This guide is intended to help customers run lessons with the latest version of our software.

Table of Contents

Pre-Requisites

2 Apple iPad tablets configured with the RoboKind Companion 3.2 application RoboKind Companion App Installation and Update Guide (iPads)
- New in Beta!, customers may now use a web browser and companion.robokind.com in place of the need for an iPad; for example the facilitator/teacher can facilitate the lesson from a laptop while a student used an iPad or vice versa. See How-to Use the RoboKind Web Companion for details.
The teacher/facilitator giving the lesson must have received an RK Central 3.x account and be able to log in to central.robokind.com and see their assigned classroom/students.
If a customer is moving from a previous version of our software and using the portal.robokind.com website, then the following checklist must be utilized. RK Central 3.x Platform - Pre migration check list
If planning to teach lessons with with a physical robot in addition to avatar - The robot must be powered on, connected to the network, and have completed the “Update Robot” process. RoboKind Quick Network Setup Guide How-to Update the Robot

Note that to conduct lessons remotely, it is expected that there would be a video conference of some fashion in progress (Zoom, Chime, WebEx, etc.) to monitor the students progress.

Facilitator Device First Time Setup

Open the newly installed RoboKind 3.3 application.
Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted. (Camera access is used for mirroring in the emotional lessons, no video is saved or recorded)
Select Facilitator mode.
Login to the device 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 Student Device button.
1. *Pairing codes expire within 10 minutes, so pause at this point if the student tablet is not already updated and ready.
Assign a Nickname or alias for the student device (iPad or web companion instance), and click Generate Code.

We recommend a Nickname or alias that describes the scope of the students that might be sharing that device, for example “Classroom A”.

We recommend labeling a device according to the nickname that has been assigned to it.

The 6 digit code that is provided after tapping Generate Code will be needed during the Student device setup.
After the pairing code has been written down, click the Back button.

Student Device First Time Setup

Note that a student device can be paired just once and then shared among multiple students.

On the student device, open the newly updated or installed RK Central 3.3 application. (For web companion, see How-to Use the RoboKind Web Companion.
Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted
Select Student mode. No login is required.
If prompted for camera access, choose Allow. (This is utilized in certain lessons in the emotional modules). Camera access is not used for any recording, broadcasting, or storage.
Enter the 6 digit numeric code generated during the Facilitator setup and click Connect.

Starting a Lesson

Selecting Student Device:

In the Select a Student Device panel on the left, select the student device that you have paired.

The list of available student devices will auto re-fresh every few seconds, or you can manually hit the wheel to refresh more quickly.

Note that if the student tablet may auto-power off after 10 minutes. Powering the device back on to the WAIT screen will allow it to auto reconnect.

Troubleshooting: If a student tablet has been paired, and is not appearing in the list, see Session setup screen not showing student tablet

Selecting Robot:

In the Select a Robot column on the right, you may select a robot or Use Virtual Avatar. If you select the virtual avatar option, both the facilitator and the student will see a friendly virtual version of Milo teaching each lesson.

If the desired robot is not appearing in the list, please troubleshoot using the following steps:

Make sure that Milo is powered on
From the robot, run a network test and ensure that all tests are passing. How-To Test Robot Network Connectivity
Additional troubleshooting information: Robot is not listed on the session setup screen

Select Classroom and Student:

Individual Lesson: On the Select Students page, select the classroom and student who will be taking the lesson.

Group Lesson: On the Select Students page, select the classroom and students who will be taking the lesson.

Tapping the name of a selected student a second time will de-select that student.

In group lesson mode, individual students will not earn lesson scores or mastery stars, however their participation is being recorded for tracking participation.

While the “Group Preview” module still exists, now all of the RoboKind curriculum is open for use with group lessons, including lessons in full, teach, or practice mode.

Students must be in the same classroom in order to participate in a group lesson. Administrators or managers can create classrooms or assign additional students to a classroom using http://central.robokind.com . See https://robokind.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CSSD/pages/1004568581/RoboKind+Central+for+Administrators+and+Managers#Managing-existing-staff%2C-classrooms%2C-and-students

You will be presented with “last session info” and be allowed to select whether to redo the last lesson, do the next suggested lesson, or choose a new lesson.

If choosing the New Lesson button, you will be presented with a list of the available modules, and the students mastery status for each lesson. A student with 3 golden stars, has already achieved a degree of mastery for that lesson, however it may still be valuable to occasionally repeat lessons in areas where a student may need to reinforce their skills.

Most students will begin with the lessons in the Introductory Lessons and Games module.

Lesson Information Screen:

The Lesson Info page appears after a lesson is selected, showing a brief history and allowing several options.

Use the orange arrow button in the top left hand corner of the page if you decide to choose a different lesson.
Many lessons have different modes in which a lesson can be executed:
- Full Lesson - includes the full curriculum for the lesson, including teaching and then assessing the student.
- Teach - The concepts are presented, but the student is not assessed on their understanding of the content.
- Practice - For use when a student is simply reviewing a concept, it is possible to skip straight to Practice mode in which a student is tested/assessed on the content without the up front learning portion of the lesson.

A few lessons, such as introductory lesson 1, do not contain a mastery assessment, and such only the Full Lesson option will be available.

Beginning a lesson:

Lessons will start when the lesson mode (Full, Practice, or Teach) is selected on the Lesson Info screen.

The first time a lesson is started after the RoboKind Companion application has been installed, you will be prompted to Download Modules on both the facilitator and the student tablet. This process usually takes about 5 minutes.

If you have selected “Virtual Avatar” the facilitator and student will see a virtual representation of Milo.

If you have selected a physical robot, then there will not be an avatar, and the selected robot will direct the lesson.

In cases where the student and facilitator are in the same room and in avatar mode you can use the Device Audio Disabled option from the facilitator tablet to prevent the audio from echoing.

RoboKind Lesson Progress:

RoboKind lessons include a variety of activities including where the robot will speak, displaying images or icons, performing expressions or animations, and presenting videos. At various points during the lessons, students will be asked to answer questions from their device, and teachers will also be prompted for information in many cases, for example in confirming if the student demonstrated the appropriate action or emotion.

Sidebar Menu:

On the facilitator device, use the arrow on the right side of the screen to access the Facilitator Controls.

During a Lesson, the following side bar options are available:

Calm Down Tools:
- Various Tools that can be used if a student becomes distracted.
Lesson Controls:
- End Lesson - for ending a lesson early.
- Pause Lesson - for immediately pausing the lesson. When resuming, the lesson will continue at the beginning of the section that was in progress at the time of being paused.
- Previous Lesson Section - for moving to a previous lesson section. Button may be pressed more than once.
- Restart Lesson - restarts lesson from the beginning.

Tip: The lower right hand corner of the facilitator tablet now displays the current step number that is in progress during a lesson, for example, B03 would represent the third section of the lesson.

Robot Controls:

The robot has volume control buttons on the back, or volume controls are also available under the Utilities - Sound menu on the chest screen.
Note that if using headphones, the sound volume is intentionally defaulted to a very low sound level.

If having difficulty with headphones, see additional information at Troubleshooting - Headphone jack not working

Main Menu Options

During a lesson, you cannot access the main menu. To perform these tasks, you must first use end lesson from the side bar menu and complete the post lesson report screen.

The main menu can be accessed when logged in as a facilitator/teacher, but while not actually running a lesson. To access this, choose the round circle with your initials in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

The Main menu contains several actions that can be useful:

RoboKind Central: Opens the central.robokind.com website in the iPad web browser. This is useful if you need to add or manage teachers, classrooms, and students.
Help Desk: A link to our support site with documentation and a “Contact Us” button at the bottom of the page.
Change Pin: For use in more easily signing into the app in the future.
Switch User: Provides several options, including switching a device to student mode, switching users (to select a different account to sign in with), Continue (which cancels the switch user screen), and Log Out.
Change Devices: Returns user to the session setup screen where a new student device, different robot, or the avatar option can be selected.
Log Out: Logs out the current user. This is highly recommended for use when a device or robot will be subsequently be used by a different teacher.

Sharing a robot between multiple teachers:

If a robot is being shared between multiple teachers using different devices, the first teacher must log out after they finish; otherwise the next teacher may be required to reboot the robot before it will appear as available for the next lesson.

This robot sharing conflict can be avoided if the teachers also share a pair of tablets, which will then force the earlier session to end before the next teacher can begin.