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Lego MindstormInnovation

The Need?

The need to use technology to help students with their learning

To increase students’ competence in Mathematics, Science and Technology

To develop critical and Analytical skills in student

A Natural desire to improve learning

Research done - Findings

Massachusetts's Technology Lab discovered that Mindstorm can be used to teach Art, Music and other subject areas not considered possible

Carnegie Mellon University’s development of hardware components and curriculum materials for use with Lego Mindstorm

Problems Encountered

Writing an application to Program the parts in the kits

Getting the robots to lift loadsDeveloping Mindstorm kits for students of

varying age groupsGetting Higher Institutions to believe in the

product

The Audience

UniversityStudents

CollegeStudents

High SchoolStudents

Elementary Students

Elementary Students

Commercialization

Mindstorm kits are produced in two factories and shipped around the world.

One kit has more that a hundred pieces of blocks, sensors and a microprocessor

The level of difficulty of those kits is based on age

Mindstorm kits are sold with curriculum guides for teaching Mathematics and Science

Knowledge Stage

Lego Mindstorm was invented and prove to be an excellent learning aid

The researchers knew it would workStudents building all kinds of structuresProblem-solving skills developed

Persuasion Stage

Getting support for the researchConvincing people with the findingsGetting sponsor to support the productionGetting clients to buy the productConvincing Schools and homes of the power

of Lego Mindstorm

Implementation Stage

Making the kits and componentsDeploying them in schools and homes for useMonitoring its use and effectiveness

Confirmation

1998 When the product was accepted as the leading technology tool then

Product is now being used widely in Universities and institutions

Continued research into its further development by leading Uiversities

Innovation Time Line

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Knowledge Persuasion Decision Implementation Confirmation 1998 1999 1999 2004 2006

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History of the floppy disk

When the floppy disk was invented in the mid 1970s it was the most advanced portable storage medium in its time. In fact some floppy disks were used to even store the operating system for starting the computer. The floppy disk increased in popularity and usage right through the 80s and early 90s.

By the mid 1990s CDs became very common and DVDs were invented. The storage capability and durability of those optical disk led to the “death and burial” of the floppy disk

References

Mitchel Resnick et al (2008). New Pathways into Robotics: Strategies for Broadening Participation e Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol 11,( 3).

Pezalla-Granlund et al (2005). Rethinking Robotics- Approaches and Ideas. Association of Science and Technology Centers. Retrieved September 19, fromhttp://llk.media.mit.edu/projects/pie/Rethinking-Robotics-Ideas.pdf