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Ben Bederson, Tak Yeon Lee, June AhnHuman-Computer Interaction Lab
CS / iSchoolUniversity of Maryland
www.cs.umd.edu/~bederson@bederson
BingoHunt: Mobile Ubiquitous Vocabulary Learning
How did you learn vocabulary?
Engagement
• Motivate by:– providing context and meaning– being social– using your body
• Approach– use mobile phones=> look for words in the natural environment
Target: 7-11 year olds (1-5 graders)
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No dictionaries!
Status
• Trials with kids in the lab• Feedback from teachers at Barrie school
• Teachers more enthusiastic than I expected because they saw it as a general tool– Students could act out word– Suggestion to record audio instead of text hint
Potential
• Fits well into existing curriculumAND teaching practices
• Adaptability very important
Limitations• Works best for concrete words
Software Engineering
Mobile App• Higher quality / hardware access• Harder to write / port
Hybrid• We wrote our own container• Many people now using PhoneGap
Key Points
Funded in part by Nokia
Tool that can be repurposed is MUCH more valuable
Tech banned or embraced in classroom? => BOTH
Learn more:www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/bingohunt
Ben Bederson - @bedersonwww.cs.umd.edu/~bederson
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