1. Tod Fod Jod
Inspiring Childhood Innovation
Delhi NCR Rollout Workshop
August
7,
2012
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2. 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
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3. 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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4. Tod Fod Jod
Re-construct
De-construct &
(Tod Fod)
Repair
(Jod)
Re-purpose
&
Create
(Jod)
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5. 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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6. TFJ Experiences
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7. 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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8. 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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9. Tod Fod Jod Projects - Sample
¨ Water
Riltration
system
¨ Remote
control
¨ Desktop
¨ Elevator
and
its
¨ Microwave
oven
¨ Radio
computer
control
system
¨ Toaster
¨ Air
conditioner
¨ Disk
drive
¨ Bicycle
¨ Blender
¨ Air
Cooler
¨ Printer
¨ Toys
¨ Stove
¨ Toilet
¨ Computer
¨ Motorcycle
mouse
¨ Piano
¨ Water
Cooler
¨ Sewing
Machine
¨ Projector
¨ Tube
well
¨ Heater
¨ Camera
¨ MP3
player
¨ Automatic
door
¨ Refrigerator
¨ Bulb
¨ Website
¨ Bicycle
¨ Vacuum
cleaner
¨ Tube
Light
¨ Energy
¨ Washing
machine
¨ Video
Game
console
¨ Diesel
Generator
¨ Dryer
¨ Landline
phone
¨ Solar
panel
¨ Iron
¨ Landline
phone
¨ Batteries
¨ Fan
¨ Cordless
¨ Wind
turbine
¨ Fan
regulator
¨ Cell
phone
¨ Vending
¨ Television
¨ Skype
machine
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. THANK YOU
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