[aisle] Coding Robot options

[Kelly B]

Hi there!

We got Ozobots a few years back when they were more affordable.

The kids LOVE them and I think they're great for grades 2-4. They're
different from the other coding robots we have (Robot Mouse, Dash, and
Sphero) because they're more hands-on (even requiring a fair amount of fine
motor skills) and don't use block coding, but they require the same skill
set of logical thinking that coders need.

However, over the last 5 years more than half of them have pooped out and
now they're SO expensive to replace ($175, I believe) and they offered no
service/tech help/replacements. Not worth replacing in my opinion.

For the money, I think Dash Robot is the best bet for grades 2-5. Then
Robot Mouse (or BeeBot if you can afford it) for grades K-1.

Hope that helps :)

Kelly Baumgartner
Library Media Center Director
Briar Glen Elementary School
Wheaton, IL

On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 8:22 AM Renee Brown via AISLE <
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> I'm looking to add some Ozobots to our library. Has anyone had
> experience with them? What do you use for a coding robot in K-5?
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