would definitely recommend parents and teachers to take a look at ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/06/01/a-series-of-videos-on-fostering-creativity/ During our presentations, we try to spice things up while still teaching a lesson.  Here's a sample from our lesson on metaphors, which also gives a little life lesson on finding happiness.   [rockyou 114069574]   Enjoy!     http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/jazz-and-pizazz/ Here's a sample from one of our presentations.  These PowerPoints are projected onto the students' screens at home, while the instructors lecture through phone lines or through the Internet.  Students can also ask volunteer instructors questions through online chat boxes -- it's very interactive and easy to use! [slideshare id=439881&doc=sample-1212287977269279-9&w=425] Enjoy! http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/sample-lecture-slides/ The ThinK workshop was conceived by the founders to educate and interest students in the field of writing. We created a relationship with Oak Hill Elementary School and sent out an invitation, looking for students who would be interested in joining. To our surprise and delight, we got ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/success/ As always, we'll love for more volunteers to help us continue our workshop.  You don't even have to be local, as our workshop is entirely run online through web conferences and email.  You don't have to be the best writer in the world to help!  All we ask for is ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/how-you-can-help/ THinK is an extracurricular activity designed for elementary school students by high schoolers. Every other week, there is a lecture given by the mentors through an online network conference application (we have used GoToWebinar and GoToMeeting as our primary conferences programs) to the elementary school students. The lectures start with a ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/how-it-all-works/ Why exactly is THinK so important? Think of it this way - THinK is an educational initiative started by students, for students. We know what it's like to be students. We know that sometimes, the school curriculum just doesn't cut it. As we have noticed, school systems don't necessarily teach the ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/so-what/ Our Origins So how did this all originate?  Many years ago, when we were in elementary school ourselves, Ellen and I always shared a passion for reading and writing.  Our sixth grade teacher instilled in us a love for literature -- finding hidden symbols and themes as if the novel were ... http://think.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/origins/