Instead of writing a code over and over again, you can write it once and assign it the number of times to be performed. Repeat loop is like a sandwich.
When using Kibo, think of the sandwich metaphor. "Repeat" and "End Repeat" are thought of as the bread, the actions inside like "shake" are what you put inside the sandwich.
If we don't have the end repeat in your program, Kibo doesn't understand what you want repeated. We always need to have an end, just like when you write a sentence.
Kibo only does linear, parallel, programming. Kibo doesn't do more than one action at one time.
Kibo can understand when to stop when you use sensor parameters.
IF loops, The IF Statement gives
KIBO a choice about what
to do. Programming blocks
that you place before or after
the IF Statement will be
executed no matter what.
Think of "If" as a train car path. It will check if it is or if it isn't. There are only two paths.
Sensor walk, take your students around and spot how sensors are used in real life. Here are a few examples you may find:
- lights turn on
- door open
- water turns on
- Neato vacuum
Skype with Marina
I did my best to summarize the information from our Skype session today. With that said, here is the information I was able to capture. The information below is what I was able to synthesize from the conversation, please reach out to me if any of the information does not seem to be correct.
What is the single most important thing we should focus on or work towards?
In early childhood, we address the whole child. Everyone is talking about Computational Thinking (CT), but no body really knows what it is or how to describe it fully. Seymour Papert wrote about CT but not until Jeanette Wing's paper did it become popular a set of intellectual skills that will learn children how to program. There isn't the evidence based research that we are talking about but there are many papers.
Helping teachers understand that complex problems need to be broken down into smaller paths, and their is a path, usually called an algorithm and there is an order, a sequence.
Sequencing, in math and literacy and programming. Patterns are sequences.
Problem solving, when the sequence doesn't work. I can fix it randomly, which is what children naturally do. If I approach it as a programmer, computationally I develop strategies. I also develop persistence.
Think of coding as a literacy. People are not debating why and where reading and writing fits into education. Coding allows us to express and interact. When we are fluent in it, it really does allow us to express. When we think of coding as stem, we are limiting the power. Think of coding as a language of expressions that goes beyond and has the power to do other things.
What were your experiences as child that inspired your work? What are you doing for women and children in Spanish speaking countries?
When she was seven years old in Argentina, her mother was a teacher and father a lawyer. IBM was offering free computer programming classes for kids, with free lunch! Marina went to camp to learn logo. It was the first programming language developed for little kids. It was still in development. She spent a week trying to make a house.
College in Argentina, studied communication science. She worked as a journalist. Focused on how technology impacted society. She interviewed Seymour Paper in 1990. She made the connection that he was the person who created the programming language that she used as a kid. At that time she decided she didn't want to write about it, she wanted to do it.
Projects
Develop a Kibo Curricular Plan
Learn more about it here by clicking on "curriculum".
Resources to Dig into
In early childhood, we address the whole child. Everyone is talking about Computational Thinking (CT), but no body really knows what it is or how to describe it fully. Seymour Papert wrote about CT but not until Jeanette Wing's paper did it become popular a set of intellectual skills that will learn children how to program. There isn't the evidence based research that we are talking about but there are many papers.
Helping teachers understand that complex problems need to be broken down into smaller paths, and their is a path, usually called an algorithm and there is an order, a sequence.
Sequencing, in math and literacy and programming. Patterns are sequences.
Problem solving, when the sequence doesn't work. I can fix it randomly, which is what children naturally do. If I approach it as a programmer, computationally I develop strategies. I also develop persistence.
Think of coding as a literacy. People are not debating why and where reading and writing fits into education. Coding allows us to express and interact. When we are fluent in it, it really does allow us to express. When we think of coding as stem, we are limiting the power. Think of coding as a language of expressions that goes beyond and has the power to do other things.
What were your experiences as child that inspired your work? What are you doing for women and children in Spanish speaking countries?
When she was seven years old in Argentina, her mother was a teacher and father a lawyer. IBM was offering free computer programming classes for kids, with free lunch! Marina went to camp to learn logo. It was the first programming language developed for little kids. It was still in development. She spent a week trying to make a house.
College in Argentina, studied communication science. She worked as a journalist. Focused on how technology impacted society. She interviewed Seymour Paper in 1990. She made the connection that he was the person who created the programming language that she used as a kid. At that time she decided she didn't want to write about it, she wanted to do it.
Projects
- Do language areas in the brain get activated while children use Scratch JR.
- Coding as another language. Looking at how teachers tech second languages.
Grant Funding
Kinderlab (the company which sells Kibo) is growing but is not funded by VC funding. The cost is higher because the product is a high quality product. Kibo is produced in the US. As more Kibos are sold, the lower the cost will become.
- On Kinderlab's website, there resources for grants.
- National Science Foundation's website for additional grants.
- Engage in research projects with Universities.
- PTA/PTO, it seems like they are always looking for projects.
- Funding for the ETC program was available last year
- Find companies that are looking PR opportunitites
- DonorsChoose
Develop a Kibo Curricular Plan
Learn more about it here by clicking on "curriculum".
- Me & My Community
- Social studies unit on neighborhoods and maps
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Language arts
- Sensors - lights (brown bear, what do you see?)
- Iditarod
- History of the dog sled race
- Treasure Island
- Identity Exploration: Who Am I?
- Everybody Feels Emotion Exploration
- Transportation in my Neighborhood
- Snow Plow Robots
- Robot Animals
- Drawing and Painting Robots
- Robot Geometry
- Superhero Robots
- Robot Self Portraits
- Dancing Robots
- Engineering Design Journals
- KIBO Solve-It
- Sharing/Naturalistic Observation
- KIBO Tactic - observational checklist
PTD Deck
- What are they?
- Communication, collaboration, community building, content creation, creativity, choice of conduct
- 6 PTD cards for technologys
- 6 PTD cards for learning environments
I was able to explore the town of Bloomington tonight with friends.
Fun fact, today was day 4 of 4 for an ice cream treat :)
- Code and Tell: Assessing Young Children’s Learning ofComputational Thinking Using Peer Video Interviews withScratchJR
- Big Robots for Little Kids:Investigating the Role of Scale in Early Childhood Robotics Kits
- Programming with the KIBO Robotics Kit inPreschool Classrooms
- A Pilot Study of the KIBO Robot in Children with Severe ASD
- Imagining, Playing, and Coding with KIBO:Using Robotics to Foster Computational Thinking in Young Children
- Assessing Young Children’s Computational Thinking Abilities
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