When our school shut down in March, initially, it was for a two-week period. I thought, “Well, this isn’t too bad, we can do a few coding activities from Code.org or maybe put together some Google ...

SPIKE Essential from Lego Education introduces coding and robotics to elementary school students. Based on STEAM learning concepts, it helps students develop skills for a computational future. While ...

A plan for teaching coding and robotics from home Joe Slifka August 18, 2020 Coding and robotics can be just as engaging when students learn from home--all it takes is a little planning and some ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The marketing ...

Those viral Chez Robots are everywhere this summer — including summer camp. Eleven kids aged 7 to 10 attended summer camp last week, keeping cool and giving a voice to their very own “viral robot,” ...

The Pyxel can be programmed using Python or a graphical programming language called Blockly (Fig. 2). Both provide full access to the movement, controls, and sensors, but Python provides a more ...

Sony has this week launched a new kids robotic coding kit offering a smaller and more affordable version of Koov, the company’s coding toy designed specifically for children. The new Koov Trial Kit is ...

My five- and seven-year-old constantly fight over who gets the iPad first. We have one, and they get to use it in tiny doses, usually when I'm at my wit's end. Their favorite app? ScratchJr, MIT's ...