Title :
Interactive Search Interfaces for Young Children - The PuppyIR Approach
Author :
Lingnau, Andreas ; Ruthven, Ian ; Landoni, Monica ; van der Sluis, Frans
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Finding and understanding information is key for children´s development. The Internet offers exciting new ways to meet people, learn about different cultures and develop their creative potential. However, children´s ability to use the Internet is severely hampered by the lack of appropriate search tools. Most Information Retrieval (IR) systems are designed for adults and unsuitable for children. In this paper we present an approach to provide appropriate IR interfaces for children.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; information retrieval; interactive systems; user interfaces; Internet; PuppylR approach; creative potential; information retrieval system; interactive search interface; young children; Collaboration; Computers; Internet; Libraries; Pediatrics; Software; Vocabulary; Information retrieval; collaboration; multimodal interfaces; technology enhanced learning;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2010 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7144-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2010.111
