Mobilize
The core intent of this project is to develop methods for data collection and analysis for students. Through Mobilize units, students will engage with and learn about the nature of data. Mobilize centers its curricula around participatory sensing campaigns in which students use their mobile devices to collect and share data about their communities and their lives, and to analyse these data to gain understanding. The UCLA MobilizingCS app is a cross-platform mobile application available in the Android and Apple stores. Once installed, users can download the data collection projects and start collecting data. To access the materials users must register.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data interpretation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10P01
Develop techniques to acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases
AC9TDI10P02
Analyse and visualise data interactively using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends and outliers
AC9TDI10P03
Model and query entities and their relationships using structured data |
| Keywords | Data, Data collection |
| Organisation | UCLA |
| Copyright | 2015 Mobilize. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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