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小黄片视频 Researchers Use LEGO Camps to Build Relationships With the Community

A special classroom at 小黄片视频 turned into a LEGO庐 city filled with roaring lions, speeding cars and spinning tops.

The moving creations are part of a unique summer camp, LEGO WeDo鈩 Robotics, put on by the Research Center for Educational Technology in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

It is one of many technology-based camps that the center offers as part of the 小黄片视频鈥檚 commitment to reaching out and serving the community.

to watch a video on the camp.

During the school year, researchers at the center use a two-way mirror to study the effects of digital tools in the classroom. They take what they learn and apply it to the summer camps.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just amazing to see what the children are able to develop with these tools and what it鈥檚 able to spark in them in regards to understanding some really key concepts related to programming and coding,鈥 said Annette Kratcoski, Ph.D., professor and director at 小黄片视频鈥檚 Research Center for Educational Technology.

Students start by building a LEGO model of their choice. Then, they are introduced to robotics software used to learn a coding procedure, which allows them to drag and drop commands to move their model.

A simple USB cord connects the model to the computer. With the push of a button, the LEGO character wakes up and comes to life.

鈥淚 like programming the LEGOS to do different things and making them make sounds,鈥 said 7-year-old student Emily Wrobel. 鈥淏efore I came to this camp, I never knew LEGOS could be alive.鈥

鈥淚t鈥檚 surprising and exciting to see that LEGOS do things,鈥 said student Sarah Jalli, who is 9 years old.

Besides having fun, the students are also learning physics, math, grids, angles and sequencing. They just do not know it.

鈥淎s they鈥檙e sharing and talking with their friends, they鈥檙e using terms like, 鈥榤y tilt sensor鈥 and 鈥榯his motor鈥 and 鈥榯his gear鈥 is making the model move,鈥 Kratcoski said. 

For the students, it is a chance to take their creativity and digital skills to new levels.

For researchers, it is a way to take their data and share it with the community.

鈥淲e call it our bonding time,鈥 Kratcoski said. 鈥淚t brings us closer to our own faculty and staff and also with our community.鈥

The next LEGOS WeDo Robotics camp begins on July 20, 2015.

For more information about Student Technology Camps at 小黄片视频鈥檚 Research Center for Educational Technology, visit www.kent.edu/rcet/student-technology-camps

For more information about the Research Center for Educational Technology at 小黄片视频, visit www.kent.edu/rcet.  

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Media Contacts:
Annette Kratcoski, akratcos@kent.edu, 330-672-3317
Kristin Anderson, kander63@kent.edu, 330-672-7907

 

POSTED: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 11:13 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Kristin Anderson