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The 3.2 release of our website, companion apps, and robot clients is intended to untether teachers and facilitators from the need for teachers and facilitators be present together in order to conduct lessons. This need was caused in part by the fact that facilitators had to log into student tablets for the first time, and that student and facilitator tablets needed to be on the same network with a robot.
Additionally this release introduces our Avatar based milo robot, to be used in situations where a student is at home and cannot be physically present with the Milo robot. This update allows for a facilitator to select an Avatar of Milo to be used in lieu of a robot in these situations. Note that use of this feature remotely would usually also require a video chat session of some type to be established between student & facilitator so that the facilitator can monitor the students progress.
New pairing processes for robots & tablets: In version 3.0earlier versions of our product, it was necessary to use the tablets to scan QR codes of the robot and then of the tablets in order or to select IP addresses to establish each lesson. This process was not feasible for remote settings, so we have replaced it with new and more permanent pairing processesan easier pairing process:
Robots registered to an organization will automatically appear in the list of available robots.
The RoboKind Companion Application App 3.0 when run in (student mode will ) no longer require requires a facilitator login to update modules and QR code scanning to start each lesson. Instead there is now a one time process pairing process as described in the First Time Setup sectionlog in and scan bar codes from the student tablet.
Updating to RoboKind 3.2:
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If the list of robots is incorrect or if the Robots & Avatars section is missing, please submit a support ticket at https://www.robokind.com/support using the contact us link at the bottom of the page. Please include the exact serial number(s) of robots to be added or removed. |
2. We . In the RoboKind Central portal at https://central.robokind.com, we recommend using the … button (3 dots) to the right of each robot to assign a friendly Alias to each robot. As an example, if a robot is dedicated to a specific classroom, the name of that classroom might be a good alias. An itinerant robot that travels between schools might be assigned an alias according to of the teacher/facilitator who is using that robot.
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Make sure the robot has been updated and restarted. How-to Update the Robot
Both Tablets:
Open the newly installed RoboKind 3.0 application.
Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted.
Facilitator Tablet Steps:
Select Facilitator mode.
Login to the tablet with the same facilitator credentials used to log in at https://central.robokind.com.
If necessary, you can visit https://central.robokind.com and reset your password.
If prompted, create a 4 digit pin for your account.
Use the Add New Tablet button
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Select Student mode. No login is required.
If prompted for camera access, choose Allow. (This is used in certain lessons of the emotional modules)
Enter the 6 digit numeric code generated during the Facilitator setup and click Connect.
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On the facilitators tablet, use the side bar menu to access tools such as stopping a lesson or switching to a calm down tool
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Changing Devices
If between lessons you wish to change which student tablet or robot/avatar is selected, then note the following instructions.
During a lesson, you cannot change devices. To change devices, you must first end lesson and capture the students progress to that point.
From the side bar menu of the facilitator tablet, choose the Change Devices button.
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Important: If the student tablet no longer appears as available after using the change devices command, then instruct the student or parent to select the Student button. |
Documentation
RoboKind Central for Administrators
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