Using the Internet of Things to Teach Computer Science to High School Students

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of billions of devices like cell phones, cars, smart TVs and home alarms connected to the internet. It's also the idea behind the innovative curriculum that Pramod Abichandani and Prateek Shekhar are developing to teach computer science and software engineering to high school students. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the curriculum will use low-cost, IoT hardware kits to challenge 300 students
and 27 teachers to build internet-connected real-world projects, like smart health-monitoring devices, that will relay information to the users through websites and apps. By sharing content and teaching strategies through online platforms, museums and camps, the research team expects to reach an even wider K–12 audience.