How Can Technology Make the World Smarter

May 01 2012

Source: holliesherry

Summary Information

Keywords:

technology IBM wimbledon watson careers in IT sensors smarter planet solution design

Topic:

Computer Science

Target Grade (Ages):

Grade 6 (Ages 11-12)

Grade 7 (Ages 12-13)

Estimated Time Required:

3-5 hours

Diversity Indicators:

There are multiple lessons and case studies for use with KS3 ICT, Year 7.

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LESSON

Goals and Prerequisites

Goals:

Lesson 1 & 2: Sensor Fundamentals & Identifying Sensors to Make Smart Solutions

Identify benefits and limitations of using ICT both inside and outside school
Explain how and why the use of ICT varies in and out of school

Lesson 3: Smarter Planet - Core Principles: Instrumented, Interconnected & Intelligent

Explain how and why ICT varies in and out of school

Lesson 4: Designing your Own Smarter Ideas

Tools and techniques
Plan and implement solutions that combine and refine different forms of information
Organise and process data for a purpose

Lesson 5: Presenting your Smarter Ideas

Plan and develop structured solutions to problems which use a combination of ICT tools and techniques.
Use criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions, identifying improvements for refining their work
Present information in a range of forms for specific purposes and familiar audiences
Present information in different forms suited to the purpose

Instructional Objective(s)

Lesson 1 - Sensor Fundamentals

Save files using appropriate file names and organise files in a hierarchical folder structure
Save files in appropriate formats and create a hierarchical folder structure

Lesson 2 - Identifying Sensors to Make Smart Solutions

Identify the essential data and ICT tools required to solve a problem
Explain the reasons for choices they have made

Lesson 3 - Smarter Planet - Core Principles: Instrumented, Interconnected and Intelligent

Identify the essential data and ICT tools required to solve a problem
Explain the reasons for choices they have made
Use digital communication to share information and collaborate with others for a purpose
Amend existing simple models by changing variables and formulae

Lesson 4 - Designing Your Own Smarter Ideas

Combine and refine information and data sources to answer and pose questions
Identify the significant data required to solve a problem
Recognise the common layouts and convertions used in different types of communication and how these address intended and familiar audience needs
Recognise the limitations and opportunities of different layout formats and use of these appropriately

Lesson 5 - Presenting Your Smarter Ideas

Check whether the ICT tools they use are appropriate for the task
Recognise the common layouts and convertions used in different types of communication and how these address intended and familiar audience needs
Recognise the limitations and opportunities of different layout formats and use these appropriately
Match the content and style of their work to teh audience and purpose
Agree and use simple criteria, and understand how to improve their work

Instructional Resources

Background:

These lesson plans are based on the Smarter Planet initiative developed by IBM. Smarter Planet is IBM’s vision to bring a new level of smart to how the world works—how every person, business, organisation, government, natural system, and man-made system interacts.

Each interaction represents a chance to do something better, more efficiently, more productively.

But more than that, as the systems of the planet become smarter; we have a chance to open up meaningful new possibilities for progress.

There are on-line platforms which provide further information on Smarter Planet. They include the Smarter Planet public website: http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/index.html?re=sph and the Smarter Planet blog: http://asmarterplanet.com/

Lesson 3 - Smarter Planet: Instrumented, Interconnected adn Intelligent (Overview)

Materials:

Paper
Pens
Internet Access
Projector and Screen
Exercise Handouts

Lesson 1 - Sensor Fundamentals: Overview

Lesson 1 - Sensor Worksheet

Lesson 2 - Identifying Sensors to Make Smart Solutions: Overview

Procedure:

Lesson 1 - Sensor Fundamentals: Overview

Lesson 2 - Identifying Sensors to Make Smart Solutions: Overview

Lesson 2 - RFIDs in Supermarkets

Lesson 2 - Stockholm Sensor Sheet

External Resources

Lesson 1 - Sensor Fundamentals

Asimo Website: http://asimo.honda.com/
Robot Constructor: http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/R/robots/constructor.html

Lesson 2 - Identifying Sensors to Make Smart Solutions

Radio Frequency Identification (RFIDs) - what are they? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification
Innov8: www.ibm.com/innov8
Smarter Planet - Stockholm Traffic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfMylzF4lv8

Lesson 3 - Smarter Planet - Instrumented, Interconnected and Intelligent

Augmented Reality - Wimbledon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VZoDmqcZ34
Digital Natives & Digital Immigrants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_native

IBM's Watson on Jeopardy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFR3lOm_xhE

Credits

Creation of Lessons 1-5 - special thanks goes to Peter Marshman, Advanced Skills Teacher ICT/ Computing, Park House School

IBM Volunteers - Thanks to:

Colleen Haffey for organising and delivering the IBM IT Insights Workshops

Chris Bray for the creation of IBM and Working in the 21st Century
Alan Flack for the creation of IBM @ Wimbledon

Bharat Bedi for the creation of Safe Living Project (Bolzano)

RESOURCES

Original Resources

Additional Supports

IBM & Wimbledon

Outlines of IBM's work with Wimbledon Tennis Tournament and how technology is deployed by IBM at Wimbledon

IBM and Working in the 21st Century

A presentation created and delivered by IBM volunteer outlining technology developments and paths to working in IT

IBM Safe Living Project (Bolzano)

This case study looks at how using technology can assist the elderly to be safe at home

List of Free IBM Educational Resources for Teachers

A list of free on-line IBM educational resources covering science and technology

Mobile Money for the Unbanked

An IBM case study looking at how mobile phones can be used in developing countries for those who don't have access to conventional banking

Smarter Planet Exercise

Exercise to get students thinking how they could apply the Smarter Planet principles to improve every day life

Smarter Planet Presentation - 23 November 2012

A Smarter Planet presentation delivered by Clive Harris, Technical Leadership Team

How-to's

Lesson 1 - Sensor Fundamentals: Overview

This document contains lesson objectives/goals and examples of sensors

Lesson 2 - Identifying Sensors to Make Smart Solutions: Overview

This document provides the lesson overview and guides teachers through relevant information and worksheets

Lesson 3 - Smarter Planet: Instrumented, Interconnected adn Intelligent (Overview)

Lesson plan overview and guidance on relevant worksheets

Lesson 4 - Designing Your Own Smarter Ideas: Overview

Overview of Lesson 4 and reference to relevant worksheets

Lesson 5 - Presenting Your Smarter Ideas: Overview

Lesson 5 overview providing guidance on the lesson and reference to worksheet

Worksheets

Lesson 1 - Sensor Fundamentals: A School Day in the future

Imagine a school day in the future. In each box think about how sensors could be used to make your day easier and more enjoyable.

Lesson 1 - Sensor Worksheet

Worksheet looking at sensors at home

Lesson 2 - RFIDs in Supermarkets

Worksheet looking at Radio-Frequency Identification and how it can be used in supermarkets

Lesson 2 - Stockholm Sensor Sheet

Worksheet on Stockholm Smart Traffic Control

Lesson 3 - Digital Divide Worksheet

Worksheet looking at how you use technology and how your parents/guardians use technology

Lesson 3 - Smart Definition: Making Wimbledon Data Smart

Worksheet related to Wimbledon data and Smarter Planet principles of being Instrumented, Interconnected and Intelligent

Lesson 4 - My Problem Plan

Worksehet to accompanying the problem solving exercise

Lesson 4 - Starter Data List 1

Starter Data for Solutions to Problems presented

Lesson 4 - Starter Data List 2

This document accompanies the section where students get in to groups of 3 or 4 and look at possible problems

Lesson 4 - Starter Data List 3

This document accompanies the section where students get in to groups of 3 or 4 and look at possible problems

This sheet accompanies the exercise on page 3 of the Lesson Plan oveview document

Lesson 5 - App/Site Design

Template to allow students to provide an image/screen shot of their app/site design

Lesson 5 - Setting Objectives Plan

Plan template to assist students with how to present their 'Smart Idea'

Contributed Resources

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Smarter Planet case study - affordable warmth

Case study on how techology can be used to address problems such as fuel poverty

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