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We have had great news this week! The NXT robots are in stock for us to use for our presentation!! I picked up a robot on Monday 11/28. We will be meeting on Friday for sure but are hoping to meet at another time as well. We present on 12/8 and while this is progress we still have a lot left to do.

More update to come after we meet!

~Tia

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Our group did not meet this week. We are focusing on creating our handouts, powerpoint, and tweaking the lesson plan while we are not meeting. This week is also for enjoying time with our families.

Happy Thanksgiving!
~Tia

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As of today, we have built the robot and attempted programming. It was a rough go at first but we were able to use the robots prior programming to make it move.

On 11/16 we went in to the STEM center to ask questions about the project. We had downloaded the wrong programming software so Colin helped us get the right software onto Jake's laptop and we were able to explore the robot's abilities a little more. Since the robot was due today we messed with the programming and took some measurements that we feel would be most beneficial to the project then returned it.

As for use in the classroom, I will not be using this particular technology. I feel that technology integration is important but this piece of equipment is much more time consuming than useful.

~Tia

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Have you posted this week?

What has this experience taught you about technology integration?

What will you be sure to do in your future classroom with technology?

Please make sure you are posting this week.

Dr. M

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http://www.nxtprograms.com/help/software.html

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http://www.rocwnc.org/Beginning_NXT_Programming_Workshop.pdf

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This update is late but as of 10/29 we had determined that our lesson will include graphing the movement of the robot in one group and figuring out the difference between this robot and a "slower" fictional robot.
Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Standards:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.1
Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.2
Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.

Text:
The textbooks for CIED 441 support this assignment by stating that the use of technology is helpful for showing students real world examples but also in having a creative and fun way to do it.

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We are working on the project but are hitting roadblock after roadblock with it. We were forced to get a kit with missing pieces despite having a full kit reserved (they checked it out to another person/group). We appear to be missing key pieces needed for the project as well. We ARE trying to figure it out despite missing the guide booklet.
More to come.
~Tia

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You might consider writing your lesson ideas here as well as sharing your standard and how the CIED 441 text supports the use of this technology to teach your content.

I'm excited to see your lesson!
Dr. M

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As you are posting here, please be thinking about how this technology will help promote technology and math experiences for students that are authentic.  You will want to think about using the technology to explore and learn math. We will talk more about this in class. :)

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This video was helpful to me as it shows some of the basic types of robots that can be built with this technology.  Should be fun to work with!
--Jake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85kI6oBSXHY

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Group meeting on Wednesday at 1pm. Going to try and find resources and work on setting up meetings for the remainder of the project. Also plan to discuss what we need for Tech Project. I believe this is the link to download the software without an outside installation. http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads
More to come.
~Tia

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I am working on getting the software downloaded and then passing it on to Jake. I have checked out the Lego Mindstorm from the STEM lab and am hoping to do a small run through to test how much work is expected to go into putting it together.
~Tia

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http://ev3lessons.com/