DASH ROBOTS
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How to begin with Dash robots:
Allow students to come up with names for the robots. Once a name has been selected, write this name on a sticker and attach it to the robot. To note this name in the app, connect to the 'Blockly' app. Once connected to the app, turn on the robot and touch the robot icon on the tablet. Select your robot and the next screen will allow you to personalize it - give it a name and change its appearance. Click here to review the instructions.
Watch the video below titled 'Getting Started with the Dash Robot" (teachers only - not students). Have students work in groups of 2 - provide them with one robot and one tablet. Ask them to open the 'Go' app and pair the robot with the tablet. Once done, work as a group to explore the features of the Dash robot using the Go app.
Go to: https://www.makewonder.com/ and make an account (teachers only). You will see the navigation options below. Select Curriculum, and begin at Level A. Each grade would benefit from beginning at the level below their recommended one.
Watch this introductory video on using two apps with Dash - the 'Go' app and the 'Blockly' app. The 'Go' app provides an introduction to the features of Dash and can be done in advance of the lessons below.
Note: Some of the lessons are for use with the "Dot" robot which has been discontinued. These lessons can be modified to accommodate the "Dash" robot.
As a warm up activity, have students try virtual Dash and complete one puzzle. To try virtual Dash, click HERE and select 'Play with Dash and Dot', then 'Blockly', and then 'Puzzles'.
The remaining puzzles can be completed using the Dash robot.
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