1. You Bought the Spheros, Makey Makeys and Bee Bots…
NOW WHAT?
Cheri Mills- Instructional technology specialist- fulton county schools

2. Sphero Programmable (or not) robot
Need Sphero and iPad, Android, or Kindle (minimum)
Sphero Apps- Sphero, SPRK Lightning Lab, MacroLab, Draw n Drive & more fun apps
Tickle
Can Scaffold by sending pieces of information in MacroLab

3. Sphero Provided Lessons (Online)- 4th and 5th
MacroLab (Math)
OrbBasic (Programming)
Time, Speed, and Distance
Sensors and Random
2D Geometry
GoTo and Variables
Mean, Median and Mode
Circles and if, then, else
Percentages
Patterns and Colors
STEM Challenges
Sphero Maze Mayhem
Hydro Hypothesis
Bridge Building
Sphero Chariot

4. Other Lesson Ideas http://edu.sphero.com/ Sphero Solar System
Solids, Liquids, and Gases molecules
Cell structure
Drawing Shapes
Colonial Life Tour/ town setup
Sphero Coaster
Trace the shapes
Friction
Angles

5. Makey Makeys No programming needed
Need Makey Makey Set, Computer & Objects
Works really well with Scratch (low entry into coding- easy & free)
Great for talking about open and closed circuits

6. Makey Makey Provided Lessons Online
Candid Camera Lesson (ES-HS)
Distance Rate and Time (8-HS)
Game Controller Challenge (5th-HS)
Interactive Room Challenge (ES-HS)
Interactive World Problem Posters (4th-HS)
ELA Logic Puzzles (ES-HS)
Musical Water Lesson (ES-HS)
Simple Circuits Challenge (4-8)
Math/Science Classify and Sort (4-9)
Spanish (MS-HS)

7. Other Lesson Ideas Kindergarten Letter Game Banana Piano
Plant Classification Game
Time Tutorial
Math Operations Games
Dance Dance Revolution (using letters or words)
Interactive Diorama
Procedural Writing

8. BeeBot Very Simple Programming No other technology needed
Free BeeBot Apps
Can buy or make mats

9. Beebot Provided Lessons Online
Can buy lesson plans online for $100
Includes objectives and instructions for implementation
Also includes ideas for differentiation
Problem Solving Book (Separate)
Teaches problem solving and critical thinking skills
Also $100

10. Other Lesson Ideas- Mainly K-1 can be adapted for older grades
Number and letter Trace (all right angles)
Estimation
Next Generation Bee-Bot creation
Sequencing and procedural writing
Math Operations
Word, letter, number, shape search
Read clues, and code to answer
Guess Who
How weight affects speed (Little Engine That Could)
Name Game
Friction
Pollen Hunt
Measurement
Procedural writing

11. Bee-Bot Songs Bee, Bee, Bee-Bot Bee Can you find my name for me?
I’m a Little Bee-Bot, Yellow and round, Here are my buttons, This is my sound. When I get all programmed, I’m ready to go. So press my green button and watch me go.
Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot turn around. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot make a sound. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot turn left and right. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot blink your lights.
One little, two little, three little Bee-Bots. Four little, five little, six little Bee-Bots. Seven little, eight little, nine little Bee-Bots Ten little Bee-Bot floor robots.

12. Questions, Comments, or Ideas?

13. I’d love to hear from you!
Please me if you have questions or ideas of your own! I’m always adding to my database of lessons!
Visit my website for all these and more!
Millstechlab.weebly.com
Thanks for coming!!