Kids Offer Virtual Tour

Meet Me At The Corner is giving a new lease of life to the school field trip. This New York-based website produces video podcasts, hosted by schoolchildren, exploring New York City from their point of view.

“During each vidcast a New York middle schooler serves as a tour guide, leading the viewer around the city, visiting historic and cultural sites. Each show includes a suggested reading list and follow-up activities for school children ages eight to 12.”

Meet Me At The Corner is now seeking to expand by encouraging children in other parts of the world to make their own vidcasts and share them via the website. Vidcasts are typically three to four minutes long.

I know that there are some New Zealand schools out there that are already making some pretty good videos. I think we need to submit a taste of New Zealand to the kids of the Big Apple!

_{Quote source: Netguide, February 2008, Kids Offer Virtual Tour}