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Sphero, LittleBits and Other Robots Bring Technology to Life

EdTech Magazine

Sphero, LittleBits and Other Robots Bring Technology to Life. Josh Stumpenhorst got hooked on robotics three years ago when his son showed him the Sphero BB-8, a baseball-sized, self-propelled robot based on the Star Wars droid. Hands-On Work with Robots Teaches Progressive Coding Skill. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Dan Tynan.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., Within HWS and District 36’s other four schools, this is the first step of a journey that will touch on coding and robotics at each grade level.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. Twitter @cat3y. Young children have many different ability levels with math concepts. I love that.

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Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades

The CoolCatTeacher

Steve Floyd on episode 249 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. That’s what these robots are. The students will type in the stuff to get the robot to here or to there, and it doesn’t work.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

CoderZ is a cloud-based option where students can code 3D robots. Some of the courses available are broken into age groups and include options such as CoderZ Adventure for ages 6 through 10, Robotics 101 which is a self-paced program for students ages 11 through 14, and Python gym for students ages 15 and older. Kubo coding.

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The coolest K-12 robotics programs we saw at ISTE

eSchool News

At ISTE 2019, that push to learn coding was clear as new K-12 robotics solutions emerged. Aside from the cool factor K-12 robotics offers, students who learn to program through robotics learn a number of skills they’ll take with them well into adulthood, including creativity, problem solving, and the ability to fail without quitting.

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Robot alligators

Dangerously Irrelevant

I spent this morning at the Maker Tech Camp at Edwards Elementary here in Ames. The Team Neutrino First Robotics student helpers from Ames High were of great assistance. I spent this morning at the Maker Tech Camp at Edwards Elementary here in Ames. Since then she has been busy putting them and her students to work!

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