Using practical toys, modified for technical learning

Abstract

Educators have used toys in the classroom for as long as toys have been in existence, especially in the field of elementary education. Toys can provide motivation as well as keep the students focused on a particular area of study for longer periods of time something students at the elementary level often struggle with. These students need to obtain fundamental skills for creating, disseminating, retrieving, and evaluating information from electronic media [10]. Using robots as toys and teaching tools is a concept that has also been around for quite a while, and a great way to introduce these fundamental skills [4].