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Smart Kindergarten
A UCLA professor is working on set of sensors and data-capture applications to record a school classroom in intimate detail. The project webpage has more information; see also an older story. The professor apparently envisions actually deploying these sensors in a classroom next spring, but doesn't mention what school is willing to participate.
I'm a Kindergartner, Get Me Outta Here!
Starring MC Hammer
Vonal Declosion
Now will all know who's been stealing lunches. And who secretly eats the crayons and glue.
Have you ever been to a turkish prison?
We'll have statistics on which color playdough is the most popular, as well as the optimal nap time.
Big Brother == Federal Government
:)
Little Brother == State Government
Kindergarten Monitor == Really bored prof with tenure
Space for rent, inquire within
Maybe parents can elect to get e-mail (pager, sms) alerts: WARNING: Suzy is picking her nose! ALERT: Johnny's fly is down! What if the microphones happen to record the children during sing-along time? Will the RIAA have to get involved?
It is bad enough that my 10 year old Usenet posts are available to my potential employers.
Now they can download what I did in Kindergarten?
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Antiquated competence won't be a job skill forever.
A UCLA professor does it, and they call it science. My Uncle Murray does it, and all of a sudden it's a felony. The Man offers nought but injustice.
Roving Web-Teleoperated Robot
5 years and 4.3 million dollars later, researchers report their findings: that you can't convince a first grader to wear a beeping, faintly warm hat for more than six minutes at a stretch.
Kindergarten learns about kids!