The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 5, 2017
We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. Each block represents a command for the robot. So same as with a robot.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 13, 2018
So we use the Paper 53 app on our iPads. Now, do you use robots? What about robotics? In my class, we use the Sphero robot quite a bit. See Top Tips for Teaching with Robots Using Sphero. So that’s my Go To robot. Then I had some success there and started to break out using iPads more in the lab setting.
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eSchool News
JUNE 7, 2015
Using an iPad to control the small Raspberry Pi is easier than you think. [ note : Mike Amante will deliver a related session on iPads and the Raspberry Pi at this year’s ISTE conference on Tues. Part of the magic of the magic of the iPad are all the great apps that can turn them into so much more than a tablet.
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2017
As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.” She turned to the platform a few years ago when her principal wanted students to use iPads for a digital photography club. “A For the longest time teachers all wanted iPads just because they could.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Steve Jobs said in his final Apple keynote introducing the iPad 2, “It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Vicki: Wow.
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
We do a lot of work with Scratch Junior , a free app on iPads and things. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program. That’s what these robots are. Steven: Exactly.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Designed for kids ages 5-13, this unique gaming accessory works with an iPad to offer interactive learning experiences through five games — Tangram , Words , Numbers , Newton , and Masterpiece. There is something for every type of thinker with this tiny tinker robot. Makey Makey. Make some magic this holiday season. Ozobot Bit.
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