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Table Of Contents

Background (pgs. 3-4)
Contents Of Packaging (pg. 5)
Accessories In The Box (pg. 6-7)
How To Charge Dash & Dot (pg. 8)
Approved Interfaces (pg. 9)
How To Sync Dash & Dot To Your Devices (pg. 10)
How To Get Started (pg. 11)
Applications (pgs. 12-21)

Wonder (pgs. 12-13)
Go (pgs. 14-15)
Xylo (pgs. 16-17)
Blockly (pgs. 18-19)
Path (pgs. 20-21)

Skills Learned (pg. 22)
Students Become… (pg. 23)
Developmental Benefits (pg. 24)
Enhancement Of Motor Skills (pg. 25)
Benefits To IEP Students (pg. 26)
Resources For Teachers (pg. 27)

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Background

Teaches children basic computer programming and coding skills. Through the use of simple, easy to use apps, students can remotely operate Dash, create an virtual path for Dash to follow on the floor, have Dash play the xylophone, program Dash to toss a ping-pong ball, play “hot potato” with Dot. Children can also create new behaviors with Dash and Dot with frequent interaction.

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Background (cont.)

Content areas covered

Math
Science
Language Arts
Social Studies
Art

Grade levels: PreK-8

Dash’s abilities:

Easily accessible buttons
Responds to voice commands
Hears claps
Highly mobile & independent
See’s obstacles
Record your voice

Dot’s abilities:

Easily accessible buttons
Toss
Upside down
Shake
Record your voice

Easily accessible for many students with special needs

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Contents Of Packaging

Dash
Dot
Charging micro-usb cables
Building brick connectors

student ‘s own lego creations can be added

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Accessories

Ball launcher (use with the Wonder or Blockly app)

Plan and carry out investigations
Studies distance and how energy affects launcher
Collect , analyze, & interpret data
Coding skills: sequences used to launch ball
Accessory tab in Wonder and Blockly allows the launcher to work

Bulldozer bar (use with Path or Blockly app)

Program paths and push away items near or through things
Learns a sense of direction

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Accessories (cont.)

Tow hook (use with the Path app)

Drags toys on a hook by creating sequences
Learn control flow

Building brick connectors & bunny ears and tail

Used as decoration
Legos can be added to connectors

Xylo (use with Xylo app)

Teaches children to create and play songs on an xylophone

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How To Charge Dash & Dot

Charging for the first time

Rechargeable batteries inside the robots
The robots are charging when the micro USB port in the back is illuminated
Takes about 60-90 minutes to charge

Time between charging

Dash will last for approximately 90 minutes
Dot can go for several hours

Needed for Charging

orange micro USB cable, included
a PC, Android electric charger,.... , not included

Suggestions

ask your IT Specialist to borrow a micro USB Charging Station

This link answers any questions you have about charging your robots

https://help.makewonder.com/customer/en/portal/topics/938846-charging-your-robot/articles

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Approved Interfaces

Apple IOS devices

Ipads
Iphones

Android devices

Tablets
Phones

Kindle devices

Fire tablets

Check your device compatibility at: https://www.makewonder.com/compatibility

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How To Sync Dash & Dot With Your Devices

Bluetooth enabled, no wifi needed
Each device can only connect to one robot at a time

Unless using Blockly or Wonder

Open one of the Wonder apps

Make sure your device is compatible

Click the orange plus sign in the top right hand corner
Select the robot you want to connect to
The orange settings button allows you to personalize and name and look of your robot

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How To Use Dash & Dot

Make sure either Dash or Dot are charged:

Charging can take up to an hour
The user only needs one robot to get started

Once charged, download the Wonder apps onto one of your compatible devices.
If needed decorate Dash or Dot with accessories before starting up.
For uncertainty about which app to chose, go to the application pages and read the descriptions/watch the videos.

Recommended order of apps: Go, Path, Xylo, Wonder, Blockly

Press the white power button on, it is located in the back of Dash and Dot
Open up the app, click the play button on your device, & sync your robot through the application to start coding:

Syncing your robot within the app is easy, just click the orange circle with the white plus sign in the upper right hand corner.
Then click which robot you would like to start with.

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Go (PreK-8)

Goes on missions to send messages
Dot acts out storybook characters
Allows the user to personalize their robot
The left side of the go screen:

Changes the brightness & picks which LCD’s are to light up in the front
Remote control for Dash (yellow box)

The right side of the go screen:

Discover colors (orange square), movements (green square), and sounds (blue square) work, look, and sound

Click the 3 blue lines in the top left hand corner to:

Start a story
Look up ideas
Discover other apps

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Go (cont.)

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Path (PreK-5)

Paths introduce you to sensors & events
Draw, Drag, and Drop interface
Single line of code per path
To Start:

Click on & complete the challenges without a lock
Create a path with your finger on the screen
Drag the directional cues onto your path in the correct order shown at the bottom of your screen
The red x along your path clears the work you have done so you can start that path over
Run the program by pressing the red blinking light on top of Dash’s/Dot’s head, on the screen or on the robot
Once your program has passed the requirements you will receive a check mark and be able to move on

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Path (cont.)

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Wonder (K with support - 8)

Works with Dash and Dot
Helps to learn about the world and technology
Enhances personality and intelligence
Designs behavior and interactions
Basic level coding
Self-guided exploration
Scroll Quest

Challenges followed by step by step instructions
These challenges are a great tool to understand what is used in simple, basic programming
Must complete a few levels to access free play

Wonder Cloud

is used after completion of challenges

Free Play

allows the user to design their own commands and programs

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Wonder (cont.)

This video is an example of what Dash can be programmed to do using the ball launcher

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Xylo (PreK-8)

Conducting musical performances from scratch
Follow the instructions on the main screen on how to attach the xylophone/mallet
First, click the 3 orange stackable lines in the bottom left hand corner

Second, click setup and calibration and go through the steps
Next, select new song or a pre written song for Dash to play

To create your own song:

On the main screen, press on the colorful sheet music where you would like each note, click the plus sign to add more sheets of music
If you want Dash to march and play music click where it says no motion to give directional cues
Click the play button in the orange circle to listen to your song

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Xylo (cont.)

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Blockly

Able to code your own programs
Complete challenges
Drag and drop visual programs
Start on the main screen:

[When start] block is always the first program in your list
Use the left hand side to select whatever you would like to come next in your program
To name your project click the orange plus next to the colored half circle in the top left corner
The green play button will run your program

Clicking the 3 orange lines in the top left corner allows you to:

Complete puzzles
Find projects
Create a new program

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Blockly (cont.)

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Blockly: Teaching & Learning Ideas

https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.teachersource.com/downloads/lesson_pdf/dash-dot-00-blockly.pdf

http://coolmomtech.com/2015/08/dot-and-dash-coding-projects-wonder-workshop/

https://www.makewonder.de/play/ideas/26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1v8L1Jzl24&list=PLXSgvv3NnVuSYP9aZJOWPnkbVkxIAuoTX

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Skills Learned

Critical thinking
Problem solving
Cooperative play
Teamwork
Empathy
Patience
Resilience
Take risks
Computer science/math

Loops
Sequences
Algorithm designs
Control flow
Sensors/events

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According To Wonder Students Become...

Empowered learners

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences

Knowledge constructors

Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produced creative artifacts and make meaning learning experiences

Innovative designers

Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions

Computational thinkers

Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions

Creative communicators

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals

Global collaborators

Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally

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Developmental Benefits

Notices and responds to sound from robots
Face to face interactions in group settings trying to develop new programs
Able to coordinate arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet to show emotions
Can participate in activities without getting upset or become too controlling
Understands and adapts to social situations
Able to locate objects and design paths
Enjoys playing with peers
Initiates play
Catches Dot without losing balance
Play time does not require adult interaction/direction
Organizes and accomplishes task
Uses Dash and Dot to calm down/cope
Accustomed to unexpected touch by robots
Developing their imagination skills which turns into application knowledge

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Enhancement Of Motor Skills

Fine

Draws a path using fingers on a device
Uses fingers to design a song, complete challenges/programs
Grabs and moves robots to relocate them
Clap hands to obtain attention
Sort and attach accessories
Build an obstacle course using hands and different objects

Gross

Plays catch with Dot
Catches Dot using arms & body
Bounce and throw launch balls
Using legs and feet to move/follow paths with their robot
Carry Dash and Dot with arms and hands to relocate/move them

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Benefits To Exceptional Students

Reinforcement
Alternative way to communicate
Different applications help to translate speech
By using technology, peers may view them as more capable
More opportunities for engagement within lessons
Build confidence
Skill enhancement
Computer assisted instruction allows for real-world feedback to the teacher
Helps to express thoughts
Through hands on technology robots, students with disabilities will be more encouraged and motivated to learn

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