"ITR/PE: Bridging the Digital Divide with Tangible and Ubiquitous Computing"

这个项目的目的是把新的和尖端的计算应用程序放在高中学生手中，在课后俱乐部设置在服务不足的社区。这些工具将允许学生构建有形的和无处不在的计算应用程序，这些应用程序将在学校周围的社区中找到真正的效用。在项目的前半部分，我们将与合作学校进行规划，并与邻近社区建立联系。我们还将为学生们打造最初的技术平台。该项目的最后阶段将要求高中生与研究人员共同构建以社区为中心的应用程序。在如何为年轻设计师开发工具包以及如何设计和评估计算应用程序方面，将获得新的见解。这项工作还将提出新的方法，让服务不足的社区参与建设和使用国家的信息基础设施。

The aim of this project is to put new and cutting-edge computational applications in the hands of high school students in after-school club settings in underserved communities. These tools will allow the students to build tangible and ubiquitous computing applications that will find genuine utility in the communities that surround the schools. For the first half of the project, we will be planning with our partner schools and making connections in the adjacent communities. We will also be crafting the initial technology platforms for the students. The final phase of the project will entail high school students working jointly with researchers to build community-centered applications. New insights will be gained on how to develop toolkits for young designers and, for the young designers, how to design and evaluate computational applications. This work will also suggest new ways to engage underserved communities in building and using the nation's information infrastructure.