Tech Talk Roundtable 07-10 | Robotics

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)