Dash & Dot now work with Apple Swift Playgrounds
The new Dash & Dot Playbook for Swift Playgrounds doesn’t cost a penny and works seamlessly within the Swift Playgrounds — children can easily download it within the iOS app and watch as their coding creations come to life through the lights, sounds, and movements of Dash & Dot. It is our first foray, and it gives children a taste of how they can use Dash’s sensors and capabilities to program a real robot.
Here are the instructions on how to download and use Swift Playground with Dash:
- Make sure your iPad is updated to iOS 10. You can check to see what iOS version you have by going to Settings -> General -> Software Update. If you need help updating to iOS 10, check out these steps from Apple.
- On your iPad, download the Swift Playgrounds app from the app store. Open the Swift Playgrounds app on your iPad.
- On your computer, download the Dash & Dot Playground zip file.
- On your computer, double click on the file to unzip it.
- On your computer, right click on the DashBook.playgroundbook folder. Then go to Share -> Airdrop. Look for your iPad’s name and drop the file to your iPad.
- On your iPad, accept the file that is being sent to you. It should automatically open in the Swift Playground app.
- On your iPad, open the DashBook and press continue. The next step is to follow the directions and connect to your robot! Write your robot’s name in connectToRobot(“Tap to enter name”).