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8 hours, 10 NXT's, 10 kids ,,, Here we go!
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Fri, 7 Jul 2006 05:56:08 GMT
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Saturday Academy just got our shipment of 12 NXT's.  I've got 2 one-week summer
classes this week and next that I can test these on.  Of course, I still have
our tried and true RCXs to fall back on.  And so I wonder.

Sorting, installing software then building the "quickstart" model to it's full
compliment and running it (along with the learning curve) took me a few hours.
It would probably take me the better part of the weekend to build and program
the next three models.

In the process, I keep wondering how "pile-it-on" 10 year olds will deal with
no-studs-holes-based construction, linkages, visual object oriented programming,
programming blocks with at least half-a-dozen variables, wire-wrapped argument
passing with data typing, etc.

I suspect we'll have lots of "broken wires".

It's a brave new world!  Forward and onward!!



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