Playground of Literacy

MelbourneWorld Literacy Foundation

$1,635

Raised of $29,500 USD

Fundraising ended on Oct 31, 2014
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About This Project

 



 Join us, and please pass this STORY on!




First, we have access to over 10,000 children IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES ready
to start creating.


Second, we have 10 trial schools that are
ready to be part of the pilot group.


Third, we have award winning digital educational developers
ready to get their hands dirty.


Fourth, we have over 1 billion smart phone and tablet users globally.


Fifth, we have top tier literacy advisors helping to monitor and evaluate the progression and results.


PLAYGROUND OF LITERACY: READ, WRITE, SHARE, & PLAY!





Being from the industry, we know that measurement and analysis is everything. Well, almost everything. It is also SUPER important to make sure that
kids have fun while they learn.


However, sticking to the serious stuff- monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is essential throughout all phases of the project. It requires the involvement of all participants including the teachers, parents and students. A
local monitoring and evaluation specialist in each location will be responsible for making sure all site activities and reports are on time.
Data will be gathered and analyzed for the base, mid and end-line stages of the project using the
Early Grade Reading Assessments (EGRA). Quarterly reports will assist the Playground of Literacy in making changes where appropriate throughout its implementation.



 


The pilot project of the Playground of Literacy connects
three schools in Kenya with other primary school children in
Pakistan, Mexico, Australia and the USA over the course of a school year.
Each location will receive tablets for their classroom and a
curriculum plan to incorporate the tablets into their lessons. These
Lead Schools will also serve as community hubs for other school children in the area. The total beneficiaries of the project are expected to be
at least 10,000 children. Incredible stuff!


As part of the project, we will also provide an interface called the Art Depot. This feature is there to make sure that the
kids can build stories using lots of different images, animations, and audio coming from all arund the world. The
Art Depot is inviting artists, graphic designers, cartoonists, and animators to sign up and contribute - making the Playground of Literacy a creative hub with
local imagery from all regions of the globe. Sweet!


Each month students are expected to complete 1 story- roughly 8-10 stories per child per year. That's
100,000 stories in one year! Wow! We will have a counter for all to see..


Since its humble beginnings, the World Literacy Foundation has provided
Literacy Resource Kits, books and learning tools
to thousands of low-performing children throughout the world.
Thousands of volunteers, tutors and teachers have also been trained
and are now working to improve the literacy skills of low-income
children and adults living in urban, rural and remote communities in over 30 countries.



Media Saints has been developing digital interactive education products for many years including
educational games, apps, and learning management systems. The company has won recognition for their work and their
contribution to the digital, technical and creative industries.




An estimated 250 million children who attend primary school in developing countries are
struggling to read basic words. Children who fail to read in the early grades
typically fall further behind each school year, when reading
ability is progressively used as a tool for
acquiring other types of knowledge.


The Playground of Literacy builds on the widespread availability of mobile technology and falling costs of tablets to create an
age-appropriate, student-centered, culturally relevant platform for children. It
encourages a local-to-local global community where children not only have the
ability to create interactive engaging stories, but also have the
ability to explore and learn about their peers around the world. Giving
access to a global audience amplifies the student voice and encourages continuous engagement.
Terrific stuff!



 

Use Of Funds

$29,500 Tipping Point Goal

 



Ultimate goal


This Start Some Good campaign will raise the funds required to get the Playground of Literacy pilot project completed. Upon completion we will have the
digital story-building interface actively being used, trial schools engaged, and
hundreds of children using the system across multiple countries.
Woohoo!


The ULTIMATE GOAL for your backing will formally help
engage the development team, project managers and schools to develop the product,
run trials, and provide valuable feedback and metrics on children’s learning. If successful, we will commence immediately and
have the product in the children’s hands by early 2015.


If we REALLY surpass our target, we will look at adding
additional languages to the system as part of the first launch. That would be
amazing!





Tipping Point goal


Reaching the TIPPING POINT would be awesome! If we reach this point, we will be able to build one of the
first key features of the Playground: The Art Depot!


The Art Depot will be a call out for artists, animators, graphic designers, and cartoonists all over the world to
contribute to the playground by donating images, animations, and sound effects that kids can
use in their stories. By reaching the TIPPING POINT, we will
design the website interface that the artists can use, and run social media campaigns globally to attract some fantastic contributors. If you are talented please sign up, and let any talented friends know about it too!


Join us, and please pass this STORY on!


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$90,000 Stretch Goal


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== Digital Contributor Tier == We'll email you a digital rubber stamp that you or your organization can show the world how you're supporting the project and how you're helping battle illiteracy one donation at a time.

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=== Digital Poster Tier == We'll send you the stamp, list you or your organization on our Hero Page, and give you 3 x Playground of Literacy educational posters printable in A4 and A3 format!

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== Digital Games Bundle Tier == Everything in the previous Tier + We will also give you a copy of our award winning educational game 'Knowledge Quest - English'. See www.kquest.com.au

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== Perfect Picture Tier! == It includes everything in Tier 5 plus a personally signed photograph from each of the Playground of Literacy pilot schools! Sweet!

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