Sphero Blog
STEM vs. STEAM
While many teachers and administrators are feeling the pressure to prepare students for emerging careers in science and technology, it’s important to remember that, for many students, the arts are just as important. From creating music to calligraphy, creativity and the arts have a place in almost everyone's daily life.
Sphero's Guide to Learning at Home
With so many of us working and learning from home right now, we want to support our community with easy access to quality educational content and other resources to help keep kids actively engaged and learning from the living room.
What's in the bot?
Happy National Robotics Week, fellow humans!
One question we get asked a lot is, “What’s inside your robots?” The short answer is, “Lots of smart, techy stuff.” We realize that’s not very satisfying, so if you’re interested in the long answer, read on.
STEM at Home: A Parent's Cookbook to Teaching STEM
If you have a child in school, you’ve probably seen or heard the term “STEM.” STEM is a term used to describe the study of four academic disciplines: science, technology, engineering, and math. While children have always studied these subjects, STEM brings them together in new ways through an interdisciplinary approach to education.
Getting Started with Sphero Computer Science Foundations
What is CSF and how do you get started? If you’re new to computer science, or a parent who is currently adjusting to teaching their kids from the living room, we’ve got a quick start guide below to help you get rolling and coding in no time.
9 Notable Women in STEM to Honor on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2020 is International Women’s Day, a day to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political accomplishments of women globally.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Cleaning Sphero and littleBits Products
It’s cold and flu season, and with the current concern over the rapid spread of COVID-19 (a.k.a coronavirus) the Sphero team has been hyper focused on how we can help educators, students and parents stay healthy. Here is our step-by-step guide on how to clean and properly disinfect Sphero robots and littleBits.
Sphero® Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020
Sphero, the industry leader in edtech programmable robots and STEAM-based educational tools, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020.
Spark Creativity with Coding & Computer Science
Educators and parents alike ask themselves how to best prepare students for the future in a world that is changing rapidly with complex problems to be solved.
Make Kindness Matter & Create Community Through Code
Join us in celebrating World Kindness Day this week and encourage kind behavior all year long with some of the resources we're sharing, including a full case study sharing how one local technology company and elementary school made kindness a cornerstone of their partnership.
African American Leaders in STEM to Honor for Black History Month
February is Black History Month, an important time to recognize the challenges and injustices black people have faced throughout history and into today. It’s also a time to celebrate and honor the many notable changemakers of color, especially those of which we can thank for pioneering the way through influential discoveries in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Sphero BOLT + Code Mat — the Perfect Pair for Play-Based STEAM Learning
Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and Eggs. Romeo and Juliet. These are some of the most notorious love stories ever told. But here at Sphero, we believe there is no greater love than the love for STEAM learning and education.
