SELFCONFIDENCE

WKS (WORLD KIDS STORIES – POVESTILE COPIILOR LUMII) E-BOOK

Fri, 19/06/2009 - 15:22

WKS E-BOOK :  BE A WRITER AND SPEAK FREE TO THE WORLD ! http://www.ejournal.fi/veniamincostachi

1. Project summary
Summary: 

WKS E-BOOK SECTIONS: - WORDS TO THE WORLD - SERIES - TALES - TRUE STORIES WKS E-BOOK LAUNCHES FOR EACH COMING ISSUE PACKAGES OF DRAWINGS, CHARACTERS, IMAGES AND MORE INTERESTING THINGS, ALL BEING NAMED WITH SUGGESTIVE TITLES FOR OTHERS TO IMAGINE AND WRITE THEIR OWN TALES/ARTICLES/TRUE STORIES, BASED AND BEING INSPIRED UPON THE CHOSEN DRAWINGS/SUBJECTS/SECTIONS, FIRST IN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE (AND/OR ANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE - BUT NOT COMPULSORY) THE PROJECT WAS BORN FIRSTLY BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO USE OUR CREATIVITY END EXPRESS OUR PERSONALITY IN ORDER TO GET THE NECCESSARY SELFCONFIDENCE FOR OUR EDUCATION, FAMILY AND AN OPEN SOCIAL LIFE. A SUCCESSFUL CAREER COMES ONLY FROM DETERMINATION AND THE WAY WE DO TRUST THE POWER OF OUR MIND. WHO DEVELOPED THE IDEA: PROF. CALIN S. RUDEANU (AUTHOR AND PROJECT MENTOR) WHO APPLYIED TO THE PROJECT UNTIL NOW: STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PEOPLE FROM: USA, DENMARK, GREAT BRITAIN (UK), FINLAND, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, ROMANIA, TURKEY, INDIA, ZAMBIA … MORE WILL JOIN VERY SOON THE WKS E-BOOK 3RD NEXT ISSUE !

2. Country (City / Region)
State: 
Romania
City: 
VANATORI-NEAMT
3. Company/organization/institute presenting the project
Organization: 
“VENIAMIN COSTACHI” VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
4. Type of organization
Select type: 
School
5. Project coordinator
Name and Surname: 
CALIN S. RUDEANU
E-Mail: 
calinrudy@gmail.com
6. Website
The website of the project: 
http://www.ejournal.fi/veniamincostachi
7. Please select the category in which you candidate your project
Youth Education Project. Select Project Users by age: 
Up to 29 years
Helping youth step in the job market: 
NOT Helping youth step in the job market
Creativity and Social Innovation: 
Creativity and Social Innovation
8. How long has your project been running?
From: 
01/04/2009
9. Targets and Elements of Innovation
Please explain the targets and the background of your project: 

THE PROJECT IS OPEN TO: KIDS. PEOPLE FROM 8...TO 80 YEARS OLD. TO EVERYONE WHO STILL FEEL THEIR MIND AND SPIRIT OPEN TO THE WORLD PRESENT ISSUES AND FUTURE’S CHALLENGES. THAT IS: - KIDS : WRITING TALES AND TRUE STORIES FOR KIDS AND ABOUT THEIR LIVES - YOUTH : ALSO WRITING TALES AND STORIES ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES AND ABOUT TEEN’S WORLD - PARENTS : WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT, ALSO BY FACING BOTH COMMUNITY AND FAMILY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES - TEACHERS AND ADULTS : WHO WANT TO SHARE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL VIEWS, AND LIVING EXPERIENCES - PUBLIC PERSONS, LEADERS, TV STARS, FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE WORLD : WHO WANT TO SEE THEIR VOICES HEARD AS UNIQUES LIFE EXPERIENCES

What does it try to achieve and how: 

WKS E-BOOK AIMS - TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO TRADITIONAL EDUCATION AND READING ENVIRONMENT BY OPENING NEW, REAL AND ALSO UNLIMITED HORIZONS OF CREATIVITY FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS - TO OPEN CONTACTS AT ALL LEVELS - TO FACILITATE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES OF SHARING INFORMATIONS BY PROMOTING THEIR BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITIES CULTURAL SPECIFICITY WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION - TO BUILD SELFCONFIDENCE THROUGH OPEN VIEWS AND OPINIONS BASED ON A SOLID AND EFFECTIVE BACKGROUND - TO MOTIVATE ADULTS TO RECOGNIZE AND TO SUSTAIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH SKILLS AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AND SOCIAL LIFE

Which opportunities/problems does it address to: 

OPPORTUNITIES: - THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEB 2.0 AND 3-0 ENVIRONMENTS - THE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY BY OVER 60% PEOPLE WORLDWIDE - THE INTEGRATION OF WEB CONTENTS INTO FORMATS ACCESSIBLE ON 3G MOBILE DEVICES - THE NEED TO FASTER ACCESS EDUCATIONAL CONTENTS AND INFORMATIONS THROUGH 3G AND WEB MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS: - THE LACK OF EDUCATIONAL, ALSO CURRICULLUM CONTENTS AND RESOURCES ADDRESSING AND PROMOTING CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS PERSONAL CREATIVITY - THE USE OF ICT FACILITIES BY LESS THAN 20% PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, COMPARED TO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF THOSE ALREADY USING THE 3G AND WEB MOBILE TECHONLOGY

Please explain what is unique or special in your project: 

THE WKS E-BOOK IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL STORY-BOOK WRITEN BY KIDS FOR KIDS. AND PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE. IN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE. THE WKS E-BOOK IS PUBLISHED INTO A SPECIAL DESIGNED FORMAT, FULLY ACCESSIBLE AND READABLE WITH NO ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED STARTING FROM 3G MOBILE PHONES, IPHONES, E-READERS, TO DESKTOPS, NOTEBOOKS, UP TO PRESENTED THROUGH VIDEOPROJECTORS , ETC. ON LARGE SCREENING AREAS. PROMOTED THROUGH THE E-JOURNALS WEB EDUCATIONAL NETWORK AND WEB INTERNATIONAL PORTALS. THE WKS E-BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD, INCLUDING FOR PRINT, HAVING CREATIVE COMMONS INTERNATIONAL LICENCE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION

10. Results
Describe the results of your project as per today: 

TWO ISSUES OF THE WKS E-BOOK ALREADY LAUNCHED SINCE 1ST OF APRIL 2009 - ABOUT 500 PAGES IN ALL - PUBLISHED AND BEING AVAILABLE FOR FREE

How does it fulfill the users’ needs: 

FIRSTLY BY OFFERING A FULLY OPEN SPACE TO PEOPLE TO FREELY EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY IN ORDER TO BUILD A WELL DETERMINED PERSONALITY AND AN OPEN PERSONAL PROFILE

How many users interact with your project per month and what are the preferred forms of interaction: 

OVER 3,400 USERS HAVE ACCESSED AND DOWNLOADED THE WKS E-BOOK ALREADY LAUNCHED ISSUES 1 AND 2 (SEE WEBPAGE NUMBER OF VISITORS). THEY ARE FREE TO CONTACT OTHER PARTICIPANTS DIRECTLY OR WITH PROJECT MENTOR’S HELP, ALSO BY CONCLUDING BILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS AGREEMENT FORMS ( BETWEEN SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, ETC.)

How has it improved the quality of educational and/or training services: 

- THE WKS E-BOOK WAS EASILY INTEGRATED INTO IN A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS OF CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES BY ALL THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INVOLVED AND PUBLISHED INTO THE WKS E-BOOK 1ST AND 2ND ALREADY PUBLISHED ISSUES - IT COULD BE ALSO USED IN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS PEOPLE SPECIAL NEEDS AND PROBLEMS, AS A “CURE OF CREATIVITY”

How has it improved the participation of professionals, children, youth and other stakeholders: 

THE WKS E-BOOK HAS IMPROVED AND STREGHTENED ALL PARTICIPANTS TO EXPRESS AND PROMOTE BY FIRSTLY USING THEIR MOTHER TONGUES THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THEIR COUNTRIES AND COMMUNTIES, IN RESPECT OF EACH OTHERS’ VALUES, FREEDOM AND RIGHTS TO BE EQUALY RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE.

How does it promote the use of ICT for the educational and cultural development by professionals, children and youth: 

ALL WKS E-BOOK USERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED: - TO LEARN AND TO USE THE ICT AND 3G-WEB MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO EDIT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS BY INTEGRATING TEXTS, PICTURES, NEXT TO VARIOUS DIGITAL CONTENTS - TO USE THE WWW / INTERNET FACILITIES - TO PUBLISH, READ AND TO SHARE EDUCATIONAL CONTENTS AND INFORMATIONS THROUGH WEB AND MOBILE NETWORKS WORLDWIDE

Describe how you measure (parameters) these results: 

- 4 CONTINENTS CONNECTED - 2 ISSUES OF ABOUT 500 PAGES IN ALL, ALREADY PUBLISHED - OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS ALREADY INVOLVED AND PUBLISHED - OVER 3,400 USERS WHO HAVE READ AND DOWNLOADED THE WKS E-BOOK 1ST AND 2ND ISSUES AND ALL THESE IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS SINCE PROJECT’S LAUNCHING !

11. Sustainability
What is the full duration of your project: 
More than 6 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in USD): 
From 30.001 to 75.000
What is the source of funding for your project: 
Other
Other: 
FOR NOW I HAVE COVERED ALL COMMUNICATION, POWER, EDITING AND EQUIPMENT COSTS FROM MY OWN SALARY, BECAUSE I COULDN’T GET ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THIS UNFORTUNATELY IN MY OWN COUNTRY (…!)
Is your project economically self sufficient now: 
No
12. Transferability
Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere: 
No
What lessons can others learn from your project: 

THE WKS E-BOOK IS THE LIVING PROOF HOW TO OPEN INTER-CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, HOW TO BUILD DIALOGUE IN RESPECT TO OTHERS VOICES AND OPINIONS, WHITOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION, FIRSTLY BASED ON EQUITY, FREEDOM AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IN RESPECT OF OTHERS’ FULL RIGHTS TO BE ALL RECOGNIZED AS CITIZENS OF THE WORLD.

We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects: 
We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects.
13. Background information
Barriers: 

THE MAIN BARRIER STILL REMAINS THE LACK OF ANY SUPPORT IN MY OWN COUNTRY. EVEN THE PROJECT PROVED ITSELF SUCCESSFUL FROM ITS VERY BEGINNING, I COULDN’T FIND ANY REAL HELP, INCLUDING FINANCIAL FUNDING TO COVER PROJECT’S COSTS. NOTHING BUT CONGRATULATIONS… BUT THESE COULD NOT HELP THE WKS E-BOOK PROJECT RUNNING ACTIVITIES, NOR ITS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AT ALL.

Solutions: 

AS AUTHOR AND PROJECT MENTOR, I AM VERY DETERMINED TO ASK FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WKS E-BOOK PROJECT RUNNING AND ALLWAYS OPEN TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DO NEED A PLACE AND SPACE TO EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY. THEREFORE I AM READY TO ACCEPT ANY RELIABLE OFFER FROM ANY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION, ORGANIZATION ETC. INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECT, AND TO RELOCATE IF NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO PUT ALL MY SKILLS AND WORKING EXPERIENCE INTO THE SERVICE OF PEOPLE WHO ALREADY PROVED THEY NEED THE WORLD …OF WORLD KIDS STORIES (WKS) E-BOOK

Future plans and wish list: 

THE WKS CONCEPT , FOR NOW PUBLISHED ONLY AS AN E-BOOK, COULD BE EXTENDED INTO A MULTIMEDIA , SEE AUDIO (IPOD) AND VIDEO MIXED SECTIONS AND CONTENTS. THAT IS TO WORK AS A SOCIAL INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT, FULLY PROMOTED AND ACCESSIBLE BY COMBINING THE WWW AND 3G TECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE NETWORKS COVER AREAS AND FACILITIES.

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