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Company

Marty The Robot V2

Founded: 2016
Country: United Kingdom 

GCSEPod

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Marty The Robot V2

Marty the Robot is a fully-programmable, walking, dancing robot that is full of personality and will get your students excited...
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GCSEPod

What makes GCSEPod different is that it is proven to improve your student results whilst reducing your teacher's workload....
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Educational Impact

Marty The Robot V2

build student knowledge94%
improve teacher knowledge88%
improve attainment66%
increase student collaboration90%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing71%
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GCSEPod

build student knowledge92%
improve teacher knowledge74%
improve attainment90%
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Not measured 
improve teaching efficiency87%
reduce teacher workload84%
 
Recommended Usage

Marty V2 is best used with a 1:3 robot to student ratio.

Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.

Most Helpful Reviews

Marty The Robot V2

Tom, Teacher: It is expandable and almost limitless in its application. It’s accessible at all levels through the primary school.
Louise Thompson, Principal Teacher: It was fantastic.
Mr N Gray, Computing Coordinator: It is an excellent resource which is very motivating and provides lots of opportunities to further children's understanding in computing. I only gave it an 8 because we didn't get to try all the extra add on bits which provide more functionality and provide more opportunities - I wonder if it has longevity past the initial excitement without these. Also to really maximize its use, it needs to be incorporated into the lessons we already deliver as part of computing and it isn't a straight forward fit.
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GCSEPod

Maggie Paule, Teacher / Coordinator: I gave the score 10/10 since GCSEpod has been our main source of lessons ever since. It is also updated every now and then that gives us recent topics for the subjects given.
Adam Speight, Acting Assistant Headteacher: Having used many different e-learning platforms to date in my career, GCSEPod is by far the leader in terms of interface design and the processes they adopt in order to ensure quality assurance of the materials they provide to users.
Richard Ward, Director of Science: Whilst GCSEPod has everything a teacher and a student needs, feedback from colleagues and students is that it is not the most user friendly interface compared to other platforms they use like Sparx. The quality of the resources is exceptional and the new KS3 format is perfect for students to easily navigate but the original content is still a little cluttered. The most common request I receive from Pod Leads is the desire to find all Check and Challenge questions in one place or the ability to assign them. Disengaged students will not work through the modules and then find the tasks themselves. For engaged students however, GCSEPod is fantastic as they appreciate exactly what the platform provides creating their own revision playlists. If the GCSE content could be assigned to flow like the KS3 content then I would award it 10 stars. I'd also like to add that the team at GCSEPod are phenomenal. They take on board suggestions and provide support immediately. They assist with setting bespoke competitions for our academies and the platform runs without any glitches or issues.
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Age Range

Marty The Robot V2

5-7, 8-10, 11-13 

GCSEPod

11-13, 14-16, 17-18 
Features

Marty The Robot V2

Coding RobotProgrammingScratchPythonIntro To CodingIntermediate Coding Advanced Coding Humanoid RobotWalking RobotScreen-free CodingBlock CodingProgramming RobotScratchjr 

GCSEPod

LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress 
Languages

Marty The Robot V2

Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish 

GCSEPod

English 
Accessibility

Marty The Robot V2

Robust features 

GCSEPod

Robust features 
Policies

Marty The Robot V2

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

GCSEPod

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Marty The Robot V2

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

You can connect to Marty using either Bluetooth, WiFi or USB; and laptop, desktop or mobile devices via an iOS or Android app.

 

GCSEPod

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

A sound IT manager to white-list a few URLs in school and integrate GCSEPod with MIS. For teachers and students, using GCSEPod is very simple - like using Netflix or Spotify

 
Training

Marty The Robot V2

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We offer 1:1 teacher training and support with every purchase of a Marty Class Pack. We also offer free, no-obligation two week trials that come with the same training from our in-house education specialists.

 

GCSEPod

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Presentations, best practice sharing platform, idea generation with Project Manager, YouTube videos

 
Set Up

Marty The Robot V2

You can get up and running with Marty straight out of the box with our 'Marty the Robot v2' app in 2 mins flat!

GCSEPod

Setting up is very straightforward. Simply add your teacher and pupil accounts and you are ready to go!

Support

Marty The Robot V2

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 

GCSEPod

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 
Home Learning

Marty The Robot V2

Parent AccessParent Supervision 

GCSEPod

Not available To parents 
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Pricing

Marty The Robot V2

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Marty The Robot V2 pricing starts from £1675 / one-off

Marty the Robot can be sold as an individual robot (£314), but most schools purchase Marty Class Packs of 5 (£1,675) ,10 (£2,999) or 15 robots (£4,250), which come with STEM extras pack and added value.

GCSEPod

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

GCSEPod pricing starts from £7.95 / per-pupil

Prices from as little as £1 per student per month. Prices based on students in Year's 10 & 11, all other students and teachers get it for free.