Intro

Please bookmark this site as we will be using it throughout the class:
https://bit.ly/cubittle

Introductions

Open this Padlet [https://padlet.com/wseltzer/bittle] and please introduce yourself.
Click the + icon on the lower write to create a new post.
Copy the text and click the "+" to create a new note with your info:
- In the Subject area, enter your first and last names
- Pronouns:
- School grade level this fall:
- School name:
- I live in:
- Programming languages I've used:
- What I expect to learn in this class:

Pick one of the robots/kits available in the classroom and explore its capabilities with other students.
Cubelets
If you have chosen the Sphero R2D2 or the Sphero BB8, you'll need an Android smartphone app to interact with it.
Sphero no longer supports these products, but the apps are available as "APK" files.
Search for "Sphero Star Wars APK."
- Android:
  Star Wars Droids App by Sphero_1.7.2.4_Apkpure.apk
  (copied from https://apkpure.com/star-wars-droids-app-by-sphero/com.sphero.starwars/download)
Observe what the robot's characteristics.
- What components does it have to:
  - sense its environment? (user inputs, sensors, ...)
  - change its environment? (motion, sound, light, ...)
- What behaviors does the robot have? (reactions to environment and user inputs)
Open this padlet [https://padlet.com/wseltzer/robots] and add items for each characteristic you have observed. Use one or a just a few words for each item. Move the items into the column where it is most like the items that others have entered.
Discussion: What are the three broad characteristics of robots?

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