User talk:Joywiggins

Hello there I am a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am conducting a research project with Tanzanian children and children from Dallas, Texas. My research focuses on podcasting and blogging between the Tanzanian children and the children from Dallas on topics like global peace and peacekeeping skills. My hope is the children will create a trans-continental dialogue on how to promote peace in their local, national and international lives.

The problem is that the Tanzanian children don't have computers and I wanted to find out how we could apply for funding for the $100 laptops. I think these are perfect for what we are trying to accomplish. The children are located in a village called, Lasso Karua Vunjo near Mount Kilimanjaro. I have a good friend that lives there and is taking care of many of the children, however, his health is failing and he only has his social security checks to help build the school and medical center. Obviously this isn't enough money. So I have decided to help the children there by incorporating this project and providing children's books. I will be there this summer to help in any way I can and to start the research project.

Please let me know what I can do to apply for the laptops. Thank you very much, Joy L. Wiggins, Ph.D Assistant Professor Curriculum and Instruction University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 76019 jwiggins@uta.edu joywiggins11@hotmail.com