Our students really enjoy having access to coding robots as part of our makerspace. They use them to run mazes and build obstacle courses to challenge each other and for bragging rights for fastest speed runs. We've been without a larger coding robot for a couple years since our previous Sphero became obsolete and no longer connected to it's software or held a charge. Although the students enjoy using the Sphero minis we replaced it with for the time being, we are overdue for an upgrade for our makerspace robotics offerings. Adding a second iPad will also allow more than one robot to be used at a time.
Having two new Sphero Bolt+ coding robots in our makerspace, as well as an additional iPad for programming the robots will provide my students with more options when they want to learn to code with robotics for the first time, as well as offer opportunities for my more advanced students who are ready to take their coding skills to the next level.
With the addition of two Sphero Bolt+ coding robots and a second iPad, students can work individually or with other students as they go head-to-head in coding challenges and completing obstacle courses. Whether working towards completing a specific maze or puzzle layout or just wanting to beat their best time through an obstacle course, these upgraded coding robots would be a game changer for students.
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