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Howdy ...at the PCS Centers we have several approaches to this problem. 1) At the Learning Centers, and on our web version of the school ( www.edventures.com ), we use a "badge" program. ( See (URL) ) It is sorta like a "boy scout" badge system...as (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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Hello Thorsten, (...) you can get some inspiration for example at: (13 URLs) (ROBOLAB Curriculum) (4 URLs) We wonder if there is a possibility to do (some kind of) robocup with (...) Last summer at IJCAI in Stockholm, there was a special category at (...) (26 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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Hi all, We have now released the game called Co-Evolutionary Robot Soccer Show, for which you can download the FREE software (for Windows) on the site: (URL) prizes in the competition include 2 LEGO MINDSTORMS robot kits, 4 LEGO MINDSTORMS add-on (...) (26 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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I am trying to establish a similar curriculum for the Boston Public Schools middle schools. Right now I'm developing it around ROBOLAB 2.0 with all of the data acquisition, graphing, etc. I'll you (and lugnet) posted as things develop. What I would (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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I am not a teacher, I just pretend to have a clue on the internet. ;) One thing that popped into my mind is that you might want to make your own ideal model ahead of time, noting its features and capabilities, strengths and weaknesses/flaws. You (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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I love teaching with the robolab software, or just the technic and dacta sets. I have no doubt the kids are learning. HOWEVER, many parents and administrators want a more formal evaluation than the simple rubrics I use, based on time on task, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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You can also find Ben Erwin's worksheets and reference documents for gear (...) ... snipped ... (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Call for Papers: Robotics in Education
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Call for Papers IEEE System, Man, and Cybernetics 2000 October 8-11, 2000 Music City Sheraton Nashville, Tennessee, USA Organized session on Robotic Construction: An Integrated Systems Approach to Teaching. The Technical Programs Committee is (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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I have some stuff at (URL) of third grade, the activity that the third grade class that we work with did last week was "burgular". The kids set up their RCX's and light sensors around the room collecting data. Then someone came in the darkened room (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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(...) ... snip ... (...) For Technic building: See printable worksheets at (URL) sample lessons that might print at (URL) printable reference manual at (URL) a better printable version of it in Adobe Acrobat format at (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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I finally get started teaching in my son's 3rd grade class. I worked with students teaching them about gears, while my son taught other students to use the Mindstorms software. We spent two hours with 10 kids. I have to say it went pretty well. My (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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Thanks for the reply, I really enjoyed your book. My son (age 13) also enjoyed it. He's starting out using ROBOLAB, but your book has sparked an interest in C (like) programming. I look forward to a sequel. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Sigh.... ... . How the $%^&* will we ever get smart, interested, technical professionals to really make a difference in the schools when they run into this. THis. This...! Sigh... I am using RIS1.0 on 6 old 486 machines with WIN95. The school was (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) This one works for me just fine. Dw (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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Hello to all, Thanks for all those who wrote in with suggestions for how to get my RCX bricks to work with the PowerMac 5500s that I was having trouble with. Here's a summary of my experiences and how I eventually got enough working machine to teach (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I believe Fred Martin ran into similar problems and the serial extension did indeed help. I think his write-up of the issue is somewhere on his site: (URL) Baum (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
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I had a similar problem and suggested used the three cable method you mentioned with great success. Before I tried this I sent an inquiry to Dacta and got this response "There is an issue with some Macintosh serial ports that we are currently (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Educators: Vote for RCX and ROBOLAB over iBook!
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Go to (URL) click on the voting page. Robolab is up against School master, Site Central, and Virtual Language Lab, while the hardware is up against the iBook. You can only vote if you are an education professional and are familar with these (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) I have been teaching lego robotics for the last year. I started last year teaching 3rd - 5th graders after school. This year I'm teaching a group of home-schooled middle schoolers during the day and I started a group at my son's elementary (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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(...) I've been thinking about doing exactly the same thing at my daughter's school (she is in 3rd grade). I was planning to follow some of the curriculum guides from Pitsco Lego-Dacta ((2 URLs) and follow the Robolab links to get to the curriculum (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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