Dr. David Brown is known to be a forward thinking guy. It’s no surprise then that the Randolph Township schools’ superintendent has added a NAO robot to the district’s computer programming structure. Students at Randolph High School recently helped welcome the newest addition to the school, shown in the video below.
“Our new NAO robot enables precisely the kind of authentic learning that has permanence for students,” said Dr. Brown. “Programming can be a rather abstract exercise that doesn’t seem to have a tangible outcome, but not when students focus their efforts on this particular learning tool. I am quite confident that adding the NAO robot to our computer programming structure will result in enhanced student opportunity in college and the world of work.”
Jodi Rosen from Teq, who worked to help get NAO into the hands of the district, was also on hand to see the NAO unboxing.
“You could see the kids’ minds running with ideas and questions when NAO was revealed,” said Rosen. “I have been around educators and students for the past 15 years and I still get gratification when students and teachers have that ‘ah-ha’ moment.”