Letter from the Maine Community Foundation:"Congratulations on your Fast Track Robotics grant for Edison robots." The Edison robot is a powerful, engaging tool for teaching students computational thinking and computer programming in a hands-on way. The grant is funded by the Perloff Family Foundation.
With additional grants, Casey Murphy, our technology integrationist, purchased 3D printers and more vex robotics equipment. As soon as the 3D printers were out of the box, students printed bubble wands which were promptly taken outdoors for quality control testing!
Asroboticsand computers become increasingly prevalent in students' lives, understanding programming and programming concepts is becoming very importantfor students' success.Robotsare an easy and effective way to learn about computer programming a fun way for students to learn STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) concepts. Programming a robot has tangible, observable effects.