Description (domo arigato Mr. Roboto) That’s right we’re talking about the rock band Styx … well, not really. But we are talking about … wait for it … robots! Not really the “Klaatu barada nikto” Gort-style robots of The Day The Earth Stood Still fame, but the less earth-threatening kind. You know, the kind that […]

Description

(domo arigato Mr. Roboto)


That’s right we’re talking about the rock band Styx … well, not really. But we are talking about … wait for it … robots! Not really the “Klaatu barada nikto” Gort-style robots of The Day The Earth Stood Still fame, but the less earth-threatening kind. You know, the kind that our kids build, program, and operate right here in school.


Lessons Learned

Dennis – https://www.classroomscreen.com/ A simple tool to help manage your classroom.


Daniel –  Private Channels in Teams – You must create a new channel.


Chris – Android phone-controlled robots! “Most robots are run by the Arduino board, and there are wireless Arduino shields which allow the robot to communicate wirelessly by using a Bluetooth or WiFi module.” https://robotsauthority.com  10-ideas-for-school-robot-projects


Fun Fact

Automatons


Radiolab Episode: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/radiolab-clockwork-miracle


Want to see the mechanical monk? https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-450-year-old-clockwork-monk-is-fully-operational-5956937


Notes & Links

10 Reasons Why Your School Must have A Robotics Program


<https://edtechdigest.com/2019/03/06/10-reasons-why-your-school-must-have-a-student-robotics-program/>

Coding and Computer Science. …
Maker–based Learning. …
Career Skills. …
Arts: The “A” in STEAM / Digital Arts Instruction. …
Innovation, Problem Solving, Creativity. …
Motivation and Engagement. …
Collaboration and ”Cooper-tition” …
Sport of the Mind / ‘e-Sport’
Engineering
STEM learning across the curriculum
Life & Developmental Skills (ok, that’s 11)

Don’t have time for a robotics class?  Integrate Robots into your curriculum.

GR1 – Program robots to move on a number line to model addition and subtraction sentences.
ELA – Storytelling. Program robots (Ozobots) to be the actor in a story.

So many curriculum ideas and lesson plans to explore – CodeHS and CodeCombat and CodeSpark for Educators/Librarians and Hour of Code (https://hourofcode.com/hk/en/learn)