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Ian,

Are the computers providing prompts for the interaction, or are they simply
sharing table space?  How are the interactives intended to be used? (ie are
they built into the curriculum or are they intended to foster "accidental"
encounters with science?)

Thanks,
Dave

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 5:47 AM, Ian Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> Here's a rather nice Russian-made 30-seconds movie of a set of my
> 'mini-interactives' installed in the library of 'School of the Future',
> school no. 2030 in Moscow.
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> http://www.interactives.co.uk/hands_mini-interactives_video.htm
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> Promoting public engagement with science
> through a contagious delight in phenomena
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> Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour.
> Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
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> Ian Russell   (Twitter: ianrusselluk)
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