Irish students are programming robots that will fight it out in a competition organised by search giant Google and PC maker Lenovo to elevate maths skills in Irish schools and colleges.
Irish secondary students will compete against each other in the national final, which will be held on 12th March.
The thinking behind the SchoolBots Competition is student participation in computer games programming can help boost interest in mathematics and should be used to help reinvigorate the subject at second level.
Speaking at yesterday’s regional finals of the annual SchoolBots computer programming competition for second-level students at Tipperary Institute, Dr Liam Noonan, from Tipperary Institute’s ICT department, said students can improve their mathematics results by applying theory from text books to fun projects such as game programming.Read More
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
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