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Автор: Фёдорова Светлана   

"This project was made possible by an award from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State, through a program implemented by IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board). None of these organizations is responsible for the views expressed herein."

 

Summary of project

Place: Voronezh Institute of High Technologies

Time: last week September - October

Audience: 50 young handicapped people - up to 18 year old.

Project Description:

Providing young people with a tool to communicate with other people via Internet.

This project will be fulfilled in two parts:

1) 10-15 young volunteers (schoolboys and girls as well as students) will learn with a professional psychologist the way training should be delivered for handicapped people. Besides, they will learn which programs and what tools will be taught during future sessions.

2) Series of training for young handicapped children.

expect that we will have 5 sessions because first of all every person will need an individual mentor who will explain all programs and tools. And secondly, there are only 10 computers in class to be used in one moment of time.

Time period per session is about 3 hours. During that time I plan to explain the following tools\ programs for handicapped people:

    • Internet Explorer - Internet search as tool when they need to find something. As example use the task to find information about a place they want to visit.
    • Skype – as a tool which allows to make friends and keep in touch both verbally via cameras with microphones and in writing. In addition, we will use camera between each other to understand that technology make us closer to each other.
    • We will create a profile on www.odnoklassniki.ru (social network) that will allow young people find their friends or let new friends know easy way to access information about them. In addition, we will create personal mailboxes on MAIL.RU or YANDEX.RU.

 

Plan to have photo camera so that we will be able to make a few pictures of every person in order to be able to upload some of them on the personal webpage.

At the end of the session we will have a short lunch break where we will share with each other impression about gained experience and skills. And our future plans to expand this experience as well.

And also would like to give every trained person a web camera so they will be able to use it at home and continue the opportunity to speak to each other free via Skype and improving their computer skills.
  • Program goals, objectives, and tasks
hope to develop the following skills:1. Young handicapped people § will learn new computer programs;§ will learn new ways of communication with other people not only in their country but in other countries as well; § If they learn some language they can use it well in conversation with international people.§ I believe this will make them not feel lonely, will create bigger world around them and remind them that Internet and computer skills are areas of the professional future developments where some physical disabilities does not matter. 2. Volunteers will learn project management skills and they may learn a few new things themselves as well.
  • Timeline for project implementation and completion
Seminar for volunteers on- how to present information to handicapped people

- how to use some programs if needed

- the training order itself

 


Training sessions for young handicapped people (5 sessions)

Once a week during 5 weeks