+Students designing and solving interesting problems using bits and bytes and wires

Dr. Patricia CharltonCreative Digital Solutions

Patricia.Charlton@pobox.comhttp://creativedigitalsolutions.org

@CDigitalS

+Internet of Things (IoT): Sensors and Science

(a) The “Thing” (b) The Local Network (c) The Internet (d) The Cloud

Ingredients of IoT

+Internet of Things: What is this “Thing” supposed to do?The “Thing” may provide

Identification and info storage(RFID tags, MAC (Media access control) address)

Information collection (Sensor networks, store sensor values)

Information processing(Understanding commands, filtering data)

Communications (Transmit and receive messages)

Actuation (Switch control, motor control)

It means adding an embedded device to  say a chair, window, ceiling fan or bulb for them to have theses capabilities.

Some systems which already have the above features: Can you think of any?

+How do we make these “Things”?

http://video.mit.edu/watch/arduino-tutorial-1-10950/

Sensors

The ‘VEX’ FACTOR

+Internet of Things: Designing a Smart City for London Festival of Education

At schoolOn the moveAt Home

Create and control flexible sensors tointeract with devices aroundthe home

Where’s my homework?I wonder if ‘Pete’ is looking after it.Is there room on the bus? DogBot helping me track and sense the world Mobile and location sensors

The coin reward bank: Collecting coins, gaining rewards, helpinh charities

+Follow-up for ideas

http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/sparks-will-fly

http://madrid.verkstad.cc/en/course-literature/what-is-arduino/

https://inventrom.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/the-thing-in-internet-of-things/

… Brainstorm with your friends, other students, family and teachers