Sibel Deren Guler
ABSTRACT
This technical demonstration introduces Tekniverse (Figure 1), an end-to-end Internet-of-Things (IoT) toolkit designed for education, targeting middle and high school students as a tool for environmental data literacy. Tekniverse is a learning platform for data driven projects that teaches you how to create a network using physical objects — “things”— that can sense the environment, analyze data and exchange information. Tekniverse blends physical hands-on and “virtual fieldwork” to increase and equalize student resources. These features further cultivate critical thinking and anticipatory skills, acting as a vehicle for students to collaborate.
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