[Year 12 SofDev] sofdev Digest, Vol 114, Issue 4

[Poultney, Gordon A]

hi,

I trialled the sphero 2 programmable robotic ball ($180 per ball) this year and was quite impressed.
gosphero.com

They are controllable via tablet or phone via bluetooth (apple, android or win8).
There is a programming interface via free apps such as Macrolab - you can set challenges that students have to solve by coding. 
We'll be using sphero with year 8s next year.

cheers
                         gordon

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Sent: Monday, 8 December 2014 12:02 PM
To: sofdev at edulists.com.au
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] sofdev Digest, Vol 114, Issue 4

Hi,

I teach programming to Year-10 students. I want to see if I can incorporate/demonstrate programming using  a robot. I see that there are "Lego Mindstorm" and "Bioloid Beginner Robot Kit" that can be used (both costing around $500 each). If anyone has taught Robotics, can you suggest which one is a good option.

Ms. Nayak,
Info Tech Teacher,
Sunbury College, 30, Race Course Road,
Sunbury - 3429.
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