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Hoboken Charter School Tackles Real-World Problem Solving

Students at the Hoboken Charter School, in Hoboken, New Jersey, pride themselves on being true members of the Hoboken community. Their teachers are...
Student pose for picture while working together on littleBits.
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Hoboken Charter School Tackles Real-World Problem Solving

Students at the Hoboken Charter School, in Hoboken, New Jersey, pride themselves on being true members of the Hoboken community. Their teachers are...
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Ayah Bdeir Supports #ISeeMe with DonorsChoose.org to Empower Students to Become Tomorrow’s ChangeMakers

Supporting teachers in classrooms is a quick and easy way to ensure students have the materials they need to create a fun and rewarding learning environment. Taking that notion a step further, DonorsChoose.org launched #ISeeMe to enable people to support classroom requests from underrepresented educators and from all teachers who seek materials that reflect their students’ identities.
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Integrating littleBits Into the Classroom: Tips and Tricks

littleBits are used in many different settings -- schools, makerspaces, libraries, and even at home. But we often get feedback from educators looking for tips to integrate their Bits into the classroom. After all, it can be incredibly overwhelming!
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littleBits’ New Expansion Packs Put the “Technology” and “Mathematics” Back Into STEAM

Back in March, we introduced our first set of STEAM Student Set and Code Kit Expansion Packs, which provided additional bits and content banded by grade and subject. We started with Science and Computer Science, but we knew that the potential for Expansion Packs was limitless.
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Our Code Kit is Getting a Makeover!

In June 2017, littleBits launched the Code Kit to help introduce students to coding through an activity they love: making and playing games.
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What Do Educators Want? An Overview of ASU GSV 2019

For those of you who have not heard of it, ASU GSV is the world's leading education and workforce innovation summit. This year’s event just wrapped up in San Diego, California, having attracted more than 4,700 educators, entrepreneurs, and investors.
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#ThursdayLearnDay is BACK!

And better than ever.

A few years back, we set out to create a weekly video series to inspire our users and show them what’s possible with Sphero robots and the Sphero Edu app… and let’s face it, no one wanted to do these things on a Monday. Thus, #ThursdayLearnDay was born. It’s now become the second-best-slash-second-most-highly-anticipated day of the week for our users at home, the classrooms that tune in and watch, and the teachers wanting to learn more about Sphero Edu.

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Expand Your STEAM Student Set and Code Kit Experiences with Our New Expansion Packs

littleBits is committed to reinventing the way kids learn. We ensure that all of our kits have the Bits and activities necessary to attract kids with different interests and abilities. When kids want to learn, they learn better.
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Growing Sphero Heroes

Our inductees for 2019

In November of 2017, we set out to create a program to help innovative teachers share their story more loudly and support active leaders that are helping other educators discover what’s possible with Sphero Edu. That program was appropriately named Sphero Heroes… and not just because it has a good ring to it.

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Cutting Edge Circuit Kits: Why Lightbulbs, Alligator Clips, and 9-Volt Batteries Don’t Cut It In the Classroom Anymore

As STEM careers become integral to the future of work, we need to do all that we can to attract women to STEM, early and often. But how can we get more girls interested in circuitry earlier? How can we teach circuitry in ways that resonate better with both boys and girls?
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Changemakers: Greta Thunberg Takes on Climate Change

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke fearlessly on behalf of Climate Justice Now, a global network of climate advocacy groups. She accused attendees of talking only about “green eternal economic growth because you are too scared of being unpopular.”
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Can You Measure a Student’s Progress in STEM?

In an increasingly science and technology-driven world, STEM skills will almost certainly give students a competitive edge in future careers. But for many educators, integrating STEM into the classroom has been a challenge — not to mention figuring out how to measure the effectiveness of their STEM curriculum.
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Sphero Rolls into Computer Science Education Week with a Hole in One

Sphero enthusiast Sammy Mohammed’s passion for computer science takes him to the green with Tiger Woods

Sphero takes students through meaningful journeys that embrace the world around them — including the fairways and the greens. And this year, during Computer Science Education Week, we are excited to share the journey of 18-year-old Sammy Mohammed.