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Reflection 1
===SuRRy was awesome. I struggled with the buttons at first, because I wanted to put a command in each of the __five__ boxes, but I didn't need all of those. I can see how students might have those same problems too.=== Adding the sensors made SuRRy much more interesting. I had good succe ss with the touch sensor, but the light sensors were much trickier. The sound sensor would be very hard to use in a class of 30 students. I like the idea of using the NXT programming in class, but I'm still trying to figure out **how.**

1. The try it activities with SuRRy seemed like a very valuable way to make sure the sensors worked before going through the time of placing them on the robot. It would also help students to make sure to know which side of the block to plug in the sensors. 2. Demonstrating the Scientific method works wonderfully with SuRRy. How about during a space unit? 3. I enjoyed how we were able to do a great lesson and then go back and evaluate TPACK. It made the parts of TPACK easier to understand.
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Reflection 3 We changed the size of wheels to see how that affected the speed of SuRRy. lab report


 * The technology does an excellent job of demonstrating of showing how wheel size affects the speed.
 * Working as a problem solving/collaborative group helped us to divide the work load and use our strengths.

Reflection 4
Prezi For the robotic arm we performed surgery! We saw an example online of a real robotic arm called divinci doing surgery on a patient, so we were able to try it for ourselves. Using the NXT block, we downloaded an Arm Control program to rotate or raise and lower the arm. We did a variety of tasks including making "cuts", removing and replacing "bones", and removing "cancer" from our patient. This was a perfect use of the technology. Students would be able to get a clear idea of how doctors could use robots for surgery. Doing the research and completing the Prezi before using the arm, gave us all some background knowledge before getting to the robot. Using partners makes problem solving much easier.

Reflection 5
The sensors are very sensitive. The sound sensor is almost frustratingly sensitive, however it is nice that it picks up on even the smallest sounds. I think in a classroom of 30 students, it would be very difficult to get an accurate reading. I could see using some of these tools with a light/sound waves unit. Using the motor rotations, you could also measure distances to do work with perimeter, area, circumference, etc.