About:
Ozobot is a compact, robot that students can use to learn about coding. This little robot is able to be used from Pre-primary to Year 8/9 when used with correct differentiation. The robot is designed to follow a line, you can then program the robot to do different tasks by editing the line with different colours (Red, green, black and blue). Students will have to follow specific codes to get the ozobot to do different actives for example they would have to follow the colour code pattern to get the ozbot to successfully complete a spin. Within a classroom this little ozobot has a wide range of uses for both the teacher and students to enjoy.
Use within classroom:
Teachers can use these bots to teach multiple learning areas when supported with other texts and resources (these lessons can be found on the Ozobots website -linked below). Depending on the age group of the students the Ozobots can be used with both pens and iPads as well as creating simple coding to complex coding. The limit to these bots is the teachers imagination and technical ability.
Price:
The Classroom Kit is $1195.
This includes:
18 ozobots
18 clear DIY skins
3 multi-port chargers
18 sets of colour code markers
18 ozocode sheets
Teachers guide
Ozobot tip sheet
OzoBlockly get started sheet
Log sheet
Bowling challenge with bowling pins
Ozobot storage box
Classroom kit storage Box
Year Levels: Pre-primary +
Strand: Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills
Link to resource: http://ozobot.com/stem-education
Cross Curricular and General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Curriculum links:
– Data can have patterns and can be represented as pictures and symbols (ACTDIK002)
-Data can have patterns and can be represented as pictures, symbols and diagrams (ACTDIK002)
-Use data to solve a simple task/problem (ACTDIP003)
-Data can have patterns and can be represented and used to make simple conclusions (ACTDIK002)
-Use data to solve similar tasks/problems (ACTDIP003)
-Use visually represented sequenced steps (algorithms), including steps with decisions made by the user (branching) (ACTDIP011)
And many more
I always value resources that can be used on multiple year levels. Thanks for sharing.
Hello,
Thank you for sharing this great resource. I love the opportunity to engage students through hands-on elements such as this one. Practical resources such as ozbot provide the opportunity for students to develop their computational, systematic and creative thinking skills.
The added movie detailing how to incorporate and effectively use the ozbot was really useful. As a pre-service teacher I would love to be able to one day use this device within my classroom.