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"It helped me do my science.": a case of designing social media technologies for children in science learning

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Elizabeth Bonsignore,

Michael GubbelsAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Interaction design and children

Pages 155 - 164

https://doi.org/10.1145/2593968.2593969

Published: 17 June 2014 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper, we present the design evolution of two social media (SM) tools: Scientific INQuiry (SINQ), which transformed into ScienceKit. We detail our motivations for using SM tools in science learning and the design decisions we made over a 2year, designbased research project. Our designs grew from our experiences using SM tools in the field and codesigning these systems with children. Our longitudinal case study and design narrative contribute to our understanding of the design and use of SM tools to support children's scientific inquiry. Specifically, we detail (1) the affordances and constraints we gleaned from the design evolution of SINQ to ScienceKit, (2) the potential of SM to guide learning behaviors, and (3) the role of SM for children and the community of adults and peers who support them.

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