@article {421,
	title = {MODEBOTS: Environment for Programming Robots for Children Between the Ages of 4 and 6},
	journal = {IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2015},
	month = {08/2015},
	pages = {152-159},
	abstract = {<p>Learning how to program in early age helps children to develop some capabilities as logical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. Incorporating robotics in programming children can help to learn in a concrete and funny way, collaborating with each other. The research project presented in this paper describes the first prototype that implements a programming environment for robots using mobile devices, for children in early childhood{\textemdash}4 to 6 years old. This prototype is fully functional and allows Bluetooth communication one by one. We expect that our research will contribute to human{\textendash}computer interface field, providing a new nontraditional interface to support the learning process of programming in preschoolers.</p>},
	keywords = {Early childhood, first prototype, mobile devices, programming environment, programming learning process, robotics},
	issn = {1932-8540},
	doi = {10.1109/RITA.2015.2452692},
	author = {Kryscia Ram{\'\i}rez-Benavides and Luis A. Guerrero}
}
