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

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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

Facilitator Device First Time Setup

1. Open the newly installed RoboKind 3.2 application.

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2. Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted. (Camera access is used for mirroring in the emotional lessons, no video is saved or recorded)

3. Select Facilitator mode.

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4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Assign a Nickname or alias for the student device (iPad or web companion instance), and click Generate Code.

• 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

1. On the student device, open the newly updated or installed RK Central 3.2 application. (For web companion, see How-to Use the RoboKind Web Companion.

2. Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted

3. Select Student mode. No login is required.

4. If prompted for camera access, choose Allow. (This is used in certain lessons of the emotional modules)

5. 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.

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 you and the student will see a friendly virtual version of Milo teaching each lesson.

Select Classroom and Student:

On the Select Classroom page, select the classroom and student who will be taking the lesson.

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.

Beginning a lesson:

Lessons will start when the lesson mode is selected on the Lesson Info screen.

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

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 side bar menu to access tools such as stopping a lesson or switching to a calm down tool.

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.

Robot Controls:

The robot has volume control buttons on the back.

If planning to use headphones, see additional information at Troubleshooting - Headphone jack not working

To access the robot main menu, end the lesson.

Main Menu Options

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.

Troubleshooting information

Session setup screen not showing student device

Robot is not listed on the session setup screen

Additional Information

RoboKind Central for Administrators and Managers

RoboKind Central for Teachers & Aides

RoboKind Companion App Installation and Update Guide (iPads)