A new Robot at NRC!

This year at NRC Technology Teacher Janette Selino and STEAM Art PIR Triada Samaras are collaborating on a number of STEAM Projects for Ms. Selino's two, daily STEAM 

enrichment classes.

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Above:  Ms. Selino's Technology Class at NRC

Ms. Selino with coaching from Ms. Samaras is using questions from Bloom's Taxonomy and the different levels of questions to help students think critically and problem-solve on their own.  So far, students have been using a pre-coding game and a programmable robot.

Above:  Students learn to play a wordless pre-coding game and brainstorm their ideas for a version of their own.
It takes time for students to problem-solve and learn to use new materials collaboratively.  
Students are enamored with the two small robots and and look forward each day to learning more of their capabilities.  They are envisioning what their own robot might look like if they could manufacture it themselves.

Above:  Art teacher Ms. Aramayo (left) and Technology teacher Ms Selino (right) experiment with commanding robots via a cell phone app.

Above:  Technology teacher Ms Selino (right) listens to her enrichment students discuss the new robots. 

Above:  Students are fascinated by the robots and brainstorm their abilities almost immediately.

Above:  Ms Selino and the students brainstorming.

Above:  Students master sending a sound to the robot.