When fellow Digital Learning Coach, Korey McEwin, posted this tweet, I was immediately intrigued by the possibilities of using Ozobots in the classroom. I retweeted it and got a response from my Algebra teacher almost immediately about her interest in the activity for an upcoming unit of study. An Ozobot is is a small robot that can be coded two ways: online with OzoBlockly and screen-free with color codes. My colleague, Trista, and I teamed up to create the platform for students to answer math questions in order to reveal color codes for the Ozobot to successfully navigate the track. We settled on a Google Site with an embedded Google Drawing with spots along a Candyland game board to link to various Google Forms. Each Google Form had 1-3 math questions with response validation requiring the correct answer before revealing the color code. Students were teamed up in groups of 2-4. They were provided with a paper review prior to the activity. The Ozobots Race served as a way to check their answers. If this had been their first exposure to the review, I would have used fewer questions for our 45-minute class periods. The kids did an amazing job and learned some computer coding in the process. Incorrect answers sparked great communication around the Algebra topics and the Ozobot race proved to be an awesome incentive for completing the review. I overheard students saying: "This is the best math review!" "I just coded a robot!" "Thank you, Ms. Howard! That was so cool!" Those all sound like success to me! This is about to sound like I'm making a speech at an awards show, but this project would not have been possible without Korey McEwin, Megan Bruce, Trista Hennebry, Suzy Scott, and Kim Taber. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, resources, and talents! I am so truly grateful for educators who share and in the spirit of sharing, here are my resources for this activity.
Have you used Ozobots or any other Makerspace-type technology in the classroom? I'd love to know all about it. I'm on a mission to use our LittleBits, MakeyMakey, and StickBots in upcoming lessons.
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