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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Museum 2.0

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? And with NSF's support, some of the very first things we did were around people developing traveling exhibits. NSF seems to be perfectly happy with that.

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

Museum 2.0

Of course, the question of putting adults and kids together isn't all about safety. The last three reflect the interests of the users--and not in quantity (i.e. There are so many awesome and fascinating educational interactions on ScratchR that emerge from the interplay among users. most views) but in recency.