The use of innovative classroom technology has helped children learn in ways never before possible. A recent Quad-City Times report highlighted how approximately 80 elementary students from all Pleasant Valley schools in Iowa are learning with Lego toys and the use of robotics.
The program, called For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Lego League, or FIRST, was established to educate students about technology, engineering and science.
Pleasant Valley Junior High School coordinator Chris Cournoyer noted that computers are programmed to respond to exact commands. If students receive an incorrect response, then they know something went wrong during the process, according to the Quad-City Times report.
As school districts attempt to tap into the abilities of students, other technology, such as a tablet computing, interactive whiteboard or
DLP projector, can also ignite children's interest in learning.
"The participating students arranged their robots in a circle in the school gym, and as groups of parents went station-to-station, the students read their backstories and demonstrated what their robots could do, from pushing other Lego creations around to knocking golf balls into plastic cups," wrote the Quad-City Times' Steven Martens.
