Short Circuits: Crafting e-Puppets with DIY Electronics

Peppler, Kylie; Salen Tekinbaş, Katie; Gresalfi, Melissa; Santo, Rafi

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Short Circuits: Crafting e-Puppets with DIY Electronics

Kylie Peppler,

Kylie Peppler

Kylie Peppler is Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences Program and Director of the Creativity Labs at Indiana University Bloomington.

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Katie Salen Tekinbaş,

Katie Salen Tekinbaş

Katie Salen Tekinbaş is Professor in the School of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University and Chief Designer and Researcher at Institute of Play.

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Melissa Gresalfi,

Melissa Gresalfi

Melissa Gresalfi is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Learning Sciences at Vanderbilt University.

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Rafi Santo

Rafi Santo is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University Bloomington.

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Tools and methods for creating electronic puppets.

Short Circuits offers students opportunities to undertake physical computing projects, providing tools and methods for creating electronic puppets. Students learn how to incorporate microprocessors into everyday materials and use them to enhance their language and writing skills with shadow puppet shows featuring their own DIY flashlights.

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Short Circuits: Crafting e-Puppets with DIY Electronics

By: Kylie Peppler, Katie Salen Tekinbaş, Melissa Gresalfi, Rafi Santo

https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9696.001.0001

ISBN (electronic): 9780262320016

Publisher: The MIT Press

Published: 2014

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Series Foreword

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Systems Thinking Concepts in this Book Collection

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Alignment to Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

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Introduction

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Toolkit

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Design Challenge Overviews

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Design Challenge 1: Introduction to the Electronic Circuit

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Design Challenge 2: It's Alive! Making e-Puppets

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Design Challenge 3: Speaking Stories

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Design Challenge 4: DIY Flashlights and Shadow Puppets

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Delving Deeper into Systems Thinking

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Appendix A: Glossary of Key Terms

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Appendix B: Additional Resources

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Appendix C: Short Circuits Formal Assessment

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Appendix D: Systems Thinking Concept Cards

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Appendix E: Short Circuits Challenge Cards

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Notes

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