Distributed weather net: wireless sensor network supported inquiry-based learning

Authors:
Ben Chang;Hsue-Yie Wang;Chin-Shueh Chen;Jen-Kai Liang
Affiliations:
Department of E-Learning Design and Management, National Chiayi University, Mingsuin, Chiayi County, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Taipei Municipal Yongle Primary School, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Venue:
CSCL'09 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Computer supported collaborative learning - Volume 1
Year:
2009

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Abstract

In 2004, a city-wide weather wireless sensor network, Taipei Weather Inquiry-Based Learning Network, composed of sixty school-based weather sensor nodes and a centralized weather archive server was established to facilitate students having weather science inquiry-based learning. The network covers the whole Taipei City, collects the city's weather status, and opens the weather data to the general public. A series of annual weather inquiry-based learning tournaments was held since 2006 to engage the students to use the network's resource. Until now, there have been 171 registered teams which include 447 grade 4-9 students and 220 teachers involved in it. The study of the tournaments data indicated that the usability of the network was satisfied.