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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (theodore@mitgtl.mit.edu)
Thu Mar 31 23:14:36 1994
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 22:09:10 -0600
From: theodore@mitgtl.mit.edu
To: developers@MIT.EDU
Hello ! This message is addressed to all those of you who are concerned
by children's education, entertainment and safety. I am a grad student
working on designing a "Personal Communicator" for children -- a device
to serve the communication needs of 8-15 year-olds, their parents and
their teachers. By taking the time to fill out the enclosed short survey,
you can help me and my teammates to design a "Communicator" that will
be useful for the kids, as well as entertaining.
So, if you are a parent, if you are involved with children, or if you feel
like a kid at heart, please take a few minutes to fill out and return the
survey. Your opinion will be of great help and interest to us.
Regards,
Ted Valkov
Return e-mail : theodore@mitgtl.mit.edu
Return address : MIT 31-258.
=================== CHILDRENS COMMUNUCATOR SURVEY ==========================
***** What features do you think would be useful in the "Communicator" *****
a) Send and receive voice messages with it ?
b) Send and receive typed (text) messages with it ?
c) Be able to draw a picture on its screen ?
d) Send and receive images with it ?
e) Run educational software for the child ? What kind ?
f) Run games for the child ? What kind ?
g) Have a database ? Of what ?
h) Allow the child to do homework or take notes with it ?
i) Should it be portable or fixed ?
j) What would be the best output interface? Screen, voice synthesis or ...?
k) What would be the best input interface? Touchscreen, keypad, voice or ..?
l) What size and shape would be convenient ?
m) Should the machine be able to send an alert if the child is in trouble ?
n) Should the machine be able to remind the child to do something ?
o) What other features would you like to see in the Children's Communicator?
p) If you were a teacher, what would you use the "Communicator" for ?
q) If you were a parent, what would you use the "Communicator" for ?
r) What would be the important in the Communicator ?
Price, performance, reliability, warranty or fun ?
s) What are your concerns about the Kids Communicator ?
t) In what manner are you involved with children ?
u) How old are they ?
=========== Please return to Ted Valkov, theodore@mitgtl, 31-258 ===========
