Primary schools

In the scope of primary schools, the K2N tools have to cope with demanding pedagogy and usability related requirements. More as identification of species, the tools are being designed for supporting general pedagogical aims such as:

• Improvement of cognition.
• Generation of problem solving abilities.
• Development of team work abilities.
• Improvement of knowledge in biodiversity
• Improvement of social skills.
• Reinforcement of self-esteem, activation of emotion
• Satisfying the high level of curiosity of children

The KeyToNature keys dedicated to primary school children can be characterised as follows:

• They have a small scale, i.e. they include a small set of species to identify
• No technical terms, i.e. language and information provided must respect the age of the children and avoid excessive demands.
• As many pictures as possible

From a Usability point of view, the tools should be as easy as possible to use respecting the needs of young children (e.g. single choice menus). Navigation, look and feel need to be appealing for this age group. Positive feedback needs to be given on different actions (also on errors). Most tools have already implemented a help function.

• Examples of tools appropriated for the primary school education
• Examples of pedagogical scenarios
• Read here the experiences from the field