Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Tod Fod Jod Inspiring Childhood Innovation

Delhi NCR Rollout Workshop

August  7,  2012  

Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

About us

¨ Samir  Mitra  ¤ Head,  National  Innovation  Clusters,  NInC  ¤ A  serial  social  and  tech  entrepreneur  ¤ MS  in  Electrical  Engg,  University  of  Illinois  ¤ MBA,  Santa  Clara  University  

¨ Neeraj  Gulati  ¤ Volunteer,  Tod  Fod  Jod,  NInC  ¤ Tech  entrepreneur  and  multinational  executive  ¤ BE  and  MS  in  Computer  Science  ¤  12  US  Patents  

Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Why Childhood Innovation?

¨ Nationwide  Ecosystem  for  Schools  &  Colleges  expand  focus  beyond  ¤ remembering  &  understanding  to  include    ¤ applying  &  creating  

¨ Build  a  nation  of  creators  not  just  consumers  

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Tod Fod Jod

Re-construct &

Repair (Jod)

De-construct (Tod Fod)

Re-purpose &

Create (Jod)

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Tod Fod Jod

¨ Hands-­‐on  discovery  and  learning  ¤ Modern  day  products  that  kids  see  around  them  ¤  Explore  Designs,  Creations  &  Innovations  of  others  

¨ Connects  concepts  learnt  in  textbooks  to  real  life  

¨ Makes  kids  curious  and  conRident  to  dig  in  to  Rind  answers    

¨ Platform  for  kids  to  be  inspired  by  and  collaborate  with  like  minded  kids  nationwide  

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TFJ Experiences

Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Experience so far

¨  Workshops  conducted  at  1  BoP  school,  1  BoP  orphanage,  1  mid  and  1  high  end  school,  over  5  months  

¨  Takeaways  ¤  Tod  Fod  Jod  spurs  excitement  and  curiosity  among  kids  &  some  teachers  too  

¤  Kids  constantly  ask  questions    ¤  Many  connections  established  between  concepts  and  applications  ¤  Kids  love  it!  Keep  wanting  more  Tod  Fod  Jod  sessions  ¤  Need  motivated  facilitators,  with  TFJ  habits  &  curiosity  

¨  Tod  Fod  Jod  can  form  the  core  of  a  whole  new  hands-­‐on  type  experience  at  school  ¤  Potential  to  restore  love  for  learning  in  some  dis-­‐engaged  kids  

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Vadodra Experience

¨ Tod  Fod  Jod  projects  at  a  central  location,  driven  by  Vadodra  Innovation  Council  

¨ 300  kids  over  the  last  2  months  have  done  Tod  Fod  Jod  projects  

¨ Tremendous  local  support  and  excitement  

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Tod Fod Jod Projects - Sample ¨  Water  Riltration  system  ¨  Microwave  oven  ¨  Toaster  ¨  Blender  ¨  Stove  

¨  Water  Cooler  ¨  Heater    ¨  Refrigerator  ¨  Vacuum  cleaner  ¨  Washing  machine  

¨  Dryer  ¨  Iron  ¨  Fan  ¨  Fan  regulator  ¨  Television  

¨  Remote  control  ¨  Radio  ¨  Air  conditioner  ¨  Air  Cooler  ¨  Toilet  

¨  Sewing  Machine  ¨  Camera  ¨  Bulb  ¨  Tube  Light  ¨  Video  Game  console  

¨  Landline  phone  ¨  Landline  phone  ¨  Cordless  ¨  Cell  phone  ¨  Skype  

¨  Desktop  computer  

¨  Disk  drive  ¨  Printer  ¨  Computer  

mouse  ¨  Projector  ¨  MP3  player  ¨  Website  ¨  Energy  

¨  Diesel  Generator  ¨  Solar  panel  ¨  Batteries  ¨  Wind  turbine  ¨  Vending  

machine  

¨  Elevator  and  its  control  system  

¨  Bicycle  ¨  Toys  ¨  Motorcycle  

¨  Piano  ¨  Tube  well  ¨  Automatic  door  ¨  Bicycle  

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Tod Fod Jod Rollout

¨ Targeted  to  10  cities;  Delhi  NCR,  Vadodra  &  Bangalore    identiRied  ¤ Your  schools  have  been  identiRied  as  choices  for  Tod  Fod  Jod  rollout  in  Delhi  NCR  

¤ Many  of  your  schools  have  experimented  with  or  do  projects  along  the  TFJ  lines  

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Roles & Responsibilities ¨  NInC  shall  provide  to  schools  

¤  Trainers  to  train  mentors  identiRied  by  the  school  n  A  TFJ  Guide  and  sample  “lesson  plans”  for  a  few  TFJ  projects    

¤  An  Internet  based  resource  base  that  hosts    n  a  growing  collection  of  TFJ  “lesson  plans”  for  mentors  developed  by  NInC  and  by  the  TFJ  community  at  large  n  TFJ  videos  from  schools,  kids  n  A  social  interaction  capability  for  users  to  discuss,  share  ideas,  collaborate  

¨   Schools  shall  be  responsible  for  ¤  Providing  mentors  –  teachers  or  post-­‐grad  students,  NInC  to  provide  university  connects  ¤  Conducting  a  minimum  set  of  TFJ  workshops  ¤  Providing  the  products,  tools  and  supplies  for  their  own  workshops  ¤  Uploading  videos  of  their  TFJ  workshops  on  the  NInC  website  ¤  Encouraging  their  mentors  to  contribute  to  the  TFJ  “lesson  plan”  collection;  encouraging  their  kids  to  

showcase  their  work  on  the  TFJ  Website  

¨  Mentors  shall  be  responsible  for    ¤  conducting  TFJ  workshops    ¤  making  signiRicant  contributions  to  the  TFJ  community  &  content  via  the  Internet  ¤  Mentors  who  successfully  achieve  the  above  shall  receive  CertiRicates  from  NInC  recognizing  their  work  

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Key Milestones

¨  Pre-­‐launch  meet  with  Principals  ¨  Two  committees  formed  to  pursue  Web  strategy  and  Mentor  training  strategy  

¨  Launch  in  Delhi  ¨  First  post-­‐launch  meeting  with  Principals  ¨  Survey  of  students,  parents,  teachers  and  principals    ¨  Tod  Fod  Jod  Mela  to  showcase  projects  and  felicitation  of  exceptional  mentorship  and    ¤  Dec,  2012  

Press  and  Media  will  be  allowed  to  cover  some  of  the  TFJ  experiences  

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