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  • Pike Central High School
  • Petersburg, IN
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Teachers go to college to learn. We are encouraged to study hard. We must memorize vocabulary words, build processes, construct lesson plans, and write numerous papers detailing how we came to certain conclusions or why we would not utilize the proposed information in the future. When the degree is completed, teachers set forth into the world to bring to life what was learned during those strenuous years of study. The gratification of seeing your hard work come to life is one of the greatest, most fulfilling emotions a teacher can experience. Learning to code is a new experience for any age; my students are basically learning how to speak a new language with only colored blocks! After a few sessions of this language, students may start to wonder what the point of this might be, and how they will use this later on. One way to bring this learning to life, in a sense, is through robotic programming. Coding a puzzle or doing an online lesson to move a character is fun, but becomes repetitive fairly quickly. Programming a robot in real time is an excellent way to allow students not only how to code, but lets them use creativity, math, and communication to accomplish a task. One robot that would be useful robot that would be extremely beneficial is the Dash robot. Dash uses Blockly, the same language we are currently learning on Code.org at this time. Dash bots are able to talk, recreate programmed noises, move on command, and even sing. These types of robots are also rechargeable, which will save on the cost of batteries! Please help me give my kids the best chance at seeing their knowledge come to life through robots.

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Teachers go to college to learn. We are encouraged to study hard. We must memorize vocabulary words, build processes, construct lesson plans, and write numerous papers detailing how we came to certain conclusions or why we would not utilize the proposed information in the future. When the degree is completed, teachers set forth into the world to bring to life what was learned during those strenuous years of study. The gratification of seeing your hard work come to life is one of the greatest, most fulfilling emotions a teacher can experience. Learning to code is a new experience for any age; my students are basically learning how to speak a new language with only colored blocks! After a few sessions of this language, students may start to wonder what the point of this might be, and how they will use this later on. One way to bring this learning to life, in a sense, is through robotic programming. Coding a puzzle or doing an online lesson to move a character is fun, but becomes repetitive fairly quickly. Programming a robot in real time is an excellent way to allow students not only how to code, but lets them use creativity, math, and communication to accomplish a task. One robot that would be useful robot that would be extremely beneficial is the Dash robot. Dash uses Blockly, the same language we are currently learning on Code.org at this time. Dash bots are able to talk, recreate programmed noises, move on command, and even sing. These types of robots are also rechargeable, which will save on the cost of batteries! Please help me give my kids the best chance at seeing their knowledge come to life through robots.

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