The following directions apply both to iPad’s assigned to students or facilitators, and also to instances of the Web Companion functioning as student or facilitator devices. See How-to Use the RoboKind Web Companion for details on Web Companion.
To keep the process of starting subsequent lessons as easy as possible, RoboKind uses a one time pairing process between student and facilitator devices to ensure that student tablets can be easily identified and re-used by the facilitator. This pairing process also provides a level of security to ensure that the tablets can only be used by the organization which creates the pairing code.
Video Demonstration:
Facilitator Device First Time Setup
These instructions apply to both iPad and web companion.
Open the newly installed RoboKind 4.1 application on the facilitator’s iPad, or use the web companion at companion.robokind.com.
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.
Log in with the same facilitator credentials used to log in at https://central.robokind.com.
If necessary, use the reset password link.
If prompted, create a 4 digit pin for your account.
The device should now be on the session setup screen.
Student Device First Time Setup
These instructions apply to both iPad and web companion.
Open the newly installed RoboKind 4.1 application on the facilitator’s iPad, or use the web companion at companion.robokind.com.
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 Student mode. No login is required.
If the tablet arrives on a wait screen, then skip to step 6.
If you are instead prompted for a pairing code on the student tablet, then continue:
Return to the facilitator tablet and click the Add Student Device button.
Assign a Nickname or alias for the student device (iPad or web companion instance), and click Generate Code.
Note that the Nickname or alias must be unique, so if you are pairing a tablet for a second time, you may need to add additional digits to the end of the device name, for example Classroom3a.
Important: The pairing codes must be utilized within 10 minutes.
On the student tablet, enter the 6 digit numeric code generated during the Facilitator setup and click Connect.
The student tablet should now be on the wait screen.
Note that the alias or nickname of the device will appear in the lower right hand corner of the student device wait screen.
We recommend also labeling the student iPad or computer with the assigned alias so that facilitators can easily identify to which device they will be connecting when starting a lesson.
Now that your devices are paired, see How to start a Robots4Autism 4.x lesson for more information.