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My robotics classes are filled with kids who are waiting to get their hands-on experience, but with one small problem: we have not robots! Students have explored the history of robotics, the use of robotics and automation in the nation's industry, and have explored just what a robot IS and what makes something a robot. My students have started to code in Scratch and are developing their programming skills, and now they need robots to put those skills to use. The Sphero SPRK+ robots are a perfect introduction, since the Sphero Edu system implements Scratch to congtrol these cute little robotic balls. My students will learn how to do event-driven robotics programming using the Scratch language they are already using, and will learn to control the wide variety of sensors the Sphero SPRK+ robots use, to challenge each other and explore. The Sphero Edu system will also accept Java Script and will be ready for them when they are ready for a text-based language. These fun little spherical robots are fun and not intimidating for the newest of users, but are also sophisticated enough to keep my students on the ball!

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My robotics classes are filled with kids who are waiting to get their hands-on experience, but with one small problem: we have not robots! Students have explored the history of robotics, the use of robotics and automation in the nation's industry, and have explored just what a robot IS and what makes something a robot. My students have started to code in Scratch and are developing their programming skills, and now they need robots to put those skills to use. The Sphero SPRK+ robots are a perfect introduction, since the Sphero Edu system implements Scratch to congtrol these cute little robotic balls. My students will learn how to do event-driven robotics programming using the Scratch language they are already using, and will learn to control the wide variety of sensors the Sphero SPRK+ robots use, to challenge each other and explore. The Sphero Edu system will also accept Java Script and will be ready for them when they are ready for a text-based language. These fun little spherical robots are fun and not intimidating for the newest of users, but are also sophisticated enough to keep my students on the ball!

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