Blue-Bot. Marketing Guide BLUETOOTH FLOOR ROBOT. Computing and ICT

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1 Blu-Bot BLUETOOTH FLOOR ROBOT Computing and ICT Markting Guid Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd 1

2 About this guid Introduction This markting guid has bn cratd to nsur that you ar informd of all of th ky faturs and bnfits Blu-Bot has to offr. It also includs an imag library and othr usful information to hlp you whn slling or promoting th product. Othr gnral information includs instruction on how to us th robot. Finally, at th back of th guid ar som tachr nots, to hlp th nd usr us Blu-Bot ffctivly in th classroom. Blu-Bot EL00485 Our Blutooth Robot! You can wirlssly control it with your PC or tablt. Blu-Bot has a clar shll so childrn can s th componnts insid it. It is also rchargabl so no nd to rplac costly battris. You can still us Blu-Bot lik a normal B-Bot and program it using th buttons on th robot. Howvr, Blu-Bot is now capabl of conncting to tablts, PCs and Macs, allowing you to tak th programming much furthr. s i g r En Introduction 3 Download th fr ios/android app to connct to tablts, or download th Windows and Mac softwar blow to connct to your dsktop. Th app faturs a host of programming challngs and problms for childrn to solv. For anothr fun way to program Blu-Bot, plas s our Blu-Bot Tactil radr. Support 4 Faturs Contnts Product Vido 4 Rchargabl. Blutooth connctivity. Programming Journy Connct to tablts, PCs and Macs. 5 Imag Library 6 Catalogu Layouts 7 EO VID O NLIN E Fr app availabl. Us th Tactil Radr for a fun way to program Blu-Bot. Cross Slling 8 Taching Guid 9 Blu-Bot idas for ags Nd to know Suitabl for 5 yars + Availabl on its own or as a class pack. Blu-Bot idas for ags 7-9 Not suitabl for us in sand or watr Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd 2-3 3

3 ming Th Program Support Blu-Bot will oprat with any ios, Android, Windows or Mac OS X containing compatibl Blutooth hardwar. Blu-Bot is compatibl with Blutooth Spcification vrsion 3.0/4.0+ EDR onwards. TABLET APP o Product Vid Visit our Vimo pag for a vido on idas for using Blu-Bot. Availabl in 10 diffrnt languags. Ags 0-5 Rcognis that a rang in of tchnology is usd placs such as homs and schools. ology Slct and us tchn for particular purposs. basic lop Dv undrstanding of action and raction. EASI-CARS AC RE g programs that Dsign, writ and dbu. accomplish spcific goals and rptition in Us squnc, slction programs. to xplain how som Us logical rasoning. simpl algorithms work RS RUGGED RACE AC SE RE BEE-BOT ER TA C T I L E R E A D AL QU PE EN RI TH M BU MMING PROGRA M OG PO RA SI M INO-BOT CE products Scratch compatibl ithms ar. Undrstand what algor l programs. Crat and dbug simp prdict th to ning Us logical raso programs. bhaviour of simpl DE CO PR RIX R A I N B O W M AT TROLLER S C R AT C H C O N RE Ags 5-7 GO DE Ags 7-11 BLUE-BOT PC SOFTWARE PI2GO JO UR NE Y Plas s th dtail manual includd with your Blu-Bot for full instructions on how to us it. For activity idas to hlp you gt startd, plas s th back of this guid. Ags C L E V E R C AT S PR OG RA MM ING for us Instructions Journy AS SE IN G QU EN CE PRO-BOT G RD 12/12/17.indd DE POSTCA JOURNEY A6 TRA Ag GroUP MATRIX 5 14/12/ :1 1 Download your FREE Programming Journy hr Ags 0-5 Clvr Cats Ags 5-7 Ags 7-11 Ags Easi-Cars Ruggd Racrs B-Bot TacTil Radr r Discov Blu-Bot Pro-Bot Scratch Controllr Rainbow Matrix InO-Bot Pi2Go AGE GROUP SUITABILITY MA TRIX dsign Th Ag Group Matrix has bn d to assist whn looking at wha t products bst suit your nds. Download th Ag Group Matri x at PROGRAMM ING JOURNEY A6 TRAD 4 Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd 4-5 E POSTCARD 12/12/17.in 5 dd 2 14/12/ :15

4 IMAGE LIBRARY Catalogu Layouts th nabld Our first vr blutoo mans you floor robot, which it with can wirlssly control Blu-Bot has your tablt or PC. childrn can s a clar shll so insid. It is also nts compon th you don t nd rchargabl so g costly rplacin t to worry about can still us Blu-Bo battris. You and program lik a normal B-Boton th robot. it using th buttons now capabl t is Howvr, Blu-Bo PCs tablts, to of connction g you to tak and Macs, allowin much furthr. th programming ios/android fr Download th to tablts, or app to connct Windows and Mac download th to connct to your softwar blow r fun way to dsktop. For anoth t, plas s our Blu-Bo program 6 radr. Packs of Blu-Bot Tactil docking station. com with a fr or b usd in sand Not suitabl to ty. watr. 1 yar warran EL00485 blu-bot tactil radr 1. Blu-Bot TacTil Radr Pack 2. Blu-Bot Mat whn you IT P KO 6 F AC 2 Gt th whol t Class Bundl! with th Blu-Bo a Blu-Bot with You can program tablts, a PC, Mac, wid rang of TacTil Radr. or our vry own faturs a host Th tablt app challngs and of programming by solv to. problms for childrn corrct program constructing th s a rchargathis bundl includ s so you don t bl Docking Station storag or about nd to worry pop Blu-Bot back battris, just charg rady it ll and dock on th ur! for its nxt advnt Suitabl for 6 to 1 yar warranty. 10 yars. EL V ID O EO NLIN TOOTH BL U E TO 2. Blu-Bot TacTil Radr Tils Extnsion Pack K AC O 25 3 K AC O 25 F EL00546 Physically corrct squncs and algorithms 2 F Th TacTil Extnsion Pack introducs xtra functionality to th standard pack including 45 turns and rpats. Using ths, childrn can program Blu-Bot to xplor gomtry and also crat fficint algorithms. Suitabl for 3 to 8 yars. Pack of P Pack 3. Blu-Bot Class class programming EARLY YEARSCOLLEC LEARNING LEARNING COLLEC EL00517 P mony Sav tim and a docking station buy 6 Blu-Bots, r. Blu-Bot, and 3 mats togth floor th Blutooth nabld ction to introdu robot is a prfct s. for KS1 studnt programming light up as facs thir Watch as t on scrn thy s thir Blu-Bo l Blu-Bot on mimic thir physica th floor. program BluCan th childrn th from way its Bot to mak to th cov? 1 forbiddn swamp 11 Suitabl for 3 to yar warranty. yars. 1 A uniqu and xtrmly fun way to program Blu-Bot, plac your instructions on th til radr, prss go and s Blu-Bot complt th program! Th tils can b placd ithr portrait or landscap dpnding on how th child wants to lay out thir program and if thy want to dbug thir program, simply swap th tils and prss go to try thir program again. Conncting to a Blu-Bot couldn t b asir, turn Blu-Bot on, prss connct on th Radr and wait for Blu-Bots ys to go blu to show it is connctd! Ky faturs: Blutooth connctivity, 10 position slots, Rchargabl, Spakr for audibl fdback, Connct up to thr units togthr, Compatibl with both Standard and Extnsion tils, Physically corrct squncs and algorithms. H NLIN An xampl catalogu pag usd to maximis sals of Blu-Bot and its priphrals. BLUE O 88 ID E O OT V U E TO E OT H OT TO H BL E BLUE 1. Blu-Bot 1 COMPUNG & ICT ICT CO MP UT ING & blu-bot 3. Blu-Bot TacTil Standard Til Pack If you nd to rplac som TacTils or you just want to hav a largr slction, this pack is prfct! Contnts: Startr Pack, Forwards 8, Backwards 8, Lft (90 ) 4, Right (90 ) 4, Paus 1. Suitabl for 3 to 8 yars. Pack of 25. IT E-Catalogus Visit to viw a rang of E-Catalogus for additional support For mor photography availabl, plas contact markting pastill@tts-group.co.uk 6 Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd 6-7 7

5 Blu-Bot Cross Rang Slling TEACHING GUIDE Tactil R adr (IT01 118) is a uniqu and fun way to program Blu-Bot Inspir lu-bot Introducing B 0517) Pack (EL0 -Bot Mat d 3 lu n B a ts h T -Bo ith 6 Blu. s u coms w to mats diffrnt Gt th w hol class programm with th ing Blu-Bot Class Pa (EL00515 ck ), which a lso com a docking s with station s o you do nd to n t worry ab out stora battris g or! This s t is idal group pro for gramming activitis. Blu-Bot hlps you cod, dbug and simulat algorithms for taching computr programming in your curriculum. You can plan your algorithm on scrn via th APP which is accssibl on any ios platform with 3.0/4.0+ EDR blutooth, Android, Windows and Mac. Big ida thinking Th following activitis support childrn in larning computing skills and applying computational thinking. Using Blu-Bot can support childrn in dvloping thir computational thinking skills; it hlps childrn to ngag in opn ndd problms which rquir th us of dcomposition, modlling and algorithms. It aids childrn to dvlop ths aspcts which can thn b applid to many diffrnt aspcts of your curriculum. o larning t s t c n n o c How it ildrn, mt For youngr ch 63), idal for B-Bot (EL003 ramming. og pr arly stag 8 Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd 9 Thr is no spcific amount of tim to b spnt on th following activitis; it may mak sns to brak som of th activitis down furthr to suit childrn s nds. 9

6 Inspirational idas Exploring Blu-Bot Ag 5-7 Ky Focus at a Crating a simpl program on stp tim. What w want to achiv s on digital how thy ar implmntd as program Undrstand what algorithms ar; instructions. ous bigu by following prcis and unam dvics; and that programs xcut s. Crat and dbug simpl program Extnsion Activi ty St obstacls on squar s that can t b drivn ovr,.g. St art on th grn rctangl and g t to th blu rctangl without going ovr any yllow shaps. n Prparatio chck that (smallr ons ar probably bttr) and St up a suitabl mat.g. Shap Mat choos Thn. th app. Slct th appropriat mat Blu-Bot conncts to th app. Opn Explor Mod and Stp by Stp. Activity robot that app. Explain that Blu-Bot is a floor Introduc Blu-Bot and th Blu-Bot to Blu-Bot snt ar putr. Explain that instructions can b controlld from a tablt/com yday lif, vr in mon com mor ts ar bcoming using Blutooth. Talk about how robo homs as in d foun b also can thy cars to mak for xampl thy ar usd in factoris vacuum clanrs or lawn mowrs. s to ll groups and st ach othr challng Childrn should work in pairs or sma on. For inati dst and t poin ing ng Blu-Bot s start complt. Ths should includ stti gt to th and circl w yllo th on -Bot Blu rt xampl, using th Shaps Mat, Sta rd triangl. moving on thn try and gt to th dstination by Th child givn th challng should st its start v thy onc -Bot Blu ral to touch th stp at a tim. Thy ar not allowd should thy on gt Blu-Bot to th right dstinati position. Onc thy v managd to rithm. prss Go to run thir full program/algo 10 Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd

7 Inspirational idas Exploring Blu-Bot Ag 5-7 by adding, moving or rmoving. Th Pn too l is usful to s whr Pauss can b usd to Blu-Bot has bn. hlp brak a problm down in to chunks (d straightforward chall composition). Whn ngs ar solvd th id a of obstacls should b introducd. Ky Focus Writing and dbugging a program. Extnsion Ac tivity What w want to achiv ar implmntd as programs on digital Undrstand what algorithms ar; how thy ing prcis and unambiguous instructions. dvics and that programs xcut by follow Crat and dbug simpl programs. accomplish spcific goals, including controlling Dsign, writ and dbug programs that by dcomposing thm into smallr parts. or simulating physical systms; solv problms Provid mor difficult challngs such as: Shap mat Can yo u visit two rd shap s or all th triangls? Mony mat Can yo u mak 12 pnc? How fw stps can you us to mak 12 pnc? tion Prpara llr ons ar probably bttr) and chck that St up a suitabl mat.g. Shap Mat (sma s app. Slct th appropriat mat. Thn choo Blu-Bot conncts to th app. Opn th Explor Mod and Basic Programming. Activity rn should mov on to planning a rout Aftr solving challngs stp-by-stp child At first th challngs will b similar to ing). bfor prssing Go (Basic Programm thos abov. all th instructions thy think thy nd to Th programmr should try and put in lt thy can s if thy v managd to comp complt th task. Whn thy prss Go squnc of thir g dbu ld shou thy ssful succ th challng. If thy havn t bn g may man that instructions nd rfining instructions and try again. Thir dbuggin 12 Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd

8 Inspirational idas Exploring Blu-Bot Ag 7-9 Inspirational idas Exploring Blu-Bot Ag 7-9 Ky Focus Bcoming mor fficint. Ky Focus Rptition in programming. What w want to achiv Dsign, writ and dbug programs that accomplish spcific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systms; solv problms by dcomposing thm into smallr parts. Us squnc, slction, and rptition in programs; work with variabls and various forms of input and output. Us logical rasoning to xplain how som simpl algorithms work and to dtct and corrct rrors in algorithms and programs. Prparation St up a suitabl mat.g. Shap Mat (smallr ons ar probably bttr) and chck that Blu-Bot conncts to th app. Opn th app. Slct th appropriat mat. Thn choos Explor Mod and Rpats. What do w want to achiv Dsign, writ and dbug programs that accomplish spcific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systms; solv problms by dcomposing thm into smallr parts. Us squnc, slction, and rptition in programs; work with variabls and various forms of input and output. Us logical rasoning to xplain how som simpl algorithms work and to dtct and corrct rrors in algorithms and programs. Prparation St up a suitabl mat.g. Shap Mat (smallr ons ar probably bttr) and chck that Blu-Bot conncts to th app. Opn th app. Slct th appropriat mat. Thn choos Explor Mod and Rpat. Programming Activity As childrn bcom mor confidnt in thir Blu-Bot programming skills thy can work towards bcoming mor fficint in thir programming. Thy can look at how thy can rduc th numbr of commands thy nd by using rptition. For xampl rathr than 4 forward stps thy could rpat 1 forward stp 4 tims. Extnsion Activity Using biggr mats is a good way to xtnd this activity. Activity Starting with Rpat mod, childrn can xplor which shaps thy can draw. With only 90 turns availabl thr is an obvious limit to th rang of shaps that can b drawn. Switch th app to 45 mod and xplor which shaps can now b drawn. Extnsion Activity Explor which shaps can b drawn with 45 turns and with combinations of 90 and 45 turns Blu-Bot_Usr Guid.indd 14-15