Unit IV: Robot Programming & Course Closing

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?

Project Questions

Any questions or issues related to the project?

Robot Overview, Group Assignment, Robot Assignment

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Next Time:

• Continue on robots
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Thursday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?

Project Questions

Any questions or issues related to the project?

Dash groups

Any questions or issues related to programming the Finch?

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Continue Robot Programming

Finch groups

Any questions or issues related to programming the Finch?

Look at the Finch introduction page to see some information and some tasks you might try accomplishing with the Finch.

Lego groups

Any questions or issues related to programming the Finch?

Look at the Lego introduction page to see some information and some tasks you might try accomplishing with the Lego EV3 robot.

Next Time:

Do some work on your project over the weekend. Have fun!

• Continue on robots
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Tuesday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?

Student Work on Robot Programming

Any questions or issues related to the project? Remember to be noting any information you want to share when reporting.

Next Time:

• Continue on robots
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Thursday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions RE robots?
• Questions RE projects?

Student Work on Robot Programming

Any questions or issues related to the project? Remember to be noting any information you want to share when reporting.

Next Time:

• Continue on robots
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Tuesday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions RE robots?
• Questions RE projects?

Student Work on Robot Programming

Any questions or issues related to the project? Remember to be noting any information you want to share when reporting.

Next Time:

• Continue on robots
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Thursday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions RE robots?
• Questions RE projects?

Student Work on Robot Programming

Any questions or issues related to the project? Remember to be noting any information you want to share when reporting.

Next Time:

• Continue on robots
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Tuesday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?

Sharing Information RE Programming & Teaching With "This" Robot

Lego NXT

• repeat until done
  • Something to share?
  • Discuss shared item
• Be sure to address
  • What is required to get started programming this robot?
  • Instructions for moving (specified distances) and stopping
  • Instructions for turning (specified amount)
  • Can you make a new instruction? How?
  • What "large"/complex tasks can you do?
  • What age levels can use this robot? Rationale?
  • Recommendation about the robot?

Finch

• repeat until done
  • Something to share?
  • Discuss shared item
• Be sure to address
  • What is required to get started programming this robot?
  • Instructions for moving (specified distances) and stopping
  • Instructions for turning (specified amount)
  • Can you make a new instruction? How?
  • What "large"/complex tasks can you do?
  • What age levels can use this robot? Rationale?
  • Recommendation about the robot?

Dash

• repeat until done
  • Something to share?
  • Discuss shared item
• Be sure to address
  • What is required to get started programming this robot?
  • Instructions for moving (specified distances) and stopping
  • Instructions for turning (specified amount)
  • Can you make a new instruction? How?
  • What "large"/complex tasks can you do?
  • What age levels can use this robot? Rationale?
  • Recommendation about the robot?

Next Time:

• Sharing about your projects (whatever you want)
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Thursday.

Logistics

• Roll
• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?

Final Exam Preview

I have drafted a final. It has an in-class component similar to what you might have seen on the sample final exam. It also has a take home part (handed out in class).

• Take-home part

  The idea is that you will complete this part by final exam time and attach it to the back of the in-class part. Your response to each question is to fit in the space provided. You may write, print, type your response. You may also use a word processor to produce an answer, print it out, and tape it onto the handout in the space below the question. If you print or write, take care that your information can be readily accurately interpreted.

• In-class part
  • content
    • stuff about basics of programming
    • couple of Scratch coding items
    • couple of robot coding items (probably drawn from or similar to the suggestions made for tasks to have your robot complete)
    • a NetLogo coding item
    • a reflective understanding item about the basics of programming
  • time limit is 1 hour 50 minutes
  • writing needs to be legible
  • closed-note/-computer
  • need not worry about exact matches from written code to code blocks or NetLogo instructions

Sharing of Student Work

You can share your thoughts, questions, plans, programs, projects, etc. We'll use the following algorithm:

    repeat  until  no-more-items-to-share  or  class-time-at-end
    .   request item to share
    .   student shares something
    .   class discusses what is shared
    .......

Next Time: Tuesday @ 3:00

• Questions? Comments? Wonderings?   See you Tuesday @ 3:00 (Final exam).