Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education

"Programmable bricks" are microcontroller-based devices that can be used in various educational projects, such as robotic prototypes, environmental sensing, and interactive art. They have been used in educational settings for many years, but particularly in developing countries their penet...

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Main Authors: Arnan Sipitakiat, Paulo Blikstein
Format: Conference Proceeding
Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-507312018-09-04T04:44:48Z Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education Arnan Sipitakiat Paulo Blikstein Computer Science "Programmable bricks" are microcontroller-based devices that can be used in various educational projects, such as robotic prototypes, environmental sensing, and interactive art. They have been used in educational settings for many years, but particularly in developing countries their penetration has been limited due either to unavailability or prohibitive cost. In this paper, we discuss recent work on the GoGo Board, an open-source, extensible, low-cost programmable brick mainly designed for developing countries. We discuss the board's main design principles, which were based on our extensive fieldwork, as well as implication for learning activities, the use of low-cost materials, and local construction of boards. We use data and observations from studies in several countries such as Brazil, Mexico, and Thailand. Copyright 2010 ACM. 2018-09-04T04:44:48Z 2018-09-04T04:44:48Z 2010-04-19 Conference Proceeding 2-s2.0-77950809137 10.1145/1709886.1709931 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77950809137&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50731
institution Chiang Mai University
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topic Computer Science
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Arnan Sipitakiat
Paulo Blikstein
Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education
description "Programmable bricks" are microcontroller-based devices that can be used in various educational projects, such as robotic prototypes, environmental sensing, and interactive art. They have been used in educational settings for many years, but particularly in developing countries their penetration has been limited due either to unavailability or prohibitive cost. In this paper, we discuss recent work on the GoGo Board, an open-source, extensible, low-cost programmable brick mainly designed for developing countries. We discuss the board's main design principles, which were based on our extensive fieldwork, as well as implication for learning activities, the use of low-cost materials, and local construction of boards. We use data and observations from studies in several countries such as Brazil, Mexico, and Thailand. Copyright 2010 ACM.
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author Arnan Sipitakiat
Paulo Blikstein
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title Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education
title_short Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education
title_full Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education
title_fullStr Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education
title_full_unstemmed Think globally, build locally: A technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education
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