A Robotics

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A Robotics Conversation

• Neal Grandgenett, Bing Chen, Brad Barker

Facilitated by the Nebraska ITEST Projects
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A Little About SPIRIT
PKIs Computer Electronics and Engineering UNOs
College of Education OPS Mathematics and Science

• SPIRIT (NSF ITEST)
• Silicon Prairie Initiative for Robotics in IT
• Teacher Training (Robotics)
• Teachers Develop Lesson Ideas
• SPIRIT 2.0 (NSF Discovery K12)
• Silicon Prairie Initiative for Robotics in IT 2.0
• New Robotics Innovations
• National Robotics CyberCurriculum

http//www.ceen. unomaha.edu/TekBots/
http//www.ceen.unomaha.edu/TekBots/Shared/jumbotr
on07/index.html
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ProblemBased Learning(Lesson Context)
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Lessons Developed by Teachers on the
Website(small sample shown)
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Standards
Moving TekbotBuilding of TekbotProgramming
TekbotEngineering
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Evaluation Information on our Website
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Planned Curriculum Cyber-infrastructure
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Nebraska 4-H Robotics
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NSF ITEST Program

• Expanded 4-H robotics program
• Includes the integration of robotics
• with Geospatial technologies
• (GIS, GPS, aerial photography)
• Looking at applications in precision
• agriculture and natural resources
• Provide career exploration with visits from
  scientist and engineers.
• New robotic kits

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ITEST Program Components

• Open to middle school students (200)
• Year 1 - Pilot camps
• Year 2
• Start with 40-hour camp
• 1 day camp for educators and leaders
• Youth then complete 80 hours in clubs and
  after-school programs
• Year 3
• 40-hour summer camp
• 80 hours in clubs and after school programs

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NXT Robot with GPS trailer
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RCX Robot
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Discussion?

1. What are you doing?
2. How are you approaching STEM instruction?
3. Are we all insaneor just a bit crazy?
4. Other ideas and possibilities?

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Final Comment
We have not succeeded in answering all of your
problems. The answers we have found only serve
to raise a whole set of new questions. In some
ways, we feel we are as confused as ever, but we
believe we are confused on a higher level and
about more important things. Omni Magazine,
1992