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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

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One of the main affordances of bilingual interpretation, of course, is that it provides access to content. The BERI study shows that access to content—the most obvious benefit of bilingual labels—is just the tip of the iceberg.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

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What happens to the surprises designers encountered, the interactive that visitors loved, the bits that never seemed to work quite right? Wendy: Part of the thinking was that NSF supported the book Are We There Yet? , NSF requires grant applicants to build on prior knowledge--where do you get it? Why is that?

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

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I first saw Scratch a few years ago, when I had friends working at the Media Lab, and at the time it seemed like a neat way for kids who were unfamiliar with programming to jump in and start designing their own interactive stories and games. Inappropriate Content: Debatable. Let's look at #3--the promotion and featuring of content.