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Kids and Adults Design New Tech Tools
At the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Kidsteam pairs students with researchers, who then work together to design new technologies for children.
Release Date: 5/27/2009
Running Time: 05:52
Video Credits
Produced, Written, and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Coordinating Producer
- Lauren Rosenfeld
Editor
- Steve Jensen
Camera Crew
- Brian Buckley
- Brett Wiley
- James Pride
- Ken Ellis
Production Support
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Production Assistant
- Doug Keely
Narrator
- Michael Pritchard
Senior Video Editor
- Karen Sutherland
- © 2009
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Discussion Questions
1. At Kidsteam, kids and researchers are design partners. How can you apply this idea in your school, home, or community?
2. What do you think kids get out of the Kidsteam project? How do the adults benefit?
3. Kidsteam is a collaboration between higher education, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. What are some examples of similar collaborations in your community?
4. What are some specific ways you could collaborate with partners in the future?
5. Does the power dynamic of the classroom inhibit innovation and free thinking?
