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Sphero to the
Rescue!Marlena Hebern
@mhebern
It’s a bird!
It’s a plane!
No! It’s Super Sphero!
What’s a Sphero!
It’s a ROBOT!
Teach programming
with cups!
My Robotic Friend Resources
“People who can code in the world of technology companies are a dime a dozen.
People who can code in biology, medicine, government, sociology, physics, history, and mathematics
can do amazing things to advance those disciplines.”
-Programmers https://programmers.stackexchange.com/users/login?returnurl=%2fquestions%2fask
What can it do?
What can it do? • Rolls
What can it do? • Rolls • Changes colors
What can it do? • Rolls • Changes colors • Connects to iPad through bluetooth
Just put Sphero in
the base and plug in!
Charge Up
Controlling Sphero:
Controlling Sphero: • Sphero- the main app
Controlling Sphero: • Sphero- the main app • Draw and Drive- allows drive control
Controlling Sphero: • Sphero- the main app • Draw and Drive- allows drive control • MicroLab-write simple programs
Controlling Sphero: • Sphero- the main app • Draw and Drive- allows drive control • MicroLab-write simple programs • OrbBasic- more complex programming
language
CORE lessons cover:
CORE lessons cover: • Percentages, division, geometry, and patterns
CORE lessons cover: • Percentages, division, geometry, and patterns • Physics, speed, time, and distance
CORE lessons cover: • Percentages, division, geometry, and patterns • Physics, speed, time, and distance • Computer Science, programs, flow, variables,
conditionals, and reading sensors
Menu Basics
Settings, not needed to get started!
The help menu.
Be sure to set the directional setting.
Choose an existing program…
…or start a new program.
This existing program has some code already.
Edit the code in this program.
This is the editing screen.
Delete a line of code.
Grab this bar and slide the line to a
new position.
Move the last line up.
“Play” the program.
Reset the direction the Sphero will move.
Add a new line of code.
Close the program when done editing.
http://www.gosphero.com/education/
Sphero CORE Lessons on the Sphero website
Hand outs: • Lessons 1 and 2 • Challenge when ready!
Start Exploring!!!
