TenSun’s goal is to provide simple activities that engage users and encourage continued exploration in the physical world. We believe that, when it comes to technology, less is more. Our activities are designed to engage students for a discreet purpose. They use our software, then move away from the computer to explore in the world around them.
You will find no bells and whistles in TenSun software. Our goal is to design activities that are simply interesting to the intended audience. Just as in the physical world, when a software lesson is sufficiently well designed, students respond. Intrinsic motivation is engaged. TenSun's design facilitates self-directed mastery of the lesson.
We often use children’s voices in our applications, because children have responded well to them. We call on visual learning and listening skills whenever possible. We introduce text only when necessary.
TenSun’s founder, Lynne Bolduc, has 25 years’ experience in education, technology, and strategic systems planning. She was lead application developer at MIT’s Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. An example of her teams' work can be found in the MIT Museum's Edgerton Exhibit on the computer-based title Exploring the Art and Science of Stopping Time.
Lynne holds a master’s degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education concentrating in Technology, Innovation, and Education. During 2000-2009, she was a parent and full-time, pro-bono consultant at Lexington Montessori School in Lexington, Massachusetts where she spearheaded technology-policy implementation and strategic planning for the School’s technology program. She was the 2009 recipient of Lexington Montessori School's Maria Montessori Award for outstanding service to the School.
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