1. The Experience of Simplifying and Packaging Creative Engineering K-12 Educationinto Innovative ProductsPresenter: Brian P. OConnell2013 03 22 Authors: Brian P. OConnell and Katarina A. Morowsky

2. EdTech Marketplace$7.5 billion industry in the United StatesRecently topped $4 trillion worldwideSilicon Valley invested $177 million in 2010American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009provided $650 million for Educational TechnologiesNVCA reported $400 million invested in 2011 3. Educator Needs41 States Have Engineering Education StandardsStates like Massachusetts have EdTech GuidelinesTeachers spent $936 outfitting their classroom$356 of that came out of pocket 4. Existing Technologies 5. Existing Technologies 6. PaperBotsA Means for Inexpensive Engineering EducationBy providing lesson plans, templates and tools forteachers to implement engineering activities thatmake use of readily available classroom materials,more specifically paper, we hope to makeengineering education available to schools whereit was previously cost prohibitive 7. PaperBots 8. First Graders in Wellesley, MA 9. 5th and 6th graders at the CEEO 10. Graduate School ResourcesIdeas 11. Graduate School ResourcesIdeasFaculty 12. Graduate School ResourcesIdeasFacultyGrad Students 13. Graduate School ResourcesIdeasFacultyGrad StudentsUndergraduates 14. Graduate School ResourcesIdeasFacultyGrad StudentsUndergraduatesNetworking 15. QuestionsContact Info Brian OConnell Brian@paperbots.org www.paperbots.org