What is Youth Green International?
A Digital Exchange & VIRTUAL PLATFORM
We are pleased to offer Youth Green International – a secure and easy to use platform to connect your students with others all over the world.
To learn more contact us for a full overview and walk through of the programming and technology.
No installation required. Private access is done securely through a browser like Google Classroom and other Learning Management Systems.
How Does it work?
Youth Green Interational connect students based in the United States to our partnering schools in other countries of the world. There is an opportunity to collaborate on environmental topics, get to know one anothers cultures and meet new faces.
Youth Green International is our privately developed secure digital platform that has been actively running for over 8 years.
To get started, please contact us with your school details, class information and what type of programming and interactions you are interested in. We also have a list of partnering international schools, we can discuss over a phone call or via email.
There is no cost to the partnership! Please contact us today to learn more.
It has been a joy to connect students from Grades 5 to 12 all over the United States to our partnering schools in China, Japan, Bhutan and Senegal.
We have a technical support team to assist with the setup. Easy access for your students, private and secure transmission of messages and even opportunities to collaborate on projects.
Students can upload images, doc files and videos to interact and engages with others. Your students will receive the same media from the international class.
Who can participate?
You must apply and speak with our Executive Director to participate. We are always looking for new schools to join our virtual exchange.
Qualifications:
Class Grades 5th to 12th grade
Location: United States of America
Must have reliable access to the internet for streaming video calls
Your students must have access to laptops or computers for connectivity.
Features of the Platform
Private and Secure Login for Students / Teachers
We partner with the teacher to create private and secure logins for students to access the browser-based platform. No installations are required. This platform is accessed similar to Google Classroom or other Learning Management Solutions.
This platform has been approved by many school technical administrators for being secure and maintaining privacy requirements of educational institutions. Information is not shared or transcribed via email.
Moderating of Content and media
Our platform administrators and teacher have the opportunity to moderate content for all student communications, posts and projects.
Students and teachers – in both countries – have an opportunity to post and share photos, videos, audio and additional files to engage with one another.
Private Groups for Participating Schools
We create a private and secure group for your classroom and other groups you are collaborating with. This is a private space we only invite teachers and students from your school. It is not visible to anyone else. When you log into the platform, this group will be available to you. Within this group, you can post public message, project updates, share videos and media with all the participants!
Teachers can partner with us to customize the group setting and projects, as it fits for your ideas and curriculum.
Virtual Student Projects
Based on the partnership and duration of the virtual program, we can create unlimited projects for students and teachers to collaborate.
Within our projects, teachers can post assignments, where students can respond and reply with text and other forms of digital media ( video, images or word documents. )
Projects are a great way for everyone to focus and collaborate on one topic at a time! We are open to your ideas on what projects you may want to choose.
Upload Media - Images, Documents, Video
Our platform is designed for students and teachers to easily share and access media from the partnering school.
All exchange of media is completed on the plaftform. No additional software is required.
Integrated Zoom Video Technology
Zoom technology is integrated into the platform, so we can quickly and easily setup video calls with another classrooms to collaborate, chat and beyond.