Shout Out - Last Scribbler Robot Camp for 2009-2010 School Year
Hey Everyone,
We finish the last Scribbler Robot Camp for the 2009-2010 School Year tomorrow at Neville High School. I will be introducing the students to these forums.
I guess it will be my last camp with the Blue Scribbler - Next year it is on to the Red S2!
How about giving a shout out post to the class?
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
We finish the last Scribbler Robot Camp for the 2009-2010 School Year tomorrow at Neville High School. I will be introducing the students to these forums.
I guess it will be my last camp with the Blue Scribbler - Next year it is on to the Red S2!
How about giving a shout out post to the class?
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
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You'll have a great time with Scribbler & Scribbler 2!
OBC
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You're in for a great time with the Scribbler. Some of the activities I really enjoyed with this robot are artwork. For some interesting artwork create a FOR-NEXT loop with some movement routines in between. Be sure to keep it off of the gym floor - only work on thick butcher paper else the Sharpie will bleed through to the floor.
I imagine that Whit also has a contest or two in mind for you. Keep that Scribbler going straight --____---~~~~ somehow. Success is a combination of battery voltage and tuning the left/right side.
Best of luck to you all -
Ken Gracey
We'd enjoy seeing any pictures of the camp and your results, too!
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Ken Gracey
Parallax Inc.
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Chris Savage
Parallax Engineering
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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
The above quote is from your instructor Whit's signature area of every post he makes. I really like the quote. Now that Whit has given you the keys open as many doors as you can in this wonderful hobby of robotics! Don't forget to post your progress here and let us take the journey with you. If you get stuck, post your questions and let us help.
Congratulations and have a great summer!
Tony
Hello class!
You have a wonderful opportunity to learn about robotics that many students would like to have but don't.
Enjoy it, make the most of it, and most of all, be nice to your robot teacher.
S
Enjoy your time learning from Mr. Stodghill, you won't find a more enthusiastic teacher. Remember those brave little Mars rover robots (Sojourner, Spirit & Opportunity) that operated so far from home? Think of your Scribblers as their robotic kin, and every time you test them, you're sending them on a mission to test their abilities. Fortunately, yours are just a bit easier to retrieve and reprogram if needed!
Have fun!
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·"If you build it, they will come."
We finished on a very high note. It was a small group, but they were way into it.
Sorry - no pics of the day. My son was with me so I was doing double duty. He had fun showing the High Schoolers things on the forum though!
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Hey Whit,
How about a bit more info? What did you cover, how about your syllabus. How long was the camp? Did the students get a 'bot? This may be something that should be mimicked so other students can learn/grow. Do you have any objections to using your camp as a model?
I liked this 'ible (www.instructables.com/id/Start-your-own-summer-camp/?ALLSTEPS) because it fueled my imagination - just think of the cool things that we could have kids doing!
Art
Post Edited (Granz) : 6/22/2010 12:52:17 AM GMT
Sorry for the delay...
The Scribbler robot camps I lead are a first introduction to robotics. Using the Scribbler means that we can work the very first day - nothing to assemble. We can focus on the features and programming. The camps are very short - four - 1-1/2 hours classes. The robots are paid for by a grant and the students get to keep their Scribblers at the end of the week. I use the almost all the downloadable material from Parallax. We usually have about 15 students at each session.
Here is a quick outline.
Day One - Each student recieves Scribbler, Batteries, padded lunchbox, Jar Lid (to sit the Scribbler on when programming, flashlight, USB adapter and USB Cable, Sharpie and Binder with materials (Pictures, Instruction for GUI and Stamp Editor, Diagrams, Line following pdf etc.)
Unbox Scribblers, Get Notebooks with all material in order. Install batteries. Explain all the Scribbler sensors, talk about their use in real world robotics. Go through all the Demo software - how to switch programs. Discuss the features. I do this in order ending with Scribbling.
I load the Conga program and tell them we will learn to program our Scribbler the next day.
Day Two - Go through the Writing Programs with GUI. LEDs, Music, Motor Control. They get to play at each of these steps. Then we try moving and music at the same time. We then review the Conga program. I also introduce the Observation deck.
I end by Showing them control of the Scibble with a TV remote.
Day Three - Go through other programming features - especially the make a decision based on condition feature. They try different things on their own - learning by trial and error. Lastly I describe our last days competition. They must have their Scribbler play Charge! Draw one or both of their initials, Play TaDa! and stay on a piece of poster board. They begin work on the porblem.
Day Four - I let them work on the problem about 20 or 30 minutes. Then we compete. They place their Scibblers and press reset after annoucing the initials they are trying to draw. This is lots of fun. The mess ups are as fun as the good ones. We talk about what went wrong and how to fix it.
Then I introduce them to the Parallax site, Download area and Forums. I also show them the Writing Programs with the Stamp Editor, which is in their notebooks. That way they can continue working on their own. Then we have a big party and talk robotics and play the rest of the time.
It is short, but fairly intense. By the end of the four days, most of them are hooked. Robotics clubs are formed with the new group and more experience kids at each school to continue their learning. Cross school competitions are held at latter times.
Hope this helps! By the way - I am looking forward to doing all this with the new Propeller Powered Scribbler 2.
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Awesome! (Now you got me wanting to attend) - Where are you located? I have over 20 years (on and off) experience teaching - maybe I could come over and attend class help with the course.
Art
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