In introduction to Sphero and the menu items on micro lab.

1. Sphero
to the
Rescue!
Marlena Hebern
@mhebern

2. It’s a bird!

3. It’s a plane!

4. No! It’s Super Sphero!

5. What’s a Sphero!

6. It’s a ROBOT!

7. Download the FREE Apps
MicroLab Draw and DriveOrb Basics

8. Teach
programming
with cups!
My Robotic Friend Resources

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaNmAjxxIDU

10. “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

20. What can it do?

21. What can it do?
• Rolls

22. What can it do?
• Rolls
• Changes colors

23. What can it do?
• Rolls
• Changes colors
• Connects to iPad through bluetooth

24. Wake up Sphero,
put Sphero in the base,
plug in!
Charge Up

25. Controlling Sphero:

26. Controlling Sphero:
• Sphero- the main app

27. Controlling Sphero:
• Sphero- the main app
• Draw and Drive- allows drive control

28. Controlling Sphero:
• Sphero- the main app
• Draw and Drive- allows drive control
• MicroLab-write simple programs

29. Controlling Sphero:
• Sphero- the main app
• Draw and Drive- allows drive control
• MicroLab-write simple programs
• OrbBasic- more complex programming
language

30. CORE lessons cover:

31. CORE lessons cover:
• Percentages, division, geometry, and patterns

32. CORE lessons cover:
• Percentages, division, geometry, and patterns
• Physics, speed, time, and distance

33. CORE lessons cover:
• Percentages, division, geometry, and patterns
• Physics, speed, time, and distance
• Computer Science, programs, flow, variables,
conditionals, and reading sensors

34. Menu Basics

35. Settings, not needed to get
started!

36. The help menu.

37. Be sure to set the
directional setting.

38. Choose an existing
program…

39. …or start a new program.

40. This existing program
has some code already.

41. Edit the code in
this program.

42. This is the editing screen.

43. Delete a line of code.

44. Grab this bar and
slide the line to a
new position.

45. Move the last line up.

46. “Play” the program.

47. Reset the direction the
Sphero will move.

48. Add a new line of code.

49. Close the program
when done editing.

50. http://www.gosphero.com/education/
Sphero CORE Lessons
on the Sphero website

51. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pCRpVi6WF0

52. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4WNHPlRfK8

53. Hand outs:
• Lessons 1 and 2
• Challenge when ready!
Start Exploring!!!

54. More Resources at…
marlenahebern.com