The SymbIOTics System: Designing an Internet of Things Platform for Elementary School Students

Abstract

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.

Effectiveness of The Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Jigsaw Learning Model on Students' Creative Thinking Skills: A- Meta-Analysis

“…The Internet of Thing (IoT)-based Jigsaw learning model is one of the solutions in improving students' creative thinking skills. Internet of Things (IoT) is a tool that can send data over the internet network (Francisti, 2023;Aydin, 2023;Willner et al, 2020). Internet of Things (IoT)-based learning helps students access information faster (Rodrigues et al, 2023;Mircea et al, 2021).…”