How and why we design our own educational technologies - License Creative Commons BY ND NC

1. How and why we design our own
educational technologies
@massimoavvisati

2. http://codemotionkids.com
@CodemotionKids
We help future innovators
become active creators of
technologies instead of
passive users
● Courses on CODING,
ELECTRONICS, ROBOTICS
and DIGITAL CREATIVITY
● Big events (ie. Maker
Faire Rome kids’ area)
● Family days and social
responsibility events

3. Our strength is our methodology...

4. Creative Learning
As it was defined by
Seymour Papert and Mitchel
Resnick
● Projects
● Peers
● Passion
● Play

5. 2 good reasons to design our own ed-tech

6. The educational technologies available may not reflect our
guidelines and objectives
#1

7. We cannot inspire kids if we don’t keep hacking and playing
with technology ourselves!
#2

8. Examples

9. Reinventing one
of the most used
robot kits
(Node.js, Electron,
Blockly, HID driver hack)

10. From “complex” coding environment...

11. ...to a new tool suitable for kids, even if they cannot read...

12. ...based on MIT guidelines!

13. Creating a
construction kit
(Inkscape, Tinkercad,
laser cutter)

14. ...to unleash creativity without bias

15. Extending existing
tools
(HTML5, Javascript,
AFRAME, VR)

16. From a well-known educational tool for 3D printing...

17. ...to a VR creative environment

18. Thank you
@massimoavvisati