Swift Playgrounds Projects

The Sphero-art project:  Near the end of our section on algorithms, our middle- and high-school  students did a fun project using Swift Playgrounds to control a Sphero (http://www.sphero.com) SPRK+ robot ball.  These cute toys connect via bluetooth to iPads and iPhones and respond to commands from the iOS devices. Students Read more…

This week the students used the Shapes template to construct a face using lines, circles, and rectangles.  They quickly learned the value of functions and loops in drawing repeating objects!  Some students incorporated images into their drawings, as well.  Projects were reviewed both for creativity and efficiency in coding.