Desarrollo de aplicación web bajo el concepto de “Internet de las Cosas” (IdC) como apoyo al proyecto de cultivo de huertos alimenticios del Programa de Participación Estudiantil del Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador.

Abstract

The present work consists in the development and implementation of a technological product, to demonstrate the benefits that Internet of Things (IoT) currently provides as a revolutionary technology, in primordial fields for the country as the educational one. It is carried out within the framework of the Student Participation Program (SPP) to obtain the appropriate institutional support, by being an official program of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador. The research has a total exploratory character, to be added to the few proposals of applications under the concept of IoT in the country for the cultivation of orchards or the educational field, according to the literature review. The current study was carried out using the methodology defined in the official documentation of the SPP, aligned to meet its objectives. In addition, the development of the orchards project was personally attended, based on the functionality of this proposal and showing, through tools such as surveys or personalized interviews, the changes that the program participants adopted in the development of this program thanks to the implemented tool. The described scenario favored the definition of conclusions that demonstrate the feasibility of Internet of Things to be applied in essential fields of modern life, such as the educational one; by being able to be explored and implemented with flexibility by students and professionals of other branches.