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Mission
The Kids' Internet Radio Project exists to provide youth an experience in producing, not merely consuming, shareable media. Our solution to is to offer youth and teens an opportunity to create their own media for sharing; we believe that this process deepens their understanding of the media regime in which they live.
It is our objective to provide structured and successful broadcast services to all youth, and to activate teachers as supports for youth production.
We meet this objective by offering comprehensive, high-quality resources, including a curriculum and production how-to documents, timely personal support, and by offering free broadcast and archive space to interested Internet radio producers.
The primary mission of Kids' Internet Radio Project is to provide youth an experience in producing, not merely consuming, shareable media. Our solution to is to offer youth and teens an opportunity to create their own media for sharing; we believe that this process deepens their understanding of the media regime in which they live.
Our main objective is to provide this experience free to all youth.
We meet this objective by offering comprehensive, high-quality resources, timely personal support, and by offering free broadcast and archive space to interested producers.
Project Staff
| Dave Crusoe
| Founder, Director
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| Andrew Hennessy
| Production Manager
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| Liga Vilcane
| Usability
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| Ralph Sandbrand
| Electronics, radio rigging
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| Ben Stolt
| Electronics & systems
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Advisory assistance provided by...
| Cheryl Wolotira | The Northwest School, WA |
Youth assistance provided by...
| DJ Xsjado | Florida |
| DJ RockYoFaceoff | Florida |
Organization-related F.A.Q
Who do I contact with my questions?
It's best to contact Dave with all your questions. Dave can be reached at dhcrusoe [at] projectkir [dot] org.
I'm a teacher... can I get help with my implementation?
Absolutely. Send us an e-mail and we will reply ASAP.
Where are you?
We're located in Cambridge, MA.
Why is this project free?
This question can be answered with one word: Accessibility. This project was built to engage every youth, and so designed for maximum flexibility. With technology access still an issue in many parts of the country - and world - we believe cost should play no role in determining access and use.
What's the history of this project?
Interesting question! The first implementation was hosted on OpenLearner.org, and was simply a shell of the overall idea. This was October, 2003. We registered our current domain in 2004, and set up the first website... scary, wasn't it?
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