Awesome app to get students thinking in ways they don't always do.
Submitted 8 years ago
Community Review for Cargo-Bot
Heather C.
Technology coordinator
Northwest High School
Grand Island NE, US
My Take
I feel this app has a lot of value in education. The thinking involved in coding and using this app is so valuable. Students are forced out of their comfort zone to consider possibilities as they think through the process to get the desired outcome.
How I Use It
I used this app as an introduction to coding with 4th grade students. The immediate engagement shown by all students was amazing. I love how they are forced to consider conditionals and variables in the thinking process. This app truly teaches students how to think in different ways.
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BLAKE S.
February 1, 2022
it is amazing and challenging app
it is a good teaching tool, I like that my students stayed interacted the whole time they were on it, nothing that I didn't like
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Debra J.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
September 27, 2014
Must be a reader! Look for lesson plans with screeshots on the web.
This product is game like and so the students want to 'beat' the next level. This makes the coding that much more fun.
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Matthew N.
William Fleming High School
Roanoke, VA
August 3, 2014
Challenging early coding/programming skills bulding app for students beyond the introductory level.
Cargobot is a great app for practicing and teaching coding skills to students who have already advanced passed the foundational level and are no longer challenged (or interested) in resources such as Kodable, Lightbot, or My Robot Friend. I like that the app takes the programming challenge to a practical environment (controlling a robot arm to stack cargo boxes, an authentic task) while remaining in a game-like format. Be aware that the difficulty of the game progresses quickly through the levels however, so be observant of student frustration levels.
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