Playful Invention Company (PICO) Team
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Mitchel
Resnick: Mitch is
LEGO Professor of Learning Research and head of the Lifelong
Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab. He is
also Co-Founder and Chairman of PICO. Mitch has been involved
in the development of a variety of educational technology projects,
including StarLogo,
Crickets, Scratch,
and the Computer
Clubhouse.
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Brian
Silverman: Brian
is Co-Founder and President at PICO. After
graduating from MIT, he worked for many years as Director of
Research at LCSI,
the world's leading developer of Logo
software. He serves as a part-time consulting scientist to
the MIT Media Lab, where he
has helped develop many new educational technologies, including
the Cricket.
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Paula
Bonta: Paula is Co-Founder and Lead Designer
at PICO. She holds a
degree in computer science from her native Argentina and a graduate
degree
from the Education and Technology program at Harvard.
She was
Design Director for several award-winning software products for
children,
including MicroWorlds and the "My Make Believe" series
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PICO
Advisors
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Robbie
Berg: Robbie, a Physics Professor
at Wellesley College, develops new computational tools and
activities for science and engineering
education. He co-founded the Robotic
Design Studio where Wellesley
students use programmable devices to design, build, and exhibit
their
robotic creations.
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Natalie
Rusk: Natalie, a Researcher
at the MIT Media Lab, specializes in applications of digital
technology in museums and after-school centers. She has developed
and directed new learning technology projects at The Computer
Museum, Science Museum of Minnesota,
and The Exploratorium.
She co-founded
the Computer
Clubhouse
and the PIE
Network.
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Credits
and Acknowledgments
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PICO
web and graphic design by Big
Blue Dot (with photography by Mauricio Tejerina) |
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We
would like to thank the LEGO Company for its continuing support
of our efforts, particularly Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Lisbeth Valther Pallesen, Jens Maibom, and Erik Hansen.
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PICO
staff members Chad Burt, Catherine Cournoyer, Jack Geddes, Mike Gillis, Danielle Hamel, Danny Lutz, Laurelle Miciak, and Matthew Thomson for their invaluable
ideas and enthusiasm.
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We
would like to thank MIT researchers and students who contributed
to PicoCricket R&D, particularly
Andy Begel, Robbie Berg, Rahul Bhargava, Rick Borovoy, Fred Martin,
Bakhtiar Mikhak,
Mitchel
Resnick,
and Brian
Silverman. |
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We
would like to thank PIE staff
who developed new PicoCricket activities, particularly Keith Braafladt,
Stephanie Hunt, Chip Lindsey, Hideki Mori, Kristen Murray, Mike
Petrich, Margaret Pezalla-Granlund, Natalie Rusk, Michael Smith-Welch,
Karen Wilkinson, and Diane Willow. |
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would like to thank all the people that made the PicoCricket
a better product: Diana Gee-Silverman for the on-line help, Danny
Lutz for the sounds, and Lawrence Shubert for guiding PICO through
the intricate aspects of compliance testing and manufacturability.
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