Credits

All work is credited on each page, however, there are many people who helped us with this website. We thank everyone for their help.

Our classmates who were always willing to share their ideas and comments. Thank you for helping to test our site. Thank you for helping with our projects in the school and for your help in collecting items for Jessie's Place, the homeless shelter. Most of all, thank you for your encouragement. We love you!

Our coaches, Mrs. Harris and Professor Daniel Barbosa, for bringing us together. Thank you for keeping us focused.

Our parents, for their support during this project. Thank you for allowing us to stay at school when needed and most of all for your encouragement, love, and support.

Mr. Donald McIntire, a graphic artist in Virginia, for his patience and ability to teach kids how to create. We are thankful that he helped us finish our flash before he became famous when he sold a cornflake on Ebay. Most of all we appreciate his willingness to help us learn.

Dr. Don Elam, our District Superintendent of Education, for his support and encouragement. Thank for you making it possible to have the best technology available.

Dr. Alesa Judd, Associate Superintendent of Education, for asking Mrs. Harris to judge ThinkQuest five years ago. We would probably not know about ThinkQuest if it weren't for her. Thank you for helping our school and our district to prepare students for the 21st Century.

Mr. Glen Judd, our District Technology Coordinator, who helped us find a solution to technical problems. Also, thanks for helping with the sound on our website.

Mrs. Karen Hubbard, our principal, for allowing us to participate in ThinkQuest 2008.

Agradecemos à Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Ubatuba e à direção da Escola Municipal Tancredo Neves o apoio a este projeto. Agradecemos também à professora Tânia Lovatto o incentivo e a ajuda à nossa equipe.

Mr. John Norton, education writer, for your encouragement, suggestions, and willingness to help us. Thank you for your comments and for helping us evaluate our website. Thank you for challenging us to think more deeply about tolerance. You help us see things more clearly and from a different point of view.

Mr. Jim Oakley, College of Communication and Information Science at the University of Alabama, for helping us when we had questions about our writing. Thank you for your encouragement and for your tips on writing the blurbs for our site map.

Representative Cam Ward who is always willing to help us obtain the most current technology available. Thank you for your interest and encouragement.

Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Lippeatt, Mrs. White, Mrs. Lynch, Mr. Norton, and Ms. Parker for helping proofread the website.

Ms. Lynn Nelson, whose 2nd grade class joined in all of our projects with great enthusiasm. Thank you, Mrs. Nelson, for your encouragement and support.

Mr. Bamberg, the school counselor, for agreeing to share what he knows with us through interviews and advice. Thank you for beatboxing in our flash intro and during our programs for schools and other groups.

Ms. E. Mitchell, Media Specialist at the local high school, for providing the equipment we needed for our video and for teaching us how to edit the video.

Ms. Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach for her amazing ability to make things happen. Thank you for connecting us with Mr. McIntire through your professional learning community.

To the educational leaders of Alabama and Alabama Best Practices for sending out the links to our surveys to their friends and colleagues. Thank you for your comments and encouragement.

Thanks to Raneeta, Malik, Jamie, Jacob A, and Jacob P for helping out with the video on bullies.

The kids who were brave enough to get in front of the student body, parents, and teachers when they shared their kindness projects.

Aruna - Thank you for your comments and willingness to share your knowledge with us. Your pages on Think.com inspire us.

The 122 kids who participated in the "Kindness is Contagious" project who gave us permission to use their kindness stories, poems, videos, songs, and skits.

To our new friends on Think.com for their comments and encouragement.

To previous participants in ThinkQuest International. You set the bar high and challenged us to be more creative and to take our technology skills to a higher level.

To Oracle Education Foundation for sponsoring this competition.

Other Resources

Images were created in Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Paint by the 2008 Kindness Kids' ThinkQuest Team.

The graphics used in the introduction preload is from Microsoft Clipart Online website: http:://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart

All photos were edited in Adobe Photoshop.

Video, "Help Us Stop Bullies " was edited in Windows Movie Maker.

Website was created in Dreamweaver.

Flash was created in Flash.

Games were made by Kindness Kids using Hot Potatoes. Web site: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/, free software for non-profit and personal use. (January, 2008).

References were cited using:

Son of Citation Machine. Retrieved January - March, 2008, from The Landmark Project Web site: http://citationmachine.net/

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