North Bellmore Students Learn Coding With Robots

BELLMORE, NY - From North Bellmore School District: Bee-Bots are the latest technology tool in the North Bellmore School District, which are being used to give students an introduction to computer science.

Instructional Technology Specialist Michael Bevilacqua has been visiting first-grade classes at all five elementary schools and showing students how to use the small, light-up robots. Children work in teams to program the robots to follow intersecting lines on a mat by pushing a series of buttons.

During a recent lesson at Martin Avenue Elementary School, Mr. Bevilacqua showed students how to have the robots perform basic movements, such as moving forward and turning left or right. The teams had to complete a series of challenges by looking at pre-determined paths, then programming their robots to follow the route.

Children learned about algorithms and got a basic understanding of computer coding. The activity required communication and collaboration among students in each group.

Photo courtesy of North Bellmore Public Schools