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CloudLab: Software Development for Hands-On Science Learning

May 1 - October 31, 2017 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
In prior research and development, the project team developed PocketLab, a set of web-based hands-on science simulations for middle school classrooms. With this Phase I funding, the team will develop and test a prototype of CloudLab, a classroom management platform to extend the functionality of PocketLab. The prototype will include a portal so that a class of students can collaborate on experiments, a lab notebook to analyze experimental data with graphing tools, and a teacher dashboard to monitor student progress in real time. In the Phase I pilot research, with six middle school teachers and 150 students, the project team will examine whether the prototype functions as planned, whether teachers are able to integrate it within the classroom environment, and whether students are engaged while using the prototype.

Funders

ED
Funding Program: SBIR
Award Number: EDIES17C0042
Funding Amount: $149,876

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Clifton Roozebook
    Principal Investigator
    Myriad Sensors
  • Discipline: General STEM | Technology
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Games, Simulations, and Interactives | Public Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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