Monday
- 10:00-10:15 Welcome, introductions
- 10:15-10:30 a bit about bots
- 10:30-10:45 discuss this year’s challenge, watch performance demo video
- 10:45-11:30 build Squarebot base
- 11:30-12:00 lunch
- 12:00-12:30 intro to AppInventor (AI2)
- 12:30-2:00 begin working with AI2
- work with Blockly exercises
- sign in using Google accounts
- create simple button app
- connect to AI2 Companion and send to phone
- 2:00-3:00 begin bot programming
- pair brainboard with phone
- import AmBot template
- work with manual controls
Tuesday
- 10:00-11:00 more AI2
- designer screen: app layout (tables)
- blocks screen hints: scrolling, zooming, deleting, commenting, collapsing
- save-as and checkpoints
- procedures and variables
- text-to-speech
- voice recognition
- controlling motors, servos and LEDs
- 11:00-11:30 brainstorm and storyboard bot’s personality and performance
- 11:30-12:00 lunch
- 12:00-1:00 customize bot
- 1:00-3:00 performance programming
Wednesday
- 10:00-10:30 a bit more about even more bots
- 10:30-11:30 performance programming
- 11:30-12:00 lunch
- 12:00-3:00 performance programming and bot customization
Thursday
- 10:00-11:30 performance programming and practice
- 11:30-12:00 lunch
- 12:00-1:00 performance programming and practice, dress rehearsal
- 1:00-2:30 The Show
- 2:30-3:00 disassemble and pack up