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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nDuring the brainstorming process we looked at some project\ninspirations: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Favorite art activities for children?<\/li>
- Visual representatives of student\u2019s achievements<\/li>
- Existing badging system @ Elizabeth Forward\nSchool District (EFSD)<\/li>
- Puzzles<\/li>
- Jam \u2013 O \u2013 Drum Projector based interactions<\/li>
- Embodied Learning Lab @ Elizabeth Forward School\nDistrict<\/li>
- Create your own Avatar experiences<\/li>
- Paper Dolls <\/li>
- Covered Bridges from the local area<\/li>
- SMALLabs<\/li>
- Hands on \u201cMaker\u201d Spaces <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Many of our inspirations came from local spaces within the Elizabeth Forward and Carmichael School Districts as well as past ETC projects that worked with the EFSD. We had completed a lot of research not just about educational technology programs but also simply what EFSD was already doing and drew a lot of inspiration from our client. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nWe talked about experiences that we might want our project\nto include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Discover children\u2019s passion<\/li>
- Parents play with students?<\/li>
- Self Directed Learning<\/li>
- Parents Experience<\/li>
- Active Learning <\/li>
- Celebration Moments, celebrate achievements with\nthe whole class! <\/li>
- Personalized tailored experience<\/li>
- Customize own badges<\/li>
- Extra Curriculars: sports, art, dance, music,\netc. <\/li>
- VR\/AR Experiences<\/li>
- Get Conversation going about badges b\/w students<\/li>
- Get parents engaged with their kids
- Conversations<\/li><\/ul>
- Involvement<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Each child can create their own creatures and\navatars depending on the visual environment the teacher provides<\/li>
- Embodied Learning
- Use of movement<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Last but certainly not least we discussed needs of the project: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- How to celebrate children\u2019s achievements?<\/li>
- How to motivate children?<\/li>
- Unlock different levels of experience<\/li>
- Entertainment<\/li>
- How can this carry over into the future?
- Can this stay with students after kindergarten?<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Want students to have \u201cvoice & choice\u201d<\/li>
- Education\/Learning<\/li>
- Bringing Imagination<\/li>
- Cooperative <\/li>
- Parents engagement <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
We enjoyed kicking our project off with a week of research and brainstorming but no week 1 is complete without a team dinner! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Use of movement<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Conversations<\/li><\/ul>