[RP TownTalk] Human Computer Interaction Lab: children's searching study

Mon Jun 8 01:31:28 UTC 2009

Hi Fellow Town-Talkers,

I'm writing on behalf of some colleagues in the Human Computer
Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland. (I'm an affiliate of
this lab, and quite familiar with their work on how children use
computers.)

They are currently doing a study on how children use search engines
(and Google, in particular) to find information on the internet. If
you have a child who is 7, 9, or 11, they would be really grateful for
your help. They come to your house and interview you about your kids'
computer use, and then they interview your kid while video taping them
doing internet searches. The idea is to observe how children search
for information in the environment where they normally do that.

Both my kids participated in the study, and it was fun! They also
learned from it, so that was an added benefit. If you want to ask me
about it, you can feel free to contact me off list and I'll tell you
what it was like. (sarah.wayland at gmail.com, 301-927-7407)

Also, please forward this to any other e-mail listserves you might
know about - they are trying to recruit 120 participants for the
study.

-Sarah

---- From the attached flier ----

Tell Google how to improve their search engine!
Do you have children ages 7, 9, or 11? We’re researching how children
search using the internet.

If you and your child would like to participate, please call us at
(301) 405-7406 or email Beth or Leshell at hcil.search at gmail.com or
visit http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/KidsSearch/

For more information about our lab or our sponsoring faculty, visit
www.cs.umd.edu/hcil or www.umiacs.umd.edu/~allisond

---- end ----

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: HCIL Search @ UMD <hcil.search at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: FW: HCIL children's searching study
To: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>

Sarah,
Thank you so much for carving out time for our study today.  I enjoyed
interviewing you and your family.
Attached is the electronic version of the flyer I left with you today.
 Please share it with as many people as possible.
Thanks again and enjoy the rest of your day!
-Leshell

-----------------------------------------------------
"How Children Search the Web" Research Study
Human Computer Interaction Lab
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/KidsSearch/
University of Maryland, College Park

On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM, HCIL Search @ UMD
<hcil.search at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Sarah,
> This is just a friendly reminder that I will be coming to your home at 3pm for our interview session.  Please let me know if anything has changed on your end.
> See you soon,
> Thanks.
> -Leshell
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> "How Children Search the Web" Research Study
> Human Computer Interaction Lab
> http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/KidsSearch/
> University of Maryland, College Park
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 5:47 PM, HCIL Search @ UMD <hcil.search at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sarah,
>> Thanks for your address and the directions.  You are now scheduled.  If anything changes on our end, I'll email by Sunday morning.  If anything changes on your end, please do the same.
>> I look forward to meeting you.
>> Thanks.
>> -Leshell
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> "How Children Search the Web" Research Study
>> Human Computer Interaction Lab
>> http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/KidsSearch/
>> University of Maryland, College Park
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 3 pm?
>>>
>>> 4711 Sheridan Street
>>> Riverdale, MD 20737
>>> 301-927-7407
>>>
>>> Just as a warning, sometimes GPS/GoogleMaps/Mapquest sends you along a
>>> ridiculous path involving finding unlabeled streets. It's just silly
>>> because it's really easy to find our house. So here are my directions
>>> from the U of MD:
>>>
>>> South on Route 1.
>>> Left on East-West Highway (aka MD 410-E)
>>> Left at first light - Taylor Road.
>>> Left at second stop sign - Sheridan Street
>>> Go two blocks to 48th Ave. We are on the far left corner in a white
>>> house with red/gray trim that's shaped like a barn.
>>>
>>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.964915,-76.932235&spn=0,359.98219&z=16&layer=c&cbll=38.964872,-76.932073&panoid=pK751sYw_uyiDUVYFN0cHg&cbp=12,270.91,,0,5
>>>
>>> -Sarah
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:32 PM, HCIL Search @ UMD<hcil.search at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi Sarah,
>>> >
>>> > Let's try for Sunday.  What time would you prefer?    Please provide your
>>> > address as well.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > -Leshell
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----------------------------------------------------
>>> > "How Children Search the Web" Research Study
>>> > Human Computer Interaction Lab
>>> > http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/KidsSearch/
>>> > University of Maryland, College Park
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Friday evenings or weekends would work for us. Justin has a piano
>>> >> lesson on Saturday from 1-2 pm, and is busy on Sunday until after 1
>>> >> pm. This weekend is relatively free, but the next weekend is insane.
>>> >>
>>> >> Call me at work if you want to finalize that way: 301-226-8938.
>>> >>
>>> >> -Sarah
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> >> From: Sarah Wayland <swayland at casl.umd.edu>
>>> >> Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:11 AM
>>> >> Subject: FW: HCIL children's searching study
>>> >> To: "sarah.wayland at gmail.com" <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>, Alan Thompson
>>> >> and Sarah Wayland <twacks at his.com>, "twacks at gmail.com"
>>> >> <twacks at gmail.com>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> From: HCIL Search @ UMD [mailto:hcil.search at gmail.com]
>>> >> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:56 PM
>>> >> To: Sarah Wayland
>>> >> Subject: HCIL children's searching study
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Sarah-
>>> >> Thanks for volunteering your son for our study! To have you guys
>>> >> participate, we'll schedule a time for one of us to come by your home.
>>> >> Our interview with you takes about 15 minutes, and the interview with
>>> >> Justin will take about 40 minutes.  If it is ok with you, we'd like to
>>> >> audio record the interview with you and video record the interview
>>> >> with Justin, but if you aren't comfortable with it, we'd still welcome
>>> >> your participation.
>>> >>
>>> >> For the next two weeks, we're available M-F before 2pm; M, W, F
>>> >> evenings; and anytime during the weekends.  Let us know a day and time
>>> >> that works for you, and we'll add you to the schedule.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks again!
>>> >> Beth and Leshell
>>> >> -----------------------------------------------------
>>> >> "How Children Search the Web" Research Study
>>> >> Human Computer Interaction Lab
>>> >> http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/KidsSearch/
>>> >> University of Maryland, College Park
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Sarah Wayland
>>> >> Maryland - USA
>>> >> sarah.wayland at gmail.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sarah Wayland
>>> Maryland - USA
>>> sarah.wayland at gmail.com
>>
>

-- 
Sarah Wayland
Maryland - USA
sarah.wayland at gmail.com
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