Gamifying Your Classroom with Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots
What is a Bee bot? A bee bot is a simple robot that can operate on its own via Bluetooth (Blue bot) or by physically pressing the command buttons on the robot (Beebot). The Blue bot is see-through; students can see wires and how the robot is built inside. The Bluetooth can be used through an Android, iOs, Mac, or Microsoft device. The bee bot has black and yellow colors outside (as a bee). In addition, this robot has lights that turn on when operating. Why should we consider integrating coding into our lessons? TTS group - creator of the Bee bots and Blue bots- states that these robots are used to design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts. Some benefits we can experience using Beebots are: Students engage, investigate, connect and communicate with one another Students learn together Students learn in a s...