IST541 Final Project
This final project is intended to showcase skills learned programming in HTML 5, Javascript, and jQuery (see assessment rubric).
Project Description - Elementary K/5 Robotics and Coding
There are many technology tools available for teachers to incorporate into their classroom and begin to teach concepts such as critical thinking and problem solving. One such approach to teaching these skills involves robotics and coding. The focus on this final project is in helping elementary school teachers gain more background and understanding about children's elementary level computer coding using a graphics interface and robotics. There will be three primary types of activities involved. One activity will involve giving teachers background on several different types of coding apps that use a graphical interface. Another activity will show teachers how a robot can be paired with a device using bluetooth and an app. Lastly the intent is to give a brief overview on ways that robotics and coding can enhance the regular curriculum including math, language arts, and science.
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Intended Audience
The intended audience are elementary school teachers at the K/5 level who want further background on robotic based learning objects for furthering a student's understanding of coding. The intent is to also provide support in incorporating the activities into regular curriculum activities. The focus will mostly be on introducing concepts and ideas to a teacher that may not be completely familiar with the types of activities that can be done. For more advanced teachers that have mastered the basics of working with a device, coding app, and a robot, there will be links to more advanced concepts and resources.
Learning Objectives
Teachers will classify examples of coding and robotic activities into different curriculum domains with 100% accuracy.
Teachers will identify by the end of this course robotic teaching tools suitable for their classroom with 100% accuracy.
Teachers will solve the steps necessary to connect a coding app with a robotic tool with with 100% accuracy.
Teachers will identify by the end of this course robotic teaching tools suitable for their classroom with 100% accuracy.
Teachers will solve the steps necessary to connect a coding app with a robotic tool with with 100% accuracy.
Project Assessment/Rubric
The project must consist of:
1. Five to eight webpages 2. Include diverse type media elements: video, audio, and images. 3. Include HTML5/CSS navigation menu 4. Use local storage 5. Include at least one page using jQuery UI 6. Have at least one interactive page in which the content or style changes using jQuery (chiding/showing elements based on clicking on buttons or hovering 7. Include at least one page with an image map/hot spot activity |
Photo credits:
Dash robot is from the Wonder Workshop media kit: https://www.makewonder.com/mediakit
Sphero robots: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2015/01/28/thanks-to-donors-choose-supporters-of-classroom-sphero-project/
Dash robot is from the Wonder Workshop media kit: https://www.makewonder.com/mediakit
Sphero robots: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2015/01/28/thanks-to-donors-choose-supporters-of-classroom-sphero-project/