The BorderLink Project Provides Resources for Students Interested in College
| Published date | 01 December 2005 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050510644365 |
| Date | 01 December 2005 |
| Pages | 27-28 |
| Author | Carol Kerney |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science |
The BorderLink Project Provides Resources for
Students Interested in College
Carol Kerney
LIBRARY HITECH NEWS Number 10 2005, p. 27, #Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 0741-9058, DOI 10.1108/07419050510644365 27
The BorderLink Project, a $9.6
million Technology Innovation
Challenge Grant from the US
Department of Education, served
students in remote, rural, and isolated
high schools in Imperial and San Diego
Counties. This five-year project
provided training in technology to
teachers, administrators, counselors,
board members, parents, students, and
community members. In addition, it
offered academic support to students,
provided training in test-taking skills,
and instructed students in how to find
and choose a college.
The project focused on the use of
videoconferencing to bridge the great
distances covered by the project (the
area covered by the BorderLink Project
is bigger than the states of Rhode Island
and Delaware together). Webcasting
was used in creative ways. In addition,
three-dimensional web sites also helped
to bring the outside world into the
isolated schools that participated in the
project.
A number of useful resources have
been placed online from the BorderLink
Project and are available for other
educators and students to use. Found at
www.borderlink.org these resources
include professional development for
teachers of English learners and an
online mini-course in how to assess and
create web-based resources. For
students, there is a course of online
videos to help students prepare for the
California High School Exit Exam and
college entrance exams.
Several resources are in both English
and Spanish, including an informational
web site about high stakes tests in
California and ``Get to work'' (see www.
icoe.k12.ca.us/ICOE/Departments/LT/
Services/Borderlink/Get+To+Work.htm)
a web site that takes students and adults
through the steps to get a first job or
make a mid-career job change. A number
of resources are aimed at helping
students get to college, including a set of
videos about college choices and
financial aid. These resources will be left
on the web site for other students,
parents, and community members to use.
Carol Kerney (ckerney@sdcoe.net)
retired in July 2005 as Program
Specialist, San Diego County Office
of Education, and was a Coordinator
of the Borderline Project.
Screen shot of LinkWorld, the BorderLink Project's 3D web site
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