Abstract: Kids from around the world, in schools, cybercafes, and at home are given an "Internet Channel" to voice their
solutions for a better world. They are accepted as contributors to the evolution of life by the adults. Through KidCasting,
kids are provoked by their teachers, parents and guardians, to consider solutions to personal, local and planetary
problems, and to explore ideas about compassion and community. Because we seek their expression, the kids' self-esteem
increases. Children learn valuable tools for community building and how to use computers for digital storytelling; a
valuable job skill for the 21st Century (nurturing future Siggraphians). During live interaction, children express their
ideas and feelings overcoming obsticles of distance and language . They hold up their creations in front of the video
camera, direct the public to their web site, and have conversations with each other and the public-at-large. This
foundation of community thinking and education/use of digital storytelling tools stimulates an early desire to use
computer graphic tools for communication, education and entertainment. KidCast prepares them for our evolving digital
world, yet stimulates (protects) their "humanness." In today's hectic world, physical gatherings and high-touch
environments tend to be replaced by non-physical electronic interaction. Through KidCasting, children make friends
with their "foreign" counterparts. KidCast exists to facilitate young peoples' discussion about how to overcome life's
challenges. KidCast stimulates the parents to provide better role models and to accept and respect the consciousness of
their offspring; our future world leaders.