HiFiKIDS.com is an another revolutionary way of motivating kids for studies or anything of their interests. We encourage kids to come up and present their topic of interests in front of the video camera by asking one single question at the end of their presentation with multiple choice answers (Remember "Who wants to be a millionaire" or "Who is smarter then 5th grader?" format but here kids act like an anchor of the hifikids.com's "WHo wants to be hifikids scholar?" program) and then upload the video presentation in our Virtual School. It comes for the approval to check if the contents are appropriate for that age and submitted parameters are appropriate. Once approved by the approver it then gets published for the similar age kids who are living around that place so that neighborhood kids can understand their language ascent very well. So the number of questions kids submit and the number questions kids answer correctly which is submitted by another same age kids are totalled which generates passion graph. In this public level program, we encourage kids to come up with the topics they love or they know the most or they enjoy the most and can comfortably present in front of the camera. This is how our passion graph accurately shows their growing passion and by doing this over the period will help teachers /parents to know their real interests or genuine skills. We are doing some small pilot programs in some schools in India and results are very positive. It is indeed motivating kids and they are coming up with new new topics on their own. Some kids are very interested in poems, or some in maths or some in science experiments or some in history or some in geography. Some also presents sport activities. When they watch other's videos they get motivated and compete with each other to present more and more videos.
We also have a plan to expand this concept to make a full virtual school for the kids across the globe.
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The earlier the better. Children look so comfortable with technology as part of their daily routine. Real tech natives.

I am a person who did not grow up with technology, but now that I have found it I will never go back. I feel that integrating technology in the classroom as early as you can is so important. I know some nay sayers feel that technology funds should not be used in grades k-5 but this is a great example as to why they should.

Hi Alan - I think that is a very valid concern. One of my primary thoughts with email is that as educators we need to be really aware of not getting into a situation where we are "on call" 24/7. I work hard to be there for my students - but if my days never end, when will I recharge? No other professional, that I know of, are available via email 24/7 (without extra charges) - doctors, lawyers, accountants ..... we need, as educators, to make sure we work as professionals.

As I watch this video, I think it is important to note that the conversations don't indicate an instant response. As long as we set parameters for our response time (for example, within 24 - 48 hours) and stick by them, email can be a very efficient way to communicate for some.

Having students on-line every night e-mailing and asking questions sounds like a wonderful idea at first. The next thought that comes to mind is when does my day end. The second thought is how often do I check my e-mail. Parents can access and ask questions but how quickly is the response expected. The next thought is that I now have a record of the correspondence. With one class this may seem manageable, but with 100 plus students is this realistic?

This was an amazing video! It has enhanced my understanding and increased my motivation of progression towards the 21st century. Technology has also made a difference in my educational society.

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This is such a great blog andm fun topic. The video is really motivating!
I am a School Counselor and technology teacher specializing in Social Media in Education. We are currently working on a pilot project to introduce social media into the classroom at the Middle School level. It's a lot of fun, and we are having great results. We are using it to increase attendance, test scores, engagement and extend the school day.

We are using blogs, wikis, RSS, microblogs, whiteboards...so fun!
If you are interested, you can read about "The Portland Project" on www.edsome.com We also have a Facebook page "Social Media In Education".
I'd love to hear from others who are interested in this work.

Great video, to see students that young using computers is great. Learning new ways to learn how exciting. Using technology to learn can be fun. Does not have to be intimidating. I would definitely use them in class projects.