A friend of mine is looking for 8 and 9 year olds to test out some education-focused collaborative software he has developed in his doctoral research. The details are below:<br><h1><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="6"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Study:
Collaborative Stories</span></font></b></h1>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Have you ever wondered what good could come of a child having a cell
phone or a PDA? Can mobile devices be educational? How can mobile
devices support face-to-face interactions and collaboration? Please help
us explore answers to these questions.<br>
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We are looking for children ages 8-9 to participate in a study using mobile
and/or desktop computers to collaboratively read and add to a story.
Children will be paired with another child their same age.
Same-aged children/friends are invited to come and participate together
in the study. The study will take place in the Hornbake
Building, on the University of Maryland
at College Park Campus (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/4jp88v" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/4jp88v</a>).<br>
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Upon completing the study, participants will receive a small gift.<br>
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Please contact <span class="nfakPe">Jerry</span> <span class="nfakPe">Fails</span> (<a href="mailto:fails@cs.umd.edu" title="blocked::mailto:fails@cs.umd.edu" target="_blank"><span class="nfakPe">fails</span>@cs.umd.edu</a> or 301-887-1332),
if you have questions or to schedule a time to participate. You can begin
scheduling a time at:<a name="11e5c89c1b32d23c_OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="11e5c89c1b32d23c_OLE_LINK2"></a> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4kkpsu" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/4kkpsu</a>.</span></font></p>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></font><br><br>Sincerely,<br>Barrett Kirwan<br><a href="mailto:bekirwan@gmail.com">bekirwan@gmail.com</a><br><br><blockquote style="margin: 1.5em 0pt;">
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