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Monday, May 12, 2003
7:54:12 AM
 
quiz is fully functional. new sounds! featuring all of Club DNA. images too:

on the web: My First Shot

for download: clubdna_final.zip -- make sure you keep all these files in the same folder (This file is 14.8 MB, zipped, and once unzipped you should click on the file "index.html" to start the program).

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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
3:48:03 AM
 
amy's first shot: beta (5/12 note: no longer on-line)

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Monday, April 14, 2003
9:55:29 AM
 
NIAID website - search for vaccines info
Bio 160 web site

Annie will email the powerpoint file and vaccine/virus images she showed us, as well as links to pertinent web sites. Also-- background presentation files that describe vaccines (bio 160). We will meet again next Monday to pick up Club DNA drawings and review work completed.

    Animation Ideas
  • Antibody's interaction with virus
    • Questions from survey
    • what are vaccines made of?
    • can vaccines hurt you?
    • side effects...
    • how many vaccines are there?

Upcoming Meetings
Monday, April 21, 8:30 am, Ocean's w/ Annie
Thursday, April 24, 4:00 pm, Lab
Wednesday, April 30, 3:00 pm, French-American School w/ Club DNA

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Sunday, March 16, 2003
1:11:47 PM
 
Club DNA Storyboard v.001

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Monday, March 03, 2003
12:42:47 PM
 
The Kuby text also has a website:
http://www.whfreeman.com/kuby/

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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
6:48:01 PM
 
First meeting with Club DNA, Wednesday 2/26

We met the kids and introduced ourselves. Annie DeGroot gave a demonstration on antibodies and how they work to recognize viruses. Then we asked the kids some questions to get a sense of what they're interested in and what they already know about vaccines. The kids seemed to be pretty interested in talking about the shots they've gotten, so this is probably a good thing to pursue in the project as a way to teach about vaccines. (And all ears turned when there was mention of maybe making a comuter "game")
Almost all the kids have computers at home and have had some experience surfing the web.

Group meeting 5:30 next Monday after class!

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Thursday, February 20, 2003
10:05:36 PM
 
Vaccines 101 with Julie McMurry, Thursday 2/20

an introduction to the basic ideas of immunology (virii, T-cells, antibodies, vaccines)
more detailed description of the meeting to be added...

- helpful resource is Immunology by Janis Kuby

First meeting with Club DNA tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 26 @ 3pm, French-American School

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7:36:00 PM  
http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Bio_160/

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12:43:48 PM  
Second meeting with Dr. Annie DeGroot, Friday 2/14

Since meeting last week with Dr. DeGroot we had some time to think about how we could combine our ideas and expectations for the project with hers, and develop a proposal for how we might accomplish this in our software. This meeting was an opportunity for us to consult her on our revised project description, and to talk about some pragmatic concerns such as how we will acquire the content for the program/website, and how the software will be used.

- The content will be based on what the kids will be learning at ClubDNA, via presentations by Dr. DeGroot. We (Michelle, Vince, Marianne) will meet with Julie McMurry from the TB/HIB research lab for a "Vaccines 101" tutorial to get us started. The Bio160 website will also be a helpful resource for getting material, as it was a course co-taught by Dr. DeGroot in which students created websites on various vaccines as final projects for the class.

- Once completed, the software will be used by the ClubDNA students primarily as a reference. E.g., students may be given homework assignments for which they must consult the web/software for information. Kids will use the software at the French-American school, but it will likely get more use at home. (Thus, cross-platform capabilities will be very important). In a broader context, the software will also potentially be used by students at other schools with web access.

- A concern we will need to address is how we will handle later additions to the site. Is there a way to make the site able to be updated/extended safely and in an organized way by other teachers and students at other schools (e.g., with a login)? Alternatively, we could limit this capability to DeGroot but provide some way for others to send her information.

Next up:
- move meeting with Club DNA to Wed. (2/26), 3-4 pm (or are we skipping class and staying later??)
- meet with Julie for "Vaccines 101" tutorial Thurs. (2/20), 5-7 pm

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