ERIC Number: EJ1258815
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-2159-449X
The Symbiotics System: Designing an Internet of Things Platform for Elementary School Students
Sara Willner-Giwerc; Chris Rogers; Kristen Wendell
International Journal of Designs for Learning, v11 n2 p64-79 2020
We describe a LEGO-compatible Internet of Things Technology (IoT) designed to enable elementary school students to learn about IoT by building their own smart, connected products. The Internet of Things is any network of physical devices that can share information over the internet. Using small, Wi-Fi enabled microprocessors, Grove sensors, digital fabrication tools, LEGO bricks, and the LabVIEW programming interface; an IoT system was designed specifically for use in elementary school classrooms. This design case details the barriers to entry that exist for using the Internet of Things with young students, the design decisions made to lower those barriers to entry, and the results of a pilot study conducted using the developed technology with second-grade students.
Descriptors: Internet, Elementary School Students, Manipulative Materials, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 2, Electronic Equipment, Computer Software, Robotics, Coding
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: A451001SF9018