4: Introductory DroneBlocks Curriculum

 Launching Tello DroneBlocks 

1.    Open DroneBlocks app

2.    Select “Tello Blocks” by clicking the hamburger icon (blue icon with three blue lines)

3.    Begin creating mission by dragging coding blocks

      Takeoff

o   Represents the start of the mission

o   First coding command

       Navigation

o   Fly commands (fly & yaw) located in this tab

o   Fly: forward, right, backward, and left the desired number of units

o   Yaw: rotate right or left the desired number of degrees

Flip

o   Commands Tello to perform a flip forward, backward, left, or right

Loops

o   Repeat a sequence of instructions until a condition is met

o   Loop command is known as the “repeat” block because it commands Tello to repeat an action a desired amount of times

o   Useful way to simplify a code and ensure a proper sequence is being executed

  Logic

o   Adds intelligence to the code by using if, else if, else logic

o   If/else block (if-do-else)

Variables

o   Allow inputs to flexibly change while code is executing

o   Make the code more manageable

    Land

o   Commands Tello to land in the location desired

o   Final coding command

 Launching the Mission 

1.    Power on Tello

2.    Place on a flat surface indoors

3.    Double tap home button

4.    Go to Settings > Wi-Fi

5.    Tap on Tello, which will create a hotspot similar to: Tello-XXXXXX

6.    Return to DroneBlocks by double tapping home button

7.    Click “Connect to Tello”

8.    Click hamburger icon (blue icon with three lines)

9.    Click “Launch Mission”

 LINK to DroneBlock Curriculum 

 ISTE CT Standards 

1b) Learn to recognize where and how computation can be used to enrich data or content to solve discipline-specific problems and be able to connect these opportunities to foundational CT practices and CS concepts. 

1c) Leverage CT and CS experts, resources, and professional learning networks to continuously improve practice integrating CT across content areas.

4c) Guide students on the importance of diverse perspectives and human-centered design in developing computational artifacts with broad accessibility and usability.

5d) Establish criteria for evaluating CT practices and content learning that use a variety of formative and alternative assessments to enable students to demonstrate their understanding of age-appropriate CS and CT vocabulary practices and concepts.