Travel the Trail: The Hour of Code | 2016 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ Laur... - 0 views
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John Evans on 14 Dec 15"To celebrate Computer Science Education Week, students around the world are participating in the Hour of Code. This global event brings computer science into schools to allow students, for one hour, to learn basic programming and coding to nurture problem-solving skills, logic, and creativity. My class spent some time designing an Iditarod Trail course for students to travel using round Sphero robots. What is a Sphero? It is simply an app-enabled ball that students code or program to move. It can jump, change colors, and roll in any direction up to 4.5mph. Our robots represented an Iditarod dog team in the 2016 race. Students used the free Sphero app for programming its movement along the course we created. "