Kinders have trouble with directions and steps so what better way to help than a partner?
Botlogic is a website where children must use arrows to get a robot to the house. As the levels progress there are a certain number of moves, a battery back that will give you extra moves, and even a button you must turn on and off to proceed. I usually model for students the buttons and the path or algorithm they create and special notes of the level before letting them partner up and making their way through the path.
Ozobots are robots that follow a color marker route where the combinations of colors tell the Ozobot certain directions pertaining to speed or direction. The students brainstorm with partners the routes the Ozobot should take to meet the most houses for present drop off. Here we have students demonstrating the route and timing their journey.
Dash and Dot robots from Wonder Workshop area great for a group to test an algorithm. Dash can do so many things from moving, turning, singing, lighting up...it is endless what the students can create. They learn and collaborate together.
Laptops are a must tool for the students and there are so many websites to practice skills.
Nearpod is an excellent companion in the classroom for students to follow along and interact with a lesson planned in advance.
One of my favorite features of Nearpod is when the students draw their answers I can put them up on the screen for everyone to see without anyone knowing who it belongs to. We can discuss the pictures and rationale for their answer or why someone would agree or disagree with them.
Seesaw is an app we use to create or show our learning and hand in on the iPad. Here these kinders are telling a little about themselves using emjois. The might not be able to spell out the words but they can find a picture to let you know their thoughts.
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