Here are a selection on websites I have stumbled across from various blogs and searches.
Clickable Mummy: http://www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm Interested in mummies an interactive site they can learn about the process of mummification. Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com
50 States: http://www.50states.com/ Learning geography can be a little more interactive with this site that lists tons of facts about each of the [...]
Part of the IB ITGS course is examining the role of AI, Robotics and Autonomous system.
Students are asked to engage in discussion and debate about the social and ethical issues arrising from these technologies and there impact on society. Here are two great articles for starting this debate.
1. Autonomous tech ‘requires debate’
By Jason Palmer
Science and technology [...]
Well the first workshop of the week has gone well. It wasn’t huge but that made for much better interactions and I suspect better learning.
The first workshop was in Rotorua and was an introduction to robotics using the Lego NXT robots and mindstorms software.This was a full hands on play session, we had food provided [...]
… was a little quiet on the blogging front as I prepared for 2 fairly significant events.
The first event was the opening of the new block at school by John Key. My part in this was running a video conference with my Year 13 class. We were lucky enough to have a colleague to conference [...]
This is the missing link and solution for the robotics resources. Here is Number 5 – Walls and edges and the programming solution and also the programming solution for activity three – brace, brace, brace – using the Ultra-Sonic sensor.
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I have completed another couple of Lego Starter resources.
The resources are:
Activity Four – edge finder. Using the light sensor to find the edge of the desk
Activity four solution – this is a sample program for activity four
Activity Six – speed racer. This is looking at designing the robot for a specific task, in this case [...]
I am preparing some Learning resources for my students and staff to introduce them to the Lego NXT robots. One of the key focuses of this course is problem solving and the students and staff developing solutions to the problems.
The first three resources are:
Activity One – 50cm and No More – Developing precise control over [...]
