Tektronika Goes To School Shares IoT Insights To Students of SMK Negeri 1 Simpang Katis, Central Bangka
Tektronika Goes To School Activities at SMK Negeri 1 Simpang Katis from HMJ ELKA Polman Babel
POLMANBABEL_SUNGAILIAT. Sharing knowledge and insights with younger siblings is a matter of pride for older siblings, exactly what the vocational students of the Bangka Belitung State Manufacturing Polytechnic (Polman Babel) did to students of SMK Negeri 1 Simpang Katis.
Incidentally, yes, Polman Babel and the Vocational High School are exactly like brothers and sisters who are the both from vocational education.
Polman Babel, the Student Association for the Department of Electrical and Informatics Engineering (HMJ Elka), has successfully carried out the Tektronics Goes to School activity for their younger siblings at SMK, namely at SMK Negeri 1 Simpang Katis.
Through the work program of the Science and Technology Department, HMJ Elka is a form of application of knowledge and community service from students.
The activities that were carried out on 23 February 2023 were in the form of workshops and basic introduction training on the Internet of Things (IoT) with a lighting device control project using Arduino and the Blynk application.
Beginning with conveying the aims and objectives of carrying out activities, then proceed with the delivery of theory and practice about IoT.
The material presented by the students was in the form of the basics of IoT and a basic introduction to Arduino as well as a simple programming language.
At the end of the IoT training, students were given the task of designing a series to measure the success rate of the training.
The expected results of this activity are understanding the concepts and workings of IoT, the functions and benefits of IoT, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of IoT.
According to Osyifa Atiqah Susilowati, as the chief executive of the activity, the reason for the Tektronika Goes to School program is to share basic knowledge about IoT.
Given that the current era is increasingly sophisticated and developing, so that existing technological advances are also growing.
Therefore, it is time for an overview of future technologies such as IoT to be introduced to the public.
"This workshop was attended by approximately 60 students, which at the beginning of the explanation of the material they looked a bit confused, because this IoT project sounded foreign to them," said Osyifa when confirmed.
"However, as the event went on until the demonstration and construction of the project, they began to be enthusiastic and understood the description, form, function, benefits, and process of forming the project," said the student.
Osyifa also shared that behind the success of Tektronika Goes To School, it certainly cannot be separated from a long process.
He conveyed several initial obstacles such as the difficulty of adjusting schedules between schools to determining the number of projects to be presented, some project components were still scarce on the market.
But behind all that, the Tektronika Goes To School activity was able to run successfully and smoothly.
Furthermore, Osyifa hopes that after the implementation of this activity it can open and broaden students' insight into technological advances and give them an overview of the world of lectures. He also hopes that after this, the mindset of these students can change and they are interested in continuing their education to tertiary institutions.
“This is an experience I will never forget. I would like to thank the school, campus, committee, and also those who have contributed to this activity," said Osyifa.
"For me this activity provides a lot of learning about new things, I also thank the students who have been enthusiastic in participating in the activity until it's finished. They are all cool and great, success is always all!, "he said.
