Literacy Project/2012-06-27

Agenda

1. Application Status - New applications reviewed, to be added, obstacles / status
2. Application Organization - Updated app presentation on the tablet 
3. Third Site Status - MoE discussion, location scouting, tablet preparation
4. Data-collection / funf framework - Meeting report, David's updates
5. Current data collection status (Richard)
6. Assessment data observations (Chris, Richard)

Attendance

Maryanne
Ed
Merrit
Richard
Chris
SJ
David
Max (new from Maryanne's group.)
Eric (" ")
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Notes

Apps and activities by conceptual and linguistic development

early childhood concepts & words

A categorization developed by Maryanne, Merit, over the past week.

Categorization

6-10 categories, such as 'Early Primer Words'

New apps

There are some apps planned to be added over the past week.

Not put into colored squares yet; very visible.

Oceanhouse media aren't yet in the group, but we are hoping we will manage it. Let's avoid running into that problem. e.g., the apps look great, can't connect to a license server when offline, work great for a week. We need to try any apps in a no-network env for extended time.

"there was no way we would ahve known that problem unless we tried that for a week w/o network" [well, maybe one way.]

Pruning a fair amount. Adding some new apps. How many films are reallt instructing in language? How much is just fun? [turned on, leflt on]

(but isn't this a good way to learn too?) Is there real engagement w a very long movie?

"it's a big investmemnt, time and space; if they're not being used..."

Richard: certainly some kids had onet cuked under their arms, walking around with a film blaring. I watched them take an interest in videos of all types and sizes; and they'd jump around a lot in them. Kids now almost never use the launcher. they go to 'apps' and the gallery views; both give them a nicer view to page through.

Q: on sustained attention. on lions and other vids w small segments within them:

Q: on consolidating skills. can we group things into 'letters' , 'colors' -- editing things into smaller chunks?

Maryanne to David -it sounds like you're saying we can do this.

Funf meeting

They can lose the launcher; kids can access apps any way they want. we can unify on a smaller # of views for that. and get much better / cleaner data collection.