Building Black Youth Foundation's Remote work & Online Learning Research Project

Project 1 Team size - 10 students or flexible Project time length: 7 weeks approx. Project weekly schedule: TBD Project daily schedule: TBD, 45 min- 1hr meeting will take place once per week. Dates TBD. Scope Researching and developing the best and easiest virtual working platforms for employers and employees’ interactions including Safe document sharing, Work monitoring systems, researching best online learning platforms for children (user friendly, app development possibilities, etc.). SKILLS : communication, resiliency, teamwork, analytical capabilities, research, design. Project Goals/Deliverables: 1. Research paper with the recommendation of the best/easiest virtual platform for collaboration 2. Research paper about the best online platform for children Team Organization Two teams of 5 people each assigned to each deliverable stated below. Each team will have a Project Manager who will interact with the BBYF’s Project Manager. Timeframe Target start date: November 1st or 2nd End Date: December 15th Communication We will plan to communicate with our virtual interns using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, ZOOM, Email, phone/text, etc. Student's primary contact: Tasha Flemmings Job title: Senior Project Manager/CEO Secondary contact: TBD Job Title: Project Manager Mentorship and Supervision Students will be supervised during their internship through Zoom and other online work sharing platforms, specifically during working hours. Students will be guided and mentored by our senior project manager along with our student Project Manager as well. They will have access to our Senior project manager Tasha, any time needed during business hours by phone/email and after business hours through email. Students will also have the option of connecting with their student project manager for support during the duration of the internship. Incentives Upon completion of the project, students will also receive the following. Mini Professional Development Portfolio including: Job recommendation letter Skills addendum letter Volunteer appreciation certificate, BBYF Special Monument certificate