FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Robotics based Lego competition

1. Production centred

1.1. Hands on build & program robots

1.2. Trial robots over a set challenge

1.2.1. Challenge is varied each year to represent an interesting real world challenge

1.2.1.1. Space exploration

1.2.1.2. Disaster rescue

1.2.1.3. Water

1.3. Share results via blogs & video channels

1.4. Improve & repeat

1.5. School & regional competitions - Face to face opportunities to connect with people with similar interests

2. Openly networked

2.1. Collaboration via many different channels - Blogs plus video

2.1.1. Website

2.1.1.1. Reference info, competition/background/practice documents, useful links

2.1.2. Blog

2.1.3. Pinterest

2.1.3.1. STEM information, student inventor shares, Mindstorms practice

2.1.4. Instagram

2.1.4.1. Videos, photos, comments

2.1.5. YouTube

2.1.5.1. Videos - competition, training, celebration, "how to" instructions

2.1.6. Twitter

2.1.6.1. Peer support, encouragement, photos, useful links

2.2. Worldwide participation

2.3. Tips provided on social networking to assist participants

3. Academic orientation

3.1. Links to Australian Curriculum

3.1.1. Organisation skills

3.1.2. Teamwork

3.1.3. Reports & presentations

3.1.4. Communication

3.1.5. Mathematics

3.1.6. Science

3.2. Information Technology

3.3. Continuous challenge. Different competitions for younger and older participants

4. Feedback & support

4.1. In school support

4.2. Robotics clubs

4.3. Online sharing communities

4.4. Live chat support available

4.5. Networked support and encouragement

5. Lego League Connected Learning Environment

6. Participants and stakeholders

6.1. Students

6.2. Teachers

6.3. Robot clubs

6.4. Coaches

6.5. Volunteers

6.6. Parents

6.7. Anybody!!

7. Interest driven

7.1. Voluntary participation

7.2. In school opportunity & robotics clubs

7.3. Online sharing communities

7.4. Online collaboration opportunities