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> To: CHI=
\n-KIDS@LISTSERV.ACM.ORG
>
> ONLINE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
=
\n> Scratch Project (h=
\nttp:\/\/scratch.mit.edu), MIT Media Lab<\/p>\n
>
> Want to combine your interests in new media, communities, lea=
\nrning, and
> kids?
>
> We are looking to hire a full-tim=
\ne Online Community Coordinator to
> cultivate creativity, learning, a=
\nnd respect in the Scratch community =96 <\/p>\n
> where people (ages 8 and up) from around the world program and share > their own interactive stories, games, and animations.
>
&g=
\nt; As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn to think <\/p>\n
> creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Since > Scratch was launched in May 2007, members of the Scratch community hav=
\ne
> shared more than 250,000 projects. Scratch has been called "=
\nthe YouTube <\/p>\n
> of interactive media."
>
> The Online Community Coor=
\ndinator will contribute to the dynamic culture
> of the Scratch commu=
\nnity by coordinating activities, developing
> resources, and sparking=
\n interactions among members of the community. The <\/p>\n
> coordinator will work at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA,
> =
\ncollaborating with the rest of the Scratch development team.
>
>=
\n; RESPONSIBILITIES
> * Developing overall plans and strategies for man=
\naging the online community<\/p>\n
> * Actively participating in discussion forums and other online activit=
\nies
> * Developing support and learning materials to meet needs of com=
\nmunity
> members
> * Organizing information on site so that mem=
\nbers can easily find what <\/p>\n
> they need
> * Creating online activities to spark participation =
\nand enhance learning
> * Writing regular blog posts about events, acti=
\nvities, and trends in the
> Scratch community
> * Coordinating =
\nmoderators who monitor site for inappropriate content<\/p>\n
> * Working with rest of MIT Scratch Team to design new features for the=
\n site
>
> QUALIFICATIONS
> * Excellent writing and commun=
\nications skills
> * Strong interpersonal skills
> * Experience w=
\norking with young people<\/p>\n
> * Experience with creative approaches to education and learning
>=
\n; * Experience moderating, managing, or actively participating in online > communities
> * Understanding of basic computer-programming skil=
\nls and concepts<\/p>\n
> * Understanding of new web technologies
> * Ability to work inde=
\npendently but also a good team member
>
> LIFELONG KINDERGARTEN=
\n GROUP
> Scratch is developed and supported by the Lifelong Kindergart=
\nen research <\/p>\n
> group at the MIT Media Lab (http:\/\/llk.media.mit.edu). The Lifelong
> Kindergart=
\nen group designs new technologies and activities that, in the
> spiri=
\nt of the blocks and finger paint of kindergarten, engage people in <\/p>\n
> creative learning experiences.
>
> INTERESTED? Send a res=
\nume, writing samples, and short description of why
> you are interest=
\ned to scratc=
\nh-jobs@media.mit.edu<\/p>\n
>
> See http:\/\/info.scratch.mit.edu\/jobs for job announcement
>
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