Abstract
Various robot and programming technologies are being introduced into primary schools and early learning centres for use by younger children. One type of these technologies, generally described as floor robots, is the Bee-Bot®, which is an easily programmable robot technology intended for early learners. In 2015, the Bee-Bot was introduced into elementary schools across the province of Nova Scotia. Apart from being able to introduce young learners to aspects of computational thinking, floor robots can also be used as a foundation for teaching subjects such as science, mathematics, and language and literacy. This chapter examines Internet resources for educators interested in learning how to use a Bee-Bot with their students, provides details on what information is available in those resources, and assesses a subset of them with regard to their complexity regarding the activities for students. These resources included websites, blogs, news media articles, Pinterest, YouTube videos, and curriculum resources such as Teachers Pay Teachers and Share My Lessons. Our survey of these resources suggests that, although there is a wide variety available in a variety of subject areas, most offer only superficial guidance for using Bee-Bots with early learners and only a minority engage students in depth with the robots.
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