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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From another list –
robotics resources and discussion <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
oz-teachers-bounces@rite.ed.qut.edu.au
[mailto:oz-teachers-bounces@rite.ed.qut.edu.au] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Greig Tardiani<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 23 April 2008
9:54 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Professional community for
teachers'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Oz-teachers] RobotC
Programming Moodle</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>For anyone
interested in Robotics Programming I have just posted a Moodle course onto the
Australian Lesson Exchange Moodle.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>It is designed to be
used in the Preliminary SDD or yr 10 IST courses. It uses a C based programming
language which is the best robotics programming language available at this
time. The course contains a step by step process of developing an understanding
of programming principals applying it to a robotics theme.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Also included are
Challenges with assessable Rubrics included.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Finally there is a
RoboCup junior Dance, Rescue and Soccer Group project (incomplete at this stage
but usable) for the students to further develop and put into practice, what
they have learned.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://moodle.lessonexchange.org/course/view.php?id=26"
title="http://moodle.lessonexchange.org/course/view.php?id=26">http://moodle.lessonexchange.org/course/view.php?id=26</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If you have not gone
to Lesson Exchange before, sign up and use and submit resources for us all to
use.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>You can download the
course and restore it to you Moodle from here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://wiki.lessonexchange.org/index.php?title=Robotics"
title="http://wiki.lessonexchange.org/index.php?title=Robotics">http://wiki.lessonexchange.org/index.php?title=Robotics</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>All I ask is
acknowledgment of the author.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=blue face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue'>Greig
Tardiani</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:
bold'>HSC Computing Advice Line Co-ordinator:</span></font></b><font size=2
color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'> <a
href="http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/advice-line-2007.html"
title="http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/advice-line-2007.html">http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/advice-line-2007.html</a></span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=teal face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:teal;font-weight:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><a
href="mailto:greig.tardiani@education.nsw.gov.au"
title="mailto:greig.tardiani@education.nsw.gov.au">greig.tardiani@education.nsw.gov.au</a></span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>[and
some questions I had asked Greig about this ] <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>No problem
forwarding on.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Yes I am using the
Lego NXT kits.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>The NXT is the NeXT
iteration of the RCX Lego Mindstorms robotics kits. RobotC works with both
kits.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If you are looking
at primary age students and in fact 7 to 10 beginner level then I don’t
use C either. I have in the past used the RoboLab software which is excellent,
however, Lego will not support it after 2010 and are moving the the NeXTG
software which is purely graphical and there is a new version on the way that
will give it the functionality of the RoboLab software, so it appears to be the
way to go.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I intend on redoing
the whole RobotC Course I have posted into a NextG version so that I can use
the same teaching resources ie fields etc and use either NextG or RobotC to
teach with.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>This one took me the
better part of 50 hours and I had everything.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>The NextG version
will actually take longer as I will have to produce the stimulus material but I
am starting shortly. I will be teaching it this term so it will be ready quite
soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>When teaching in a
Computing type class I actually have ready built robots and leave the building
to when the kids want to enter into the RoboCup.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If however you are
doing a Science and Engineering type topic then the building is all part of the
exercise. One thing I have found is that you need to be very flexible with your
time. You can spend huge amounts of time playing with robotics and learning
heaps in the process. Because it is so engrossing for both boys and girls, just
let them keep playing and just target the topic areas you need to cover within
the creativity and learning of the robotics model.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>As a proportion of
time build to program about 50:50 but you need to be flexible. If you have some
basic challenges then you can have the one model eg the REM and then simply add
things to it to accommodate the different challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue'>Thankyou</span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=blue face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue'>Greig
Tardiani</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Marcel van Otterdyk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 8 April 2008 10:30
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Year 7 - 10 Information
Technology Teachers' Mailing List'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Yr7-10it] robots </span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Rob,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve attached the draft of a unit I
wrote. This is fairly structured. Version two is more open ended but
incomplete. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>NXT is just the latest in a line of Lego
Robotics systems. Also known as the “Grey brick” replaces the
“Yellow Brick”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I found it easiest to get a small team of
keen students to build the robots, prior to the Math Science classes using the
assembled robots for these activities. The final activity required the students
to sell their robots.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Costello, Rob R<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 8 April 2008 9:42
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year
7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Yr7-10it] robots </span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Would love any resources you could send
Marcel – thanks <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Is NXT a dialect of Logo? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="mailto:Costello.rob.r@edumail.vic.gov.au">Costello.rob.r@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And thanks to Bill for the Logo book
resource – sounds promising <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Marcel van Otterdyk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 8 April 2008 9:32
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year
7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Yr7-10it] robots </span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>At <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Strathmore</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Secondary</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> we developed a
Math, Science and Technology unit using Lego NXT stuff. In 2006 I received
funding through Innovations and Excellence to purchase some kits. Kids really
enjoyed it. The NXT programming is very intuitive and kids largely teach
themselves. At present we are working with VSSEC and the autonomous systems
dept from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sydney</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> to further
develop the units. I can send you some material, still in draft form, if you
wish.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Marcel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Costello, Rob R<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 5 April 2008 9:14
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Has anyone gone down this path; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in general? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Or for maths in particular? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://mindstorms.lego.com/">http://mindstorms.lego.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Rob </span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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