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Sue Inness - 2008

M.A.V.CON 2008
S.T.A.V.CON 2008
V.I.T.T.A. 2008
S.T.A.V. Primary Science Conference 2008
C.E.G.V. 2008
D.A.T.T.A. 2008



M.A.V.CON.

Thursday 4th December 2008


Session Details


B24 - Mathematical Investigations Using Robots

Downloads

Session Notes

Link to First LEGO League - Climate Connections Information

About FIRST LEGO League


Incursion Based On This Theme

FIRST LEGO League Incursion


www Interactive Web Site

http://www.mathopenref.com/arclength.html



C24- Murder And Mayhem - Mathematical Investigations Using Medieval Siege Engines


Downloads

Session Notes

Activity Sheet

Power Point Presentation - Siege Machines

LEGO Model Investigations

Incursion Based On This Theme

Murder and Mayhem for Your Class!

www Links

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle_history.htm

http://medieval-castles.org/index.php?cat=48

http://www.medieval-castle-siege-weapons.com/middle-age-weapons.html

http://www.medieval-castle-siege-weapons.com/ballista-plans.html

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/siege-weapons.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista


Interactive Sites

http://www.globalspec.com/trebuchet/treb_game_release.swf




S.T.A.V.CON.

Friday 28th November 2008


Session Details


SESSION -Murder And Mayhem - Science Investigations Using Medieval Siege Engines


Downloads

Session Notes

Activity Sheet

LEGO Model Investigations

Power Point Presentation - Siege Machines


www Links

As Above , for MAV CON


Incursion Based On This Theme

Murder and Mayhem for Your Class!

SESSION- Climate Investigations Using Robots


Downloads

Session Notes


Link to First LEGO League - Climate Connections Information

About FIRST LEGO League


Incursion Based On This Theme

FIRST LEGO League Incursion


www Interactive Web Site

http://www.mathopenref.com/arclength.html




V.I.T.T.A.

Monday 24th November 2008


Session Details


1313 - Computer or Confuser?

- Addressing the Gaps in Teachers Basic Computer Skills

Session Notes

Pdf document


Freeware Links

Web colouring book ( suit IAWB)

Various On-Line Puzzles ( suit IAWB)

Interactive Trebuchet ( suit IAWB)

Math's , Technology - LEGO Digital Designer

FastStone Image Capture

Game Maker

Computer File Management - FSL File Launcher

Computer Management - Icon position restore

Math's - Lower Primary - Free Puzzles

Primary Math's -Free On-line Tangram games

Secondary Math's, Science : Graphic Calculator

Animation - GIF Animator

Animation - GIF2SWF - Converts multiple GIF's to Flash animation

Animation - Pivot Stick Figure Animator

Web Site Creator - NVu

Website Creator - EvrSoft First Page

Make your own screen records for training computer applications: ZDSoft Screen Recorder



Primary Science Teachers Conference


Friday 23rd May 2008


Session Details


D3 - Space Age Robotics For Today's Students





CEGV Conference


Saturday 24th May 2008


Session Details

Computers Go To The Dogs!





DATTA Victorian Conference


Friday 30th & Saturday 31st May 2008


Session Details

LEGO – Programming an Emotional Robot - Code No : 20



Emotional Robots Session Notes

Session notes .pdf format


Human Robots_Mind Map

Session notes- Unit of work for Anthropomorphic robots .pdf format


Creating Emotional Robots Part 1

Power Point Presentation , loaded with photos


Creating Emotional Robots Part 2

Continuation of Part 1


Sound file for your emotional robot

Save this Purr.rso file in the "SOUNDS" folder of your NXT programming software. It is included as a sound effect in the NXT program above


Sound file for your NXT emotional robots program

Save this Crying.rso file in the "SOUNDS" folder of your NXT programming software. It is included as a graphics in the NXT program above to be shown on the NXT LCD screen


Graphics file for your NXT emotional robots program

Save this Sad.ric file in the "SOUNDS" folder of your NXT programming software. It is included as a graphics in the NXT program above to be shown on the NXT LCD screen



Graphics file for your NXT emotional robots program

Save this smile.ric file in the "SOUNDS" folder of your NXT programming software. It is included as a graphics in the NXT program above to be shown on the NXT LCD screen


NXTg Program Emotibot2 - with graphics and sound

NXT program .rbt format, download into a NXT robot after you have copied the sound and graphic files into your NXT software


Follow this link to down-load NXT graphics and sound utilities

Free utilities to record your own sounds and create your own graphics for NXT with full instructions




 
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