Ozobot is a miniature smart robot that can follow drawn lines or roam around freely, detect colors and can also interface with all the popular programming languages (especially Python), and it has Bluetooth for downloading programs! With Ozobot students will have hands-on opportunities to learn about robotics and programming while working on STEM/STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math) applications.
With Ozobot, students from kindergarten to grade 12 can begin learning about the realm of robotics. Ozobot allows students to create routes or adventures for their robot with colored markers and codes. In fact, students can begin learning about robotics using the colored markers and then advance into coding as they begin to understand the programming process. Ozobot is thus an excellent tool to use in STEM/STEAM classes to engage and inspire your students!
By using the mat that comes with the Ozobot Evo Education Kit, teachers and students can observe how this smart and social robot reads and interacts with different circumstances. In this case, you can use the Evo app to control and monitor your Ozobot Evo by designing custom blocks and building a sequence of events.
Check out the Teacher’s Guide to explore some ideas on how coding activities can be integrated into the classroom.
All Teacher Candidates can sign out a kit of Ozobots from the Education Library to use in their practicum classrooms. Visit this catalogue to view when the kits are available and to sign them out.
Before you look for resources, figure out the model of your Ozobot – Bit or EVO
- You can teach yourself the basics with Ozobots, Educator Bootcamp Guide
- Go to Ozobot’s Youtube channel. They have TONS of professional tutorials for both types of bots.
Next, choose how you want to introduce the Ozobots to your students.
- Are you going to play games that don’t require the Ozobots first?
- Are they going to practice drawing lines and following their own pathways? USE THIS CODES CHART
- Are you using the app to have students block code instructions?
Reference
Ozobot teacher’s guide. (n.d.). Retrieved May 15, 2017, from http://files.ozobot.com/stem-education/ozobot-teachers-guide.pdf
Colour Codes Bot Camp (August 2018). Retrieved April 11, 2018, from https://youtu.be/uRsFoAX4rGA
Ozoblocky Bot Camp (August, 2018). Retrieved April 11, 2018, from https://youtu.be/mHAJgIFlfGM
Images obtained from https://ozobot.com/press-kit