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Takbo is a Sugar-based interactive tool that allows a child to get automated health tips based on the user's inputs.
 
Takbo is a Sugar-based interactive tool that allows a child to get automated health tips based on the user's inputs.
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Similar to this video, but simpler and automated
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Similar to this video, but simpler, automated, and running on Sugar-on-a-Stick
    
http://newmed.media.mit.edu/projects/?collaborhythm
 
http://newmed.media.mit.edu/projects/?collaborhythm
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4th grade pupils in Manila
 
4th grade pupils in Manila
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4th grade pupils in Boston
 
4th grade pupils in Boston
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Structure
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==Structure==
 
1. client side
 
1. client side
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user interface where child self-reports health status
       
2. server side analytics
 
2. server side analytics
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feedback to child based on biometric norms
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health care tips corresponding to child's profile
Some resources:
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1. partnering with Take Action Games, a team who has expressed interest in jointly developing a school health game, although for young adults in our previous conversations
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http://takeactiongames.com/TAG/HOME.html
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==Partners==
 
==Partners==
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http://www.schoolhealthforonebillion.org/
 
http://www.schoolhealthforonebillion.org/
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graduate students at Harvard Ed School, Harvard School of Public Health, and Kennedy School of Government
    
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
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http://www.cps.neu.edu/shi/
 
http://www.cps.neu.edu/shi/
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Take Action Games
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http://takeactiongames.com/TAG/HOME.html

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