We got our large game mats out again for today's meeting. We wanted students to play Capture the Kingdom again and see if they could make any revisions to their gaming process to make it go smoother. Students decided to bring whiteboards with them as they played so they could easily keep score. Some also decided to use Everyday Math cards instead of a regular deck of cards to use higher numbers to make the addition problems more difficult to calculate. They used their white boards to formulate number sentences that went with the squares their Dash robot could land on when using only 4 blocks of code with the Blockly App. These improvements helped and I could tell the third and fourth graders were even more engaged. Students finished playing the game quite quickly with these new revisions, so they started to design some more games of their own. One club member team created a soccer game using Dot as the ball and the large bunny ear accessory to control the ball to make a goal on the other end of the mat. Soon all of the club students wanted to join the fun, so they created a whole class game putting the large game mats altogether. I love what these students can come up with when giving the time and opportunity to figure out things on their own! At the end of our time together this week, we had an informational parent meeting about our upcoming educational technology conference (MACUL) at the Cobo Center in Detroit. We are so excited to show off our robotics skills and show educators from all over the state how Dash and Dot Robots can enhance learning in any educational environment. We went over logistics, made sure everyone has RSVP'd and talked about expectations. It is going to be so much fun! The club members are super excited and also don't mind taking a day off of school to go! :)
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AuthorMrs. G - elementary tech enthusiast! Third grade teacher at Hornung and super excited to lead this STEM based club at our school! Archives
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